UI/UX Designer (Figma)

UI/UX Designer (Figma)

Hybrid in Charleston, SC
Schedule: Flexible hours
Engagement: PT, FT, Contract; Possible equity.

About Heirloom

Heirloom helps families rescue, organize, and enjoy their most meaningful memories—digitizing tapes, film, and photos into a private, secure home for stories. We’re building delightful mobile and web experiences that make sharing memories simple, safe, and emotionally resonant.

The Role

We’re looking for a product-minded UI/UX Designer with deep Figma expertise to own end-to-end design for both mobile (iOS/Android) and web. You’ll shape flows (onboarding, upload, sharing, viewing, billing), craft a modern design system, and partner closely with product, engineering, and leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Design end-to-end product experiences for mobile and web: flows, wireframes, high-fidelity UI, and clickable prototypes in Figma.
• Build and maintain a design system (components, variants, auto-layout, tokens) for speed and consistency.
• Prototype and validate: run quick tests, incorporate feedback, and iterate with data.
• Partner with engineering: deliver clean specs via Figma Dev Mode, redlines, and handoff notes; support implementation and QA.
• Elevate accessibility (contrast, type, color, motion, focus states) and responsive behavior.
• Tell the story: document decisions, present work to stakeholders, and advocate for the customer.

What You’ll Bring

• 2–6+ years designing mobile and web apps in Figma (agency or product).
• A strong portfolio with at least one mobile app and one web app case study showing problem framing, options explored, and final impact.
• Mastery of Figma: components/variants, auto-layout, variables/tokens, interactive prototypes, FigJam.
• Solid grasp of product thinking (prioritizing flows that move core KPIs like activation, upload success, sharing).
• Experience collaborating with engineers (design specs, dev handoff, feasibility).
• Working knowledge of platform patterns (iOS Human Interface Guidelines, Material Design) and responsive web.
• Care for accessibility and performance-aware design.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with media management UX (galleries, viewers, timelines, reels).
• Comfort with design tokens / theming and basic front-end concepts (Tailwind/CSS, React patterns).
• Experience in consumer subscriptions, onboarding, and payments.
• Interest in privacy-first and trust-centric design.

How We Work

• Flexible hours with core overlap for collaboration.
• Remote-friendly, with preference for hybrid collaboration in Charleston, SC (work sessions with leadership, user tests, occasional shoots).
• We welcome contractors, part-time, or full-time; contract-to-hire is an option. Equity available for the right fit.