Description
Contract Overview:
Balsam International Unlimited Company – Philippine Regional Operating Headquarters (hereafter “Balsam International” or “Team Manila”) is looking for an individual independent contractor to take on the role of Senior UX/UI Designer. This role involves independently delivering high-quality, user-centric, and pixel-perfect designs for Balsam Brands websites, combining strong cross-functional collaboration with ownership of UX/UI priorities and projects, and ensuring digital experiences effectively communicate brands and products while consistently advocating for the end user. This role reports to the Director of UX/UI.
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Key Deliverables
These are the primary outcomes expected from this role:
Design Production
- Understands brand, products and users to produce high-quality designs in accordance with brand guidelines
- Design icons and graphic assets for use across our website, collaborating with Creative to ensure consistency across all channels
- Provides final UI designs with specifications for developers
Design Iteration and Collaboration
- Partners with Product Managers & eCommerce teams to hypothesize, test, and measure the success of the product, leveraging current tools & technologies.
- Translates hypothesis, based on business results and testing, into concepts and requirements, delivering user flows, customer journeys, wireframes, comps, and prototypes.
- Collaborates with UX Researchers to support testing and iterations of design solutions
- Collaborates with user experience designers to turn wireframes and concepts into compelling, beautifully crafted experiences
User-Centered Approach and Consistency
- Follows and updates our style guides and pattern libraries, and ensures consistent implementation
- Understands customer goals, business requirements and technical constraints to work within project parameters
- Effectively brainstorms, sketches and mocks up multiple visual ideas to satisfy design requirements
- Manages multiple priorities/projects under tight deadlines, working independently and/or with the design team
- Be able to articulate design decisions
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Performs ad hoc tasks and other duties that may be assigned from time to time to support the function, team projects, and training activities.
What we're looking for:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Web/Graphic Design, or have equivalent work experience.
- 5 years of relevant experience in user interface, product design, web design, or a design-related field
- An online portfolio (please specify which work was created 100% by you vs. by a team)
- Passion for design (typography, color, and grid layouts)
- Knowledge of mobile design standards and familiarity with responsive design best practices
- User-centered approach to design
- Proficient in Figma, Sketch, Photoshop, and Illustrator, with the ability to produce organized files with sensible layer structures and naming
- Competency with HTML and CSS
- Impeccable eye for detail and consistency
- Ability to respond effectively and appropriately to creative feedback and constructive criticism
- Self-motivated with strong organizational skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Note: The scope of work will be agreed upon in advance and may be updated through mutual agreement via Upwork. Individual independent contractors maintain control over how deliverables are completed.
Location: This role is open to individual independent contractors located in Metro Manila, Bataan, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga, Rizal, and Tarlac.
Our must-have:
- Fast, reliable DSL, Fiber, or Broadband connection (not mobile or broadband stick) as the primary internet connection with a minimum actual speed of 50MBPS;
- Personal laptop and a backup device; and
- Must be willing to engage via the Upwork platform.
Important Notes:
- Independent Contractor Role: This engagement does not create an employer-employee relationship. Individual independent contractors are responsible for their own taxes, insurance, and benefits.
- Billing & Tracking: All time/work is logged and paid via Upwork
- Hardware: Individual independent contractors use their own equipment
- Work Hours: Flexible schedule based on agreed-upon deliverables and timelines
- Hourly Rate: 10.94 USD/hour, non-negotiable
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