Co-founded in 2023 by Joe Laws and Grant Verstandig, Trase Systems is AI, Uncomplicated. Trase empowers enterprise leaders to harness the full potential of AI without the associated complexity and risks. We are an end-to-end solution for deploying, managing, and optimizing AI in the enterprise. Our platform specializes in bridging the “last mile” of AI adoption, unlocking AI's full potential while driving efficiency and significant cost savings. Trase is at the forefront of AI Agent innovation, topping the Hugging Face GAIA Leaderboard for Generalized AI Assistants, ahead of industry giants such as Google, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI. We are leveraging our cutting-edge technologies to develop mission-critical agentic applications in complex industries such as Healthcare, Oil & Gas, and National Security.
About the Role:
We’re seeking a highly versatile UX Designer (Contractor) who can seamlessly support product, marketing, and executive teams. This role is ideal for a designer who enjoys owning a wide range of creative work—from website UX to conference presentations to polished product demos.
You’ll be responsible for shaping how agents experience our tools, how customers engage with our brand, and how our leadership presents our vision. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and love switching between product design, marketing design, and storytelling, this role will feel like home.
Key Responsibilities:
Product & UX Design
- Design intuitive, user-centered experiences for agent-facing workflows and tools.
- Create UX flows, wireframes, prototypes, and interaction patterns for demos and product features.
- Partner with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into clear, functional designs.
- Ensure consistency across all UX touchpoints, including demos, internal tools, and agent experiences.
Website & Marketing Design
- Lead UX and visual design for the company website, ensuring clarity, usability, and brand alignment.
- Produce marketing materials including landing pages, digital assets, and campaign visuals.
- Support marketing initiatives with design for events, announcements, and promotional content.
Executive & Conference Presentation Design
- Design and refine executive presentation decks, including executive decks for internal and external audiences.
- Create visually compelling materials for conferences—both UX and technical—including slides, signage, and demo visuals.
- Ensure all conference design aligns with product messaging, brand identity, and audience needs.
Demo Experience Design
- Own the UX and visual design for all product demos.
- Develop cohesive demo flows that clearly communicate product value and functionality.
- Collaborate with product and engineering to ensure demo environments reflect real-world use cases.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with product managers, engineers, and marketing leads to understand needs and translate them into thoughtful UX solutions.
- Maintain and evolve design systems and brand guidelines across product and marketing surfaces.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a dynamic environment.
Qualifications:
- 3–5+ years of UX or product design experience (contract or full-time).
- Strong portfolio showcasing UX thinking, visual design, and multi-surface work (web, product, presentations).
- Proficiency with modern design tools (Figma preferred).
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
- Experience designing for both product and marketing teams is a strong plus.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort presenting design decisions to stakeholders.
Compensation: $75-$100/hour. This represents the typical range for this position based on experience, skills, and other factors.
Our Trase Benefits:
For full-time roles only
- Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows
- 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay.
- Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
- Opportunities for professional development and continued learning.
- Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available.
- Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind.
We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer: You’ll receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.
Applicant Data Disclosure
By submitting an application, you acknowledge that Red Cell Partners, LLC ("Red Cell") uses third-party service providers to facilitate its recruitment and hiring processes. These providers include applicant tracking systems, candidate verification platforms, and fraud detection tools (collectively, "Hiring Platforms"). Your application materials, including your résumé, cover letter, work samples, responses to application questions, and any other information you submit, may be transmitted to and processed by these Hiring Platforms for the following purposes:
- Managing and administering your application throughout the hiring process;
- Verifying the accuracy and authenticity of application materials, including by cross-referencing information you provide against publicly available sources and proprietary databases;
- Identifying indicators of potentially fraudulent, fabricated, or materially misleading application content, including but not limited to discrepancies between submitted materials and publicly available professional profiles, geographic anomalies, and fabricated work histories.
Applications that are flagged through this process as containing indicators of fraud or material misrepresentation may be declined from further consideration. If you have questions about the status of your application or the evaluation process, please contact talent@redcellpartners.com.
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