Job Title: Sr. UX Designer
Location: Seattle, WA (Onsite)
Duration: 05 Months
 
We are looking for a talented and driven **Sr. UX Designer** to join our team on a 5-month contract. In this role, you will be responsible for executing key design deliverables as we bring our vision for the evolved Kindle reading experience to life — across both apps and eReader devices.

Building on a prototype developed and validated through customer research, you will interpret research findings, iterate on design solutions, and partner closely with cross-functional teams to implement those solutions. You will collaborate daily with product, engineering, research, and UX partners in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment.
 
What You'll Do
- Interpret customer research and translate insights into refined, user-centered design solutions
- Iterate on existing prototypes and design concepts to drive toward implementation-ready deliverables
- Produce high-quality UX artifacts including wireframes, interaction specs, and prototypes in Figma
- Partner with product, engineering, research, and UX teams to ensure designs are feasible, consistent, and aligned to the product vision
- Apply systems thinking to ensure design solutions scale across the Kindle app and eReader ecosystem
 
8+ years of UX design experience in a fast-paced, customer-centric environment
- Strong proficiency in Figma
- Demonstrated experience in mobile app design and interaction design
- A systems thinking mindset with a human-centered design approach
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design decisions to cross-functional partners
- Ability to work independently and manage your own workload with minimal direction
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and adapting in a dynamic environment


 
Task Breakdown and Workflow

• 50 % design activities
• 30 % research activities – understanding customer, readings
• 20 % meeting

 
Internal Team interactions - This person will collaborate with User Reacher, Product partners and Engineering partners
 
Candidate Requirements
Top 3 Must Have Hard Skills
(Top 3 ranked in importance)
              1. Expert in Figma
              2. Proficiency designing for Kindle apps
              3. Strong communication to articulate design decisions
 
Nice to haves
(Top 3 ranked in importance)
              1. Consumer or reading apps
              2. Leverage AI tools
              3. System thinking mindset
 
Years of Experience

• At least 8yrs experience, 10 or more is preferred
• Performance Indicators         Timeliness, ability to execute tasks, they know assigned tasks, ability to anticipate needs in the production job
• They are expected to make judgement on customers need

 
Degree/ Certification Requirements      

• Bachelor’s is preferred but not required - E.g Human Centered Design, Interaction Design

 
What background does someone have that is successful in this role?     

• Successful shipping solutions that raise the bar from the customer experience perspective
• Deep knowledge on interaction patterns and demonstrated examples of experience to create simple solutions to customer
• Customer facing experience
• Fast-paced customer centric environment
• Demonstrated to work independently and manger their workload
• Comfortable with ambiguity

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 85.00/hr.