UX/UI Designer (Native Mobile App)

Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re currently seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer with expertise in Native Mobile App design to join the team of a leading retail and healthcare company. This remote opportunity is available for an approximately 12-month engagement.

As a Senior UX/UI Designer, you'll have the opportunity to work on complex, enterprise-level UX and product app design, collaborating closely with the Product team. You’ll contribute to impactful digital experiences across both iOS and Android platforms, and bring your expertise to a dynamic environment where your design work will directly influence the future of a highly visible product.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Native Mobile Apps: Create polished, user-friendly designs for native mobile applications, ensuring they adhere to mobile best practices.
• Lead Design Efforts: Drive design from initial concepts through to market-ready experiences, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Lead design collaboration sessions with a range of stakeholders and effectively communicate design rationale to non-design audiences.
• Define Design Direction: Advocate for design decisions and successfully communicate design direction to senior leadership and non-designers.
• Maintain Design Systems: Contribute to and work with design systems, ensuring consistency across platforms.
• Present and Communicate: Articulate design decisions and processes clearly to both design and non-design stakeholders, especially executive leadership.

Key Requirements:

• Portfolio: A strong portfolio showcasing native mobile app design (preferably iOS and Android) that highlights both visual/UI design and interaction design (IxD).
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience in native app design, including a minimum of 3 years leading design collaboration sessions with stakeholders.
• Communication Skills: Must be able to present design ideas clearly, with the ability to communicate design rationale and advocate for design decisions.
• Digital Product Experience: Experience working within large-scale digital product environments, especially those involving complex business needs.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k Program
• Commuter Benefit
• eLearning and Education Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Development

To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of the assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.

If you meet the qualifications and are passionate about designing impactful mobile experiences, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and take the next step in your career with Onward Search. Our recruitment team will guide you through the interview process and advocate on your behalf.

Application Deadline: April 30, 2025 

Employer Details:

• Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
• Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
• Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
• Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
• Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.