Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with AI research labs and is seeking a Senior Product Designer, UI/UX. The role partners with AI researchers to establish UI/UX principles, builds interactive web prototypes, reviews AI-generated interfaces, explores visual and animation styles, and collaborates with designers and researchers to improve quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Partner with AI researchers to identify best-in-class UI and UX patterns, turning them into clear principles and rubrics
- Build polished, interactive web prototypes using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Tailwind or AI-native tools like Cursor, v0, Lovable, and Bolt
- Review AI-generated interfaces and provide specific, actionable feedback on layout, hierarchy, interaction, motion, and visual polish
- Explore a wide range of visual styles and animation approaches, from productivity tools to consumer apps and games
- Collaborate with designers and researchers to maintain consistency and elevate quality standards
Skills
- 7+ years of experience as a product designer, design lead, or creative front-end engineer
- Hands-on prototyping skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Tailwind, or AI-native tools
- Strong grounding in user-centered design, interaction design, and rapid prototyping
- Senior-level design judgment with the ability to set direction and explain design choices
- Ability to engage reliably for 40 hours/week
- Clear written communication and precise, constructive design feedback
- Fluency with motion and animation tools like Framer Motion, GSAP, Rive, Lottie, After Effects, or experience in 3D and WebGL
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