New

UX Designer

TEKsystems
$60.00 - $70.00 / hr
life insurance, sick time, 401(k), retirement plan
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Jul 10, 2025
Please apply if you are interested with your most up to date resume and portfolio! This is a 6 month contract with high potential to extend or convert to full time. Description Our client is looking for a UX designer with experience in design systems to join our team focused on supporting multiple product redesign and re-platformings. We're a large, highly collaborative team working on a suite of complex products as part of Experience Design & Research. Experience Design & Research is a multidisciplinary design and research team dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences to clients, prospects and employees by demonstrating a deep understanding of their needs. Experience Design & Research is committed to growing and supporting an inclusive team, with a collaborative environment rooted in anti-bias that provides educational and career growth opportunities. Designers on the Design System assist in scaling visual and pattern systems across enterprise products and play an important role in evolving the Design System by tending to our shared asset libraries, establishing best practices and patterns that center accessibility, and supporting implementation of the Design System product. Contractor's Role: As part of a product design team within a larger business group you will have many responsibilities, but also variety, which keeps it lively. This team is also a part of the larger internal design team, which is great for exposure to other projects and expanding your experience. Experience Level 1-3 years of Figma experience with a year or more of design system experience preferred. Qualifications (must haves): Proficiency and speed in building and maintaining Figma asset libraries Skilled in defining properties, styles/variables, nested/base components and documentation within Figma Awareness of design system best practices 1-5 years of professional UX/UI experience, working within an enterprise or agency environment Experience creating desktop / responsive web applications Strong communication and conceptual thinking abilities A portfolio of user interface design and design systems work that demonstrates cross-discipline collaboration, user-centric processes, systems-thinking and interaction strategy across web and/or native applications A self-driven and curious individual who thrives in collaborative brainstorming, problem solving, and knowledge sharing Nice-to-Haves Crafts holistic, clear solutions to abstract UX problems - within the constraints of an established design system Strong finishing or "ready to publish" skills: works with organized pages, layers and documentation within Figma Understands design tokens and how to apply/work with them in Figma Experience working within established design systems Experience in storyboarding/writing, data visualizations, animation, usability studies Financial services experience is nice to have, but not required Tasks and Responsibilities Working closely with design system team members to maintain, evolve and further create our assets and pattern libraries in Figma Creating inclusive, accessible components and publishing best practice documentation; for use across product teams Implement brand-appropriate design based on existing design systems and UX best practices Create production-ready UI that represents the approved design, and collaborate with developers to build a good experience Skills FIGMA, Design System, UI, UX, components, properties, user experience, visual design, design, ui design, ux design Additional Skills & Qualifications Crafts holistic, clear solutions to abstract UX problems - within the constraints of an established design system Strong finishing or "ready to publish" skills: works with organized pages, layers and documentation within Figma Understands design tokens and how to apply/work with them in Figma Experience working within established design systems Experience in storyboarding/writing, data visualizations, animation, usability studies Financial services experience is nice to have, but not required Pay and Benefits* The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: * Medical, dental & vision * Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital * 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available * Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) * Short and long-term disability * Health Spending Account (HSA) * Transportation benefits * Employee Assistance Program * Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Chicago,IL. Application Deadline This position is anticipated to close on Jul 11, 2025. h4>About TEKsystems: We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.