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UI Designer (Contractors)

Horizontal Digital Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 12 May 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $50k - $70k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Fully Remote
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Intermediate
  • English: Professional

Position

At Horizontal Digital, we believe that you’re only as good as your worst customer experience. This mantra drives our digital consultancy to create websites, apps, portals, and other experiences that meet customer needs in intuitive and empathetic ways for Fortune 500 companies. As a UI / Experience Designer, you will be a critical part of our digital design team, responsible for crafting exceptional design aesthetics and impactful visual experiences. Your role will involve applying your UI expertise to create attractive, intuitive, and responsive experiences that exceed client goals. You will collaborate with internal teams to execute digital campaigns across client websites, providing constructive direction and owning your craft within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design beautifully crafted and responsive websites, apps, and digital experiences.
  • Deliver compelling design directions and explorations.
  • Collaborate within a Design Studio approach, engaging with UX designers, writers, project managers, strategists, developers, and leadership.
  • Build trusted relationships with clients by understanding their needs and executing flawlessly.
  • Adapt to evolving requirements and feedback seamlessly.
  • Participate in client meetings to understand audience needs and contribute to creative processes.
  • Present designs to clients and implement feedback for improvements.

Qualifications:

  • A strong portfolio showcasing your UI design abilities.
  • 3+ years of experience as a UI professional skilled in responsive interface design.
  • Proven experience managing projects from start to finish.
  • Ability to lead working sessions and present to clients.
  • Experience designing complex, multi-variant web applications.
  • Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator), and PowerPoint.
  • Knowledge of UI and interaction design best practices for responsive experiences.
  • Familiarity with accessibility design issues and UX best practices.

Desired Attributes:

  • Passion for the aesthetic and interactivity of digital experiences.
  • Eagerness to learn and stay updated with digital trends.
  • Eye for detail and ability to translate user and business needs into meaningful designs.
  • Proactive problem-solver with a positive attitude.
  • Flexibility to handle multiple demands and shifting priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, comfortable in a client-facing role.

Preferred Experience:

  • Designing for content management systems (Sitecore, Acquia).
  • Agile process familiarity.
  • Mobile app design experience.
  • Motion design experience.
  • Creative contributions to brand campaigns.

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about UI Design, we would love to hear from you!

Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Remote)
Work Conditions: Contract, Remote

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About Horizontal Digital

Horizontal Digital is an experience forward consultancy that invests in understanding the needs, wants, and ambitions of customers through the data they provide — data that is unlocked across every digital experience and engagement. We use this data to meet customers in the right moment, at the right time, on the right channel. And we amplify these moments with precise strategies, technologies, and creative approaches to maximize their value. Founded in 2003, we are a certified Minority Business Enterprise that proudly invests in diversity and growth of our in-house talent as well as our local communities through charitable and on-site volunteer efforts.