What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Product Designer position at smartdept. inc.?
smartdept. is searching for a Digital Product Designer for a travel and hospitality industry client. The ideal candidate will come with 4 years of experience. This is a project-based, fully remote, ongoing contract opportunity with the possibility of extension.
This team operates within a highly technical digital product framework, supporting approximately 40 accounts with work spanning full website builds, feature updates, and new AI product design. The Digital Product Designer will collaborate closely with a small, senior-level UI/UX team and work within a structured design system built for seamless engineering handoff.
What You'll Do:
- Design across multiple viewports (mobile-first through desktop) within an established Figma design system
- Prepare and deliver developer-ready files including technical specs, developer annotations, and content annotations
- Contribute to UX consulting work including heuristics evaluations and journey mapping
- Ensure designs meet digital best practices: accessibility standards, mobile scaling, touch targets, and responsive layout logic
- Collaborate with the internal team to diagnose product problems and present data-informed solutions to clients
- Hand off structured, well-documented files to engineering teams
What You'll Need:
- Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
- 4 years of experience in digital product design or UX/UI design
- Strong proficiency in Figma, including design systems, components, and multi-viewport layouts
- Demonstrated experience with engineering handoff — technical specs, annotations, and responsive design documentation
- Solid understanding of digital best practices: mobile-first design, accessibility checks, web-safe fonts, and email design constraints
- Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret product data and communicate design rationale clearly to non-design stakeholders
Nice-to-Have Skills:
- Experience with interactive prototyping tools (e.g., Make, Figma advanced prototyping, or Figma-to-code connections)
- Familiarity with current digital trends including AI product design and evolving design system standards
- Background in travel, hospitality, or agency environments supporting multiple client accounts