Senior UX Designer

Launch Potato4 months ago
St. Louis, MO, United States
Remote
Contract
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Position Overview

This position is Contract to Hire. COMPENSATION: $150,000 to $180,000 per year. Drive measurable revenue and performance gains by creating data-informed, CRO-optimized user experiences that blend strategy, aesthetics, and functionality across Launch Potato web properties.

Experience required: 8+ years of UX/UI experience within performance marketing, lead generation, or conversion rate optimization environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver complete, test-ready user experiences from concept and ideation through high-fidelity prototypes and dev hand-off – backed by A/B test results and user insights
  • Independently lead design projects across all stages: stakeholder alignment, UX strategy, UI development, and post-test iteration
  • Generate UX insights by analyzing behavioral data, metrics (CVR, RPS), heatmaps, and user recordings to inform and validate design direction
  • Identify and proactively improve underperforming experiences through iterative UX/CRO design, leveraging both qualitative and quantitative inputs
  • Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and stakeholders to ensure design solutions align with business goals and technical constraints
  • Champion and mentor design best practices, sharing knowledge and driving UX strategy across the organization
  • Propose and implement design process improvements that enhance experimentation velocity and design scalability

Required Qualifications

  • 8+ years of UX/UI experience in performance marketing, lead generation, or a similar data-driven environment
  • Expertise in data-informed design focused on optimizing key metrics like conversion rate (CVR) and revenue per session
  • Mastery of Figma or similar wireframing/prototyping tools; fluency with Adobe Creative Suite
  • Hands-on experience collaborating with developers and executing A/B tests for CRO
  • Excellent communicator with the ability to present design rationale across technical and non-technical audiences

Competencies

  • Performance-Minded: Designs with a CRO-first lens, balancing business goals with user needs to drive measurable outcomes
  • Analytical: Relies on data and behavioral patterns to uncover insights and validate hypotheses through experimentation and iteration
  • Initiative-Driven: Proactively identifies design gaps and executes UX solutions
  • Clear Communicator: Effectively tailors communication to diverse audiences, ensuring alignment and clarity
  • Collaborative: Excels in cross-functional environments, fostering productive relationships across design, product, and engineering teams
  • Mentorship-Oriented: Coaches peers and helps foster a high-performance UX culture
  • Strategic Thinker: Understands the impact of UX decisions on broader business objectives

Benefits & Perks

  • Base salary determined by market rates for the nearest major metro
  • Includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits
  • Future increases based on company and personal performance

Required Skills

Adobe Creative Suite
UX/UI Design
Conversion Rate Optimization
Lead Generation
Performance Marketing
Cross-functional Collaboration
UX Strategy
A/B Testing
Figma
Data-Informed Design