UX Designer / Consultant

Position Overview

A recognized media & entertainment company is seeking a UX Consultant to support a new AI-powered content search and discovery platform. This is a part-time, 10-12-week contract role based in New York City (hybrid). This role is W2 ONLY / No 3rd parties. The consultant will lead the design of a scalable, video-centric UI and collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline creative and marketing workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and prototype a responsive web UI for AI-powered semantic search, video preview, and clip export
• Develop a reusable design system and style guide for long-term scalability
• Conduct user research and define UX success criteria
• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to align UX with backend capabilities
• Translate complex AI processes into intuitive user experiences
• Deliver UX research summaries, wireframes, UI kits, and developer-ready specs

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years in UX/UI design, including enterprise or SaaS applications
• Experience with AI search, media workflows, or DAM/MAM systems
• Strong UX thinking for workflow efficiency and scalable design
• Proficiency with Figma, Miro, Adobe Creative Cloud
• Understanding of video-centric workflows and metadata-driven editing
• Ability to balance MVP delivery with scalable system planning

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AWS (OpenSearch, Bedrock, S3)
• Experience with media rights workflows and tools like Cortex, Dalet, or Runway ML
• Understanding of UX for LLM chatbots, generative media tools, or analytics dashboards
• Background in media, entertainment, or broadcast industries