Sr. UX Designer (contract)

For 25 years, Level has developed marketing solutions for some of the world’s most innovative brands. We believe the best solutions come from collaborative working partnerships with our clients. Whether an established brand, or a start-up, we believe in the power of creative strategy, design, and technology to solve business challenges.

Our Senior Experience Designers craft digital experiences people love to use. They are collaborators and innovators who thrive in multidisciplinary teams, can start from a blank page and help realize the vision for a great experience, and aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty making that vision a reality.

Our experience runs the gamut from site to mobile, eCom to campaign, marketing to editorial to product, with one foot in beautiful visual expressions and the other in rock-solid user experience. At heart we are designers who love creating new, meaningful experiences and are well versed in the practice of modern digital experience creation.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 40hr/wk contract role with an expected total duration of 3-4 months. Extension beyond that timeframe and/or conversion into a fulltime role is possible but not anticipated.

ALSO NOTE: This is a hybrid role and will require onsite engagement an average of 3 days/week. Candidates local to the Chicago market will be prioritized but highly qualified candidates in other markets may also be considered. 

• Translate insights and research into visualized user journeys across multiple touchpoints
• Synthesize insights for use in journey maps, flows, and early design exploration
• Identify pain points, gaps, and opportunities to inform design decisions
• Create responsive wireframes, annotations, flows, and interactive prototypes for use across devices with consideration for error states and edge cases
• Outline detailed flows for key tasks (e.g., registration, learning), scaled across multiple viewports
• Support the creation and execution of site maps, navigational patterns, and hierarchical content structures
• Help implement taxonomy and labeling systems
• Support the planning and creation of workshop/interview materials (e.g., templates, guides)
• Participate in interviews and take detailed notes to capture qualitative input
• Research in/out of category experiences to apply relevant patterns and inspiration

• 5 years of professional design experience with a focus on user experience and information architecture, preferably in an advertising agency environment
• Strong user experience fundamentals and a deep understanding of visual and UI design
• Experience developing a variety of UX deliverables including wireframes, journeys, flows, prototypes, annotations, site maps, taxonomies, etc.
• Experience working within existing design systems as well as supporting the creation and evolution of new design systems
• Ability to annotate complex interactions
• Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe CC
• Complete comfort sketching, posting, and collaborating with a cross-capability team
• The ability to execute, organize, and defend the work with informed opinions and design rationale
• Comfort self-organizing your work and time, seeking direction when needed
• Curiosity for (or deep immersion in) the technology of modern experiences
• Bonus points for experience in discovery-based activities, user research and agile processes
• A portfolio of work is required and should be submitted at the time of application; more sensitive work may be shared by PDF or via Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar repository rather than in a public portfolio

Level Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, military service and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $55-$75 per hour. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be June 16, 2025.

Salary : $55 - $75