Top UX Designer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead end-to-end UX research and design for financial products, translating qualitative and quantitative insights into accessible, scalable experiences. Create wireframes and high-fidelity Figma prototypes, apply design systems, integrate generative AI into workflows, collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Marketing, and measure product impact. The role requires influencing stakeholders, navigating ambiguity, and designing within regulated-industry, technical, legal, and compliance constraints.

Design web and mobile experiences through user research, usability testing, wireframes, prototypes, user journeys, and visual designs. Collaborate with product, engineering, DevOps, marketing, and sales teams to apply UX/UI guidelines and improve digital experiences. Maintain UX documentation, incorporate feedback, and support responsive website and application design using modern design systems, prototyping tools, and front-end technologies.

Design end-to-end B2B travel experiences for strategic partners, from exploratory concepts and vision narratives to production-ready interfaces. Create mockups, flows, prototypes, specifications, and high-quality UI; present work to partner stakeholders; apply design systems and partner branding; address accessibility, edge cases, and implementation details; and collaborate with product, account management, research, content, architecture, integration, and engineering teams through launch.

Lead end-to-end UX design for Akamai Cloud, setting experience vision and design direction for major products and workflows. Simplify complex customer journeys across consoles, APIs, CLIs, and documentation while delivering implementation-ready designs. Partner with product and engineering leaders, conduct generative and evaluative research, analyze product data, and incorporate customer insights. The role requires strong interaction, visual design, prototyping, strategic leadership, and experience designing enterprise software for technical users.

Senior UX Designer responsible for researching complex enterprise workflows and designing clear, accessible AI product experiences. The role spans interaction and visual design, information architecture, prototyping, usability testing, design systems, interface writing, and post-release evaluation. The designer partners with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and customer teams to simplify workflows, establish reusable patterns, validate AI experiences, and improve product usability and adoption.

Design intuitive UX/UI experiences from discovery through launch, rapidly creating wireframes and interactive prototypes, conducting user research, incorporating feedback, and using AI tools to accelerate workflows. The role also supports presentation decks, marketing materials, and website graphics. This designer will work independently in a fast-paced startup, collaborate with users and stakeholders, and take end-to-end ownership of product design initiatives.

Design polished, responsive web experiences spanning UX/UI, digital merchandising, marketing, and acquisition. Create high-fidelity designs and reusable Figma components, evolve visual language and dark-mode systems, prepare assets in Photoshop, and collaborate with developers to ensure accessible, feasible implementation. Manage assignments from concept through delivery while incorporating feedback and meeting deadlines. Preferred experience includes motion design, prototyping, e-commerce, conversion-focused design, and emerging AI creative tools.

Lead UX/UI design for complex B2B insurance software, delivering high-fidelity Figma designs, maintaining design systems, conducting user research, improving workflows with AI, partnering with engineering, and shaping product decisions. The role also documents processes, supports team development, and teaches design techniques. This is a temporary, full-time assignment expected to last approximately 12–16 weeks, with potential extension.

Create marketing graphics, digital advertising creatives, responsive email templates, landing-page designs, and basic promotional videos for multiple brands. Develop conversion-focused layouts in Figma, maintain reusable brand assets and templates, optimize email and web designs for mobile accessibility, and coordinate with developers, SEO, advertising, and CRM teams. The role also includes AI-assisted image editing, design testing, developer handoffs, and ensuring brand and technical accuracy.

Designs and optimizes digital user experiences for websites and mobile applications. Leads user-centered research, information architecture, interaction design, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and design strategy. Collaborates with content, visual design, analytics, and technology teams; mentors colleagues and stakeholders; incorporates accessibility, responsive design, and business objectives into solutions.

The Senior UX Designer will create simple, accessible user experiences for Wikimedia’s Reader Growth team. Responsibilities include prototyping, experimentation, user research, design system development, and collaboration with product managers, engineers, researchers, readers, and communities. The role contributes to product strategy and design processes while improving learning and engagement for new and casual Wikipedia readers.

