Vacancy Middle UI/UX Designer to $700

Middle UI/UX Designer (Part-time)

Cunami Web is looking for a creative, energetic, and passionate Middle UI/UX Designer to join our remote team! If you're ready to bring your design skills to exciting projects, we want to hear from you!

Initially, this is a part-time position requiring a minimum of 20 hours per week for ~3-6 months. 
Upon demonstrating successful performance, there's an opportunity to switch to a full-time.

A few words about us
We are Cunami Web, a Latvian-based IT company located in Riga. Our projects span across the EU market, including exciting ventures in startups, e-commerce, AI, and blockchain. We pride ourselves on a friendly team environment and utilize only professional technology to deliver high-quality IT products. 

Fostering strong relationships and prioritizing a positive and supportive work atmosphere, we understand that a happy team leads to satisfied clients and users. At Cunami Web, this is our ethos, and it drives our commitment to excellence in everything we do.

Join us and become a part of our team!

Responsibilities

• Assist the Lead Designer in crafting UI/UX for landing pages, e‑commerce sites, mobile apps, and dashboards;
• Design intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces of various web and mobile projects;
• Creating and maintaining design systems (utilize components, styles, auto-layouts) that would be self-explanatory for other designers and developers, and ensuring consistency across all platforms;
• Create user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and final mockups in Figma;
• Ensure designs adapt seamlessly across devices, screen sizes, and platforms;
• Present and explain design concepts and revisions to team members and clients;
• Prepare moodboards and develop concise design briefs;
• Join client calls to gather requirements and translate them into actionable design tasks;

What we expect from you

• At least 3+ years of hands-on experience in UI/UX designer role;
• Outstanding portfolio that showcases your best work and examples of real finished projects in Figma (matters more than a CV for us);
• Expert in Figma; Familiarity with Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator;
• A solid understanding of design, typography, and color theory;
• Proficiency in creating of adaptive and responsive design;
• High level of attentiveness to details;
• Understanding and utilization of basic design methodologies and principles 
  like User-Centered Design, Design Thinking, Atomic Design, etc;
• Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS;
• Openness to constructive criticism and willingness to implement it;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (at least Pre-intermediate+ English, Intermediate Russian);
• Highly responsible, proactive, and collaborative mindset;
• Available ≥ 20 hours/week for the initial part‑time period;

Nice‑to‑haves

• Motion design skills;
• Experience in mobile app design guidelines (HIG, Material Design);
• Graphic‑design skills (creating visual brand identities and guidelines, print‑material preparation);
• Utilizing AI tools in practice (Midjourney, Recraft, Sora, ChatGPT);
• Experience with Jira, Trello, Slack, or similar tracking and communication tools;
• It will be a plus if you have a backup power source in case of blackouts to stay connected with team.

What you can get by working with us

• 100% remote;
• Competitive compensation: Initial Part‑Time work (3–6 months), ≥ 20 hours/week, 
  700 USD/month;
• Full‑Time work opportunity in the near future: 40 hours/week, competitive salary (to be determined based on performance and experience);
• Work on interesting and challenging projects;
• Design mentorship of our Design Lead;
• Fast skill growth;
• Friendly working environment;

Apply today by sending us your portfolio (latest work refs), CV, and your salary expectations!

*** Note: Candidates without a portfolio / no examples of completed projects will not be considered!