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UK-Based UX/UI Product Designer

Mercor

Product Designer Contractor · Part-time
United Kingdom $150 – $200/hr July 11, 2026

Job description

Mercor is recruiting UK-based UX/UI Product Designers with technical web engineering experience for a research project with a leading frontier AI lab. This opportunity is intended for experienced product designers who have designed end-to-end digital products and understand how modern web applications are built and delivered.

The role focuses on evaluating and creating high-quality UX/UI product scenarios rather than producing production-ready designs. Successful candidates will leverage their expertise in user experience, interface design, product flows, technical constraints, and design-to-engineering collaboration to improve next-generation AI systems.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate UX/UI Product Scenarios

  • Create, review, and evaluate high-quality UX/UI product scenarios.
  • Assess product design quality using real-world product design expertise.

Design Functional Digital Products

Work with products such as:

  • E-commerce platforms
  • Marketplaces
  • Customer portals
  • Booking and checkout flows
  • User onboarding journeys
  • Account management experiences
  • Internal tools and operations dashboards

Collaborate Across Product Teams

  • Apply knowledge of design systems and component-based design.
  • Understand design-to-engineering handoff best practices.
  • Consider responsive design, technical constraints, and implementation trade-offs.
  • Collaborate effectively with product managers, engineers, and analytics teams.

Required Qualifications

  • Professional experience designing end-to-end UX/UI for digital web products.

  • Strong understanding of:

    • User experience design
    • User interface design
    • Product workflows
    • Responsive web applications
    • Front-end engineering constraints
    • Design systems
  • Experience collaborating closely with engineering and product teams.

  • Must be based in the United Kingdom with the legal right to work in the UK.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working at companies such as:

  • Publicis Sapient
  • Red Badger
  • Valtech
  • Kin + Carta
  • ustwo
  • EPAM Continuum
  • Or similar leading digital product, UX/UI, or product engineering consultancies.

Application Process

  • Resume review
  • Portfolio review
  • Short interview focused on UX/UI product design and web product expertise

Compensation

  • $150–$200 USD per hour

Work Arrangement

  • Remote
  • Independent contractor
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
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