Digital Product Designer

smartdept. is searching for a Digital Product Designer for a travel and hospitality industry client. The ideal candidate will come with 4+ years of experience. This is a project-based, fully remote, ongoing contract opportunity with the possibility of extension. 

This team operates within a highly technical digital product framework, supporting approximately 40 accounts with work spanning full website builds, feature updates, and new AI product design. The Digital Product Designer will collaborate closely with a small, senior-level UI/UX team and work within a structured design system built for seamless engineering handoff.

What You'll Do:

• Design across multiple viewports (mobile-first through desktop) within an established Figma design system
• Prepare and deliver developer-ready files including technical specs, developer annotations, and content annotations
• Contribute to UX consulting work including heuristics evaluations and journey mapping
• Ensure designs meet digital best practices: accessibility standards, mobile scaling, touch targets, and responsive layout logic
• Collaborate with the internal team to diagnose product problems and present data-informed solutions to clients
• Hand off structured, well-documented files to engineering teams

What You'll Need:

• Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • 4+ years of experience in digital product design or UX/UI design
• Strong proficiency in Figma, including design systems, components, and multi-viewport layouts
• Demonstrated experience with engineering handoff — technical specs, annotations, and responsive design documentation
• Solid understanding of digital best practices: mobile-first design, accessibility checks, web-safe fonts, and email design constraints
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret product data and communicate design rationale clearly to non-design stakeholders

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with interactive prototyping tools (e.g., Make, Figma advanced prototyping, or Figma-to-code connections)
• Familiarity with current digital trends including AI product design and evolving design system standards
• Background in travel, hospitality, or agency environments supporting multiple client accounts