Freelance UX/UI designer to audit and improve product pages, dashboards, and marketing surfaces; refine layouts, navigation, and conversion-focused UX; produce developer-ready Figma files and basic design system guidelines.
This is a freelance, hourly contract role working on a project basis
Job Details:
We are seeking a UX/UI designer who can improve usability, spacing, hierarchy and clarity
across product pages, dashboards and marketing surfaces.
This role is not purely visual. The ideal candidate understands product thinking, user flows and
conversion optimization, and can translate business goals into clean, intuitive interfaces.
You will collaborate closely with product and development to refine layouts, improve navigation
clarity and create a more modern, cohesive design system.
Responsibilities
Audit existing TRD Data and website pages for usability and design inconsistencies
Improve spacing, typography hierarchy and visual clarity
Redesign key product landing pages and dashboard entry points
Help simplify navigation and highlight product features more effectively
Create Figma files that are organized and developer ready
Establish basic design system guidelines including spacing rules, typography scale and component patterns
Iterate based on feedback from product leadership
Suggest UX improvements based on user behavior and engagement patterns
Provide guidance on improving subscription conversion through layout and messaging
clarity
Qualifications
4+ years experience in UX/UI design
Strong portfolio demonstrating clean, modern SaaS or data product design
Experience designing dashboards or data-heavy interfaces
Strong understanding of layout systems, spacing principles and typography
Highly proficient in Figma
Ability to work within an existing brand and improve it without reinventing everything
Comfortable collaborating with product and engineering teams
Nice to have:
Experience with media, publishing or B2B products
Familiarity with analytics-driven design decisions
Who We Are:
The Real Deal is the largest real-estate news outlet in the US, reaching millions of professionals daily through our media channels. We have received 60+ awards for editorial excellence over the past six years, including the General Excellence award from the Society of Business Writers and Editors.
Quantcast rates us among the 300-most visited sites in the US and the website with the wealthiest audience and one of the most educated.
As a publication, The Real Deal is to real estate what Variety is to entertainment or what Politico is to Beltway politics – a plugged-in news outlet that is read by the entire industry.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We partner with our employees to support diversity and inclusion in the workplace and through higher education programs supporting rising journalists.
Top Skills
Figma
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