Design accessible, intuitive web and mobile product experiences from concept through delivery. Responsibilities include creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs; supporting user research and usability testing; applying design systems and WCAG principles; collaborating with product managers, engineers, researchers, customers, and subject-matter experts; participating in design reviews; and documenting reusable patterns. The role also involves using AI-assisted tools responsibly for ideation, prototyping, research synthesis, and documentation.

Design and improve user experiences across 15 life sciences websites, email newsletters, and a B2B SaaS RFP platform. Create wireframes, high-fidelity Figma designs, responsive layouts, design-system components, developer specifications, accessibility guidance, and analytics requirements. Collaborate with product, engineering, editorial, and commercial teams, review implementations, and apply AI tools to accelerate design workflows.

Support design of user-centered interfaces across e-commerce, internal SaaS (WMS/OMS), and AI agent interactions. Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups; conduct usability research; maintain a design system; apply WCAG accessibility practices; collaborate with product managers and frontend engineers for feasible, consistent designs.

Design and deliver user-centric web and mobile experiences: wireframes, flows, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes. Build and maintain design systems, run UX research and usability testing, optimize for accessibility, responsiveness, and performance, and collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing on fintech investor flows.

Design mobile user experiences for iOS and Android: create information architecture, user flows, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity UI. Run stakeholder workshops and usability testing, produce design specs, component libraries, and support developers to deliver accessible, consistent mobile products aligned with client brand.

Design modern, user-centric landing pages, dashboards, and web interfaces using Figma. Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, conduct UX research, implement user feedback, and ensure visual consistency. Collaborate with marketing and front-end developers to align designs with branding and functionality, prioritize multiple projects, and optimize usability and accessibility across Ultahost platforms.

Design interactive prototypes, wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups in Figma. Conduct user interviews and usability tests, analyze feedback and behavioral data, and translate insights into simple UX solutions. Collaborate directly with the CEO, CTO, and Head of Brand to influence product strategy, roadmap decisions, and shipped experiences for an AI-powered financial product.

Design user-centered, functional, and visually appealing interfaces for digital products. Conduct user research, create personas and journey maps, collaborate with product managers and engineers, iterate based on feedback, and ensure designs are implemented accurately and efficiently.

Design browser-based digital experiences using no-code tools for eCommerce, SaaS, marketplaces, MVPs, mobile apps, and internal products. Own the complete design lifecycle, including research, wireframing, high-fidelity design, handoff, testing, and iteration. Create scalable design systems and intuitive, high-converting interfaces while working independently, moving quickly, and contributing proactively in a fully remote contractor environment.

Design and ship intuitive UX for AI-powered recruiting products, including agentic workflows, agent artifacts, customer prototypes, design systems, and SaaS experiences. Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and customers from concept through production. Contribute front-end polish through React and TypeScript pull requests, covering responsive behavior, accessibility, motion, and interface states.

Lead end-to-end UX design for a KYC orchestration product, translating complex compliance, risk, investigation, and AI-assisted workflows into intuitive experiences. Conduct customer discovery, research, usability testing, and workflow analysis; create journeys, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, design patterns, and high-fidelity designs. Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Research, Data Science, and customers to validate solutions, communicate tradeoffs, and guide implementation.

Designs digital products and applications across web, iOS, and Android. Translates complex requirements into workflows, mockups, prototypes, and user journeys, particularly for payment products. Conducts research, develops design systems, supports AI-enabled experiences, and collaborates with Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, and Compliance. Owns large-scale initiatives, presents designs to leadership, contributes UX copy, and supports implementation and QA.

Leads UX initiatives across projects, defines research and design processes, creates UX artifacts such as personas, wireframes, and prototypes, and ensures accessibility and UX best practices. Collaborates with cross-functional teams throughout product development, communicates UX impact to stakeholders, and presents findings and deliverables to clients. The role also involves leading workshops and interviews.

Design intuitive mobile and web interfaces: conduct product discovery and user research, create wireframes, flows, high-fidelity prototypes in Figma, run usability testing, collaborate with PMs and developers, and ensure design consistency and implementation.