Product Designer

Summary

Join Helium Mobile as a Product Designer and help shape the future of mobile! This part-time, remote contract position (approximately 20 hours/week) focuses on creating end-to-end mobile app experiences for iOS and Android. You will collaborate with a cross-functional team, championing customer empathy and designing delightful user interactions. The ideal candidate possesses 4+ years of experience in consumer mobile app design, a strong portfolio showcasing usability and creativity, and expertise in Figma and prototyping. This 1099 contractor role offers flexible hours and remote work, with a pay range of $50-$75 per hour. The estimated contract length is 12 months.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience designing consumer mobile apps
• A portfolio that shows both strong usability and creative, opinionated work
• Excellent grasp of Figma, prototyping tools, and mobile design best practices
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in fast-paced environments
• Deep understanding of human-centered design and the ability to translate insights into features
• Curiosity, humility, and the ability to listen before solving

Responsibilities

• Create end-to-end app experiences — from first tap to long-term engagement
• Lead UX/UI design for new and existing features across iOS and Android
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, support, marketing, and our GM and Creative Director to bring ideas to life
• Champion customer empathy, ensuring accessibility and clarity for every user segment — especially the digitally curious and underserved
• Identify and craft delightful micro-interactions that surprise and retain users
• Create design systems, prototypes, and final assets for engineering
• Develop or guide Lottie animations to add polish and personality

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with Lottie animation workflows or motion design

Benefits

100% remote - work where and when you want to