Demo

UX UI designer

Tek Spikes
chicago, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 12/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/25/2026

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in UX, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, HCI, or a related field.

Mandatory Qualifications ("Must-Haves")

•7  years of professional UX/UI experience in an enterprise or agency setting.

• Proven experience creating desktop, responsive web, and mobile applications.

• Expert proficiency in Figma and Figjam (specifically building and maintaining asset libraries).

• A strong portfolio demonstrating user interface design and design systems work.

• Experience working within and contributing to established design systems.

Preferred Qualifications ("Nice-to-Haves")

• Experience with design tokens in Figma.

• Familiarity with AG Grid and ZeroHeight.

• Experience managing a design backlog and sizing work.

• Financial services industry experience (a plus, but not required).

• Skills in storyboarding, data visualization, animation, or usability studies.

The designer will be the third member of the Design System design team. The primary focus is on detailed visual and interface design, component creation, and design token work for an enterprise-scale design system. This is a senior-level, individual contributor role that requires strong collaboration with both design and development teams to maintain and evolve the design system used across the company's products.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, evolve, and create assets and pattern libraries in Figma.

• Design accessible, inclusive components and write supporting documentation.

• Implement designs based on the existing system and UX best practices.

• Collaborate closely with developers to ensure high-quality implementation.

• Help establish consistent delivery processes and handoff patterns for the design system.

Soft Kills:

• Must be a self-driven, collaborative problem-solver with strong communication skills.

Application & Interview Process

• Portfolio is required. 

• Interview Process: Two rounds.

• Candidates should be prepared to answer questions from an attached questionnaire (provided to suppliers as a guide).

Hourly Wage Estimation for UX UI designer in chicago, IL
$40.00 to $49.00
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a UX UI designer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the UX UI designer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$85,601 - $106,262
Income Estimation: 
$108,390 - $134,886
Income Estimation: 
$92,718 - $112,736
Income Estimation: 
$114,514 - $140,377
Income Estimation: 
$76,178 - $91,926
Income Estimation: 
$92,718 - $112,736
Income Estimation: 
$140,979 - $171,491
Income Estimation: 
$169,572 - $210,033
Income Estimation: 
$114,514 - $140,377
Income Estimation: 
$140,979 - $171,491
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Tek Spikes

  • Tek Spikes Peoria, IL
  • ** only W2 Education & Experience • With a Bachelor's/Master's Degree: 7-8 years of full-stack development experience. • Without a Degree: 10 years of full... more
  • 15 Days Ago

  • Tek Spikes Bentonville, AR
  • Position: Only EX - Walmart Employees - Any Technology Company: Tek Spikes Location: Sunnyvale, CA or Bentonville, AR Overview: Tek Spikes is seeking appli... more
  • 16 Days Ago

  • Tek Spikes Quincy, MA
  • ***Only qualified Security IT Business Analyst candidates located near Quincy, MA will be considered, as the position requires onsite presence*** **W2 Pref... more
  • 16 Days Ago

  • Tek Spikes Columbus, OH
  • Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Banking and Financial Business Analyst with a deep understanding of the banking industr... more
  • 16 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other UX UI designer jobs in the chicago, IL area that may be a better fit.

  • Agilant Solutions, Inc. Naperville, IL
  • Position Summary True Solutions is looking for a self-motivated designer to join a growing team who builds custom web applications for enterprise and retai... more
  • 15 Days Ago

  • Redolent, Inc Chicago, IL
  • Role: Strategic UI UX Designer Location: Chicago, IL (Need to be Onsite from Day 1) Duration: Long Term Experience Level: 4 years Role responsibilities: St... more
  • 23 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!