Heyrise is a start-up based in Wels/Vienna and a strategic digital partner specializing in well-being. We design and develop all digital touchpoints for brands, ensuring seamless customer experiences across platforms. With a focus on innovation and personalization, Heyrise transforms digital interactions to enhance engagement and growth in the well-being industry.
We are seeking a highly skilled and creative Freelance Digital Designer with a strong focus on Figma design systems to join our team. If you’re passionate about crafting visually appealing and highly functional design systems, and enjoy collaborating closely with a small but mighty design team and front-end developers in an agile environment, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
* Design System Creation & Maintenance: Build, maintain, and iterate a Figma-based design system, ensuring scalability and consistency across projects.
* UI/UX Design: Design pixel-perfect, user-centric interfaces for web applications.
* Agile Collaboration: Work closely with the UX/UI team, front-end developers, product managers, and stakeholders in an agile environment, participating in sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
* Prototyping & Wireframing: Create interactive prototypes and wireframes to effectively communicate design concepts and user flows.
* Accessibility: Ensure designs comply with accessibility standards (WCAG) and consider inclusive user experiences.
* Design Documentation: Develop and maintain documentation for components, patterns, and workflows, enabling seamless handovers to developers.
* Feedback & Iteration: Actively gather and incorporate feedback to refine and enhance designs.
Minimum Requirements
* Minimum 3+ years of experience in UI/UX design, with a focus on Figma design systems.
* Demonstrated ability to create scalable, component-driven design systems.
* Proven experience working in agile teams, collaborating closely with UX designers, UI designers, developers, and stakeholders.
* Expertise in Figma (including auto-layout, style variables, variants, components, and design libraries).
* Knowledge of design-to-development handoff using Figma inspect & dev mode.
* Proficiency in accessibility guidelines and best practices.
* Exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal) in English; native German is a plus.
* Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-driven.
* Comfortable working independently and managing priorities in-person or remote, freelance capacity.
* Experience with agile project management tools like Jira.
* Familiarity with design version control (e.g., Figma libraries or similar).
Benefits
* A dynamic, collaborative work environment where your ideas and expertise will make a direct impact.
* Flexible working hours, with a commitment to work-life balance.
* Short-term freelance opportunity with the potential for long-term.
* A chance to work on exciting projects with a talented team.
If this sounds like a perfect match for your skills and experience, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us the following:
* Your portfolio, highlighting relevant design systems work.
* Your CV or LinkedIn profile, showcasing your experience.
* A brief note on your availability and why you’d be a great fit for this role.
Email applications to: hello@heyrise.com
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so don’t wait—apply today!
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Temporary
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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