AKQA

Product Designer

• Provide hands-on leadership and creative direction to a team of designers
• Oversee the creation, maintenance, and evolution of complex design systems
• Shape the creative vision for digital platforms and products
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, and development teams
• Present creative concepts and design solutions to clients
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level designers
• Promote creative excellence and distinctive, effective solutions
• Support a flagship digital product experience for a globally recognized consumer brand

Design Lead

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Write long-form, educational financial content
• Produce authoritative financial content, financial news, and financial education articles for everyday audiences
• Research topics, identify credible primary sources, incorporate subject-matter experts, and distinguish facts from expert perspectives and marketing claims
• Translate retirement, investing, insurance, tax, saving, and financial-planning concepts into clear, accessible language
• Apply AP style standards consistently
• Provide a credible author perspective and bio to build visibility and trust
• Collaborate with editors, strategists, and other team members to meet editorial and client standards

Finance Writer – Freelance

Designer

• Design high-quality digital product experiences from concept through final delivery
• Contribute to the creation, maintenance, and evolution of design systems and user interface
• Develop and deliver high-fidelity designs, flows, and interactive prototypes, primarily using Figma
• Translate complex requirements into simple, elegant, user-centered design solutions
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, and development teams
• Present and articulate design decisions to internal teams and client stakeholders
• Maintain a high aesthetic and craft standard across deliverables
• Support a flagship digital product experience for an established financial-services brand

Senior Designer – Freelance

Content Manager

• Support end-to-end content experience strategy for a flagship digital platform and connected product ecosystem
• Audit current experiences
• Identify gaps and opportunities
• Define an ideal-state vision
• Develop a pragmatic roadmap
• Work with senior client stakeholders and an integrated AKQA team
• Formulate and deliver content frameworks, recommendations, and systems across digital products and platforms

Senior Content Strategist – Freelance

• Provide hands-on leadership and creative direction for a team of designers
• Guide the production of world-class digital product experiences
• Oversee the creation, maintenance, and evolution of complex design systems
• Ensure scalability, consistency, and craft across design systems
• Shape the creative vision for digital platforms and products
• Align creative work with client goals and the needs of a diverse user base
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, and development teams
• Deliver cohesive, high-quality solutions
• Present creative concepts and design solutions to clients
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level designers
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and professional growth
• Contribute to creative excellence and distinctive, effective solutions

Design Lead, Design Systems – Freelance

• Provide hands-on leadership and creative direction to a team of designers
• Oversee the creation, maintenance, and evolution of complex design systems
• Shape the creative vision for digital platforms and products
• Align creative work with client goals and the needs of a diverse user base
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, and development teams
• Present creative concepts and design solutions to clients
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level designers
• Foster collaboration, accountability, professional growth, and creative excellence
• Push for distinctive and effective solutions throughout the work

Design Lead – Design Systems

• Provide hands-on leadership and creative direction, guiding a team of designers to produce world-class digital product experiences
• Oversee the creation, maintenance, and evolution of complex design systems, ensuring scalability, consistency, and craft
• Shape the creative vision for digital platforms and products, aligning with client goals and user needs
• Collaborate with UX, strategy, and development teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality solutions
• Present creative concepts and design solutions to clients with clarity, confidence, and strategic insight
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level designers, fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth
• Contribute to a culture of creative excellence and push for distinctive, effective solutions