Freelance UI Product Designer
Posted Today by Salt
£425 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London, UK
Summary: The Freelance Digital Product Designer (UI-Leaning) role involves creating high-quality UI for responsive web experiences, focusing on visual design and interaction. The position requires collaboration with various teams and the ability to iterate designs based on user feedback. This is a hands-on contract role with specific working patterns and a defined schedule. The designer will work primarily in a hybrid model, with three days on-site each week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design high-quality UI for responsive web experiences
- Work within and evolve existing design systems
- Create prototypes, micro-interactions and transitions
- Collaborate with content, editorial and development teams
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback and testing
Key Skills:
- Strong UI-leaning Product/Digital Design portfolio
- Experience working with design systems and component libraries
- Confident using Figma for design and prototyping
- Solid understanding of UX, visual design and brand
- Comfortable collaborating in a fast-moving team
Salary (Rate): £425 per day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Freelance Digital Product Designer (UI-Leaning) - Contract
* Title: Digital UI Product Designer (Freelance)
* Start: Monday 5th January 2026
* Length:
- 5 Jan - 16 Jan 2026
- 22 Jan - 4 Feb 2026
(Two short contract blocks)
* Client: Consumer-facing digital product
* Day rate: £425 per day
* IR35: Outside IR35 (Limited Company or Umbrella, not Sole Trader)
* Location: London - Victoria
* Work pattern: Hybrid - 3 days in-house - Tuesday to Thursday on-site each week (non-negotiable)
* Work schedule: Full-time 5 days a week
* Level: Mid-Senior
The role
We're looking for a Freelance Digital Product Designer with a strong UI and visual design focus to help deliver engaging, high-quality digital experiences.
This is a hands-on role for a designer who cares deeply about craft, interaction and polish, working primarily across responsive web.
What you'll be doing
Design high-quality UI for responsive web experiences
Work within and evolve existing design systems
Create prototypes, micro-interactions and transitions
Collaborate with content, editorial and development teams
Iterate on designs based on user feedback and testing
What we're looking for
Strong UI-leaning Product/Digital Design portfolio
Experience working with design systems and component libraries
Confident using Figma for design and prototyping
Solid understanding of UX, visual design and brand
Comfortable collaborating in a fast-moving team
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements