UI Designer VA

Designs the screens, components and visual systems for your web and mobile products in Figma. A senior UI designer delivers pixel-accurate, consistent interfaces that developers can build without guesswork.

Description

A UI Designer VA creates polished interfaces for websites, software and mobile applications, including screens, reusable components and complete visual systems. They can build responsive layouts, maintain design systems, prepare developer hand-offs and review completed builds for visual accuracy. Outsource Teams provides top 1% vetted talent with professional web and mobile UI experience, no lock-in contracts and a replacement guarantee, helping product teams move from requirements to development-ready designs.

Responsibilities

  • Design high-fidelity screens for web and mobile products in Figma following the brand and product requirements.
  • Build and maintain a design system with components, variants, tokens and documentation.
  • Create responsive layouts, states and micro-interactions and document behaviour for developers.
  • Produce icons, illustrations and visual assets that fit the interface.
  • Apply accessibility standards such as WCAG contrast, focus states and touch target sizes.
  • Prepare developer hand-off with specs, assets and prototypes and review builds for visual accuracy.
  • Collaborate with UX designers, product managers and engineers throughout the product cycle.
  • Run visual QA on staging environments and log fixes.
  • Iterate designs based on user feedback and analytics.

Software & Tools

Figma Adobe XD Sketch Adobe Illustrator Zeplin Framer

Requirements

  • Five or more years of UI design for web or mobile products with a portfolio of shipped work.
  • Expert in Figma, including auto layout, components, variables and prototyping.
  • Strong foundations in typography, colour, spacing and visual hierarchy.
  • Experience building and maintaining design systems.
  • Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and platform guidelines such as Material Design and Apple Human Interface Guidelines.
  • Clear written and spoken English for collaboration with product and engineering teams.
  • Reliable high-speed internet, backup power and hours that overlap with the client's development team.

Frequently Asked Questions

What can they design?

They can design web and mobile screens, components, navigation, responsive layouts, interface states, icons and other visual assets.

Can they build a design system?

Yes. They can create and maintain components, variants, design tokens and supporting documentation so interfaces remain consistent.

Can they prepare designs for developers?

Yes. They can provide prototypes, specifications and assets and review staging builds to identify visual differences.

Can they design for accessibility?

Yes. They can apply requirements such as suitable colour contrast, focus states and touch target sizes.

What tools can they use?

They can work with Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Zeplin and Framer.

How experienced are the candidates?

Candidates are expected to have at least five years of UI design experience for web or mobile products with a portfolio of shipped work.

How much does it cost?

Rates are listed in USD at $9 per hour for entry-level talent, $12 per hour for intermediate and $15 per hour for senior talent. There are no lock-in contracts.

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