Expert UI/UX Designer - Remote Contract Work
Listing checked October 29, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Key details
- Pay
- $90/hr
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- contract
- Posted
- August 27, 2026
Overview
AfterQuery assembles the evaluation and training data that frontier AI labs use to measure what their models can and cannot do in real professional work. As a contractor on the Arts & Design team, you write the product design scenarios those evaluations run on, taking each one from a first brief to a polished interface. You then grade generated UIs on hierarchy, usability and visual craft, and put the design reasoning behind every judgment into words. Figma fluency counts here, including auto layout, components and prototyping. The schedule is fully async, with no screen recording, keystroke monitoring or idle timers.
What You'll Do6
- Shape a product brief into a realistic design scenario that ends with a finished, presentation-ready UI.
- Write reference critiques that spell out the design logic at each step, from hierarchy and spacing through interaction patterns.
- Assess model-generated interfaces for usability, visual craft and whether real users would get through them.
- Record Figma walkthroughs that show auto layout, components and prototyping the way a working designer applies them day to day.
- Turn design intuition into written reasoning that another practitioner, or a model, can learn from.
- Hold a consistent quality bar across scenarios so grades stay comparable from one batch to the next.
Requirements8
- Two or more years of professional UI or UX design experience, with shipped work you can point to.
- Hands-on depth in Figma or a comparable product design tool.
- A portfolio that shows real product or interface design, not concept pieces alone.
- Written English strong enough to document why a design decision holds up.
- Availability for at least 10 hours per week, with no ceiling at the top end.
- Design systems or component library work is a plus.
- Breadth across UX research, interaction design and visual design helps.
- Front end familiarity such as HTML, CSS or developer handoff is welcome.
Who Should Apply
Product, UI or UX designers with shipped work and a real Figma habit, people who can explain why an interface works rather than only make it look good. You catch the moment a generated screen passes the eye test but would fall apart with actual users. Clear written English matters as much as visual craft.
Salary Insight
The listing posts $90.00/hr, and the surrounding band for this contract sits between $60 and $120 per hour, with the final figure set from your experience instead of negotiated down after you start. Payment arrives each week through Stripe.
Pay and demand for UX/UI & Product Design roles
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This role · as published
$90/hr
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Typical pay · estimated
$68/hour
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Most UX/UI & Product Design roles pay $45–$89 per hour. This role's pay sits above that range.
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- design systems12%
- graphic design9%
- figma9%
- typography9%
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