At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create beautiful ideas, products and services. With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.
Creatives at AKQA apply artistry and craftsmanship to strategic insight to create and bring to life beautiful ideas that move the world. Skilled storytellers and conceptors, they work in a multidisciplinary environment to develop labors of love that delight customers and deliver results for clients. Designers play essential roles in the strategy, conception, and design of beautiful ideas, products and services, bringing exceptional creative thought and craft output from brief to end user.
We are seeking a Freelance Senior Designer with a strong emphasis on UI to support one of the most widely recognized names in connectivity and technology, a brand that is woven into the daily lives of millions of people across the country. This is an opportunity to contribute to digital product experiences that reach an enormous audience, working within a collaborative and fast-moving team environment. This is a hybrid freelance role from June 22 through December 23, 2026.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- 4 to 6 years of experience, with an agency setting preferred
- Bring a strong UI sensibility and visual design craft to digital product work, with complementary UX capabilities that inform and elevate your output
- Implement a combination of strategic, conceptual, and design skills across a variety of deliverable types
- Create and manage original, visually compelling work that is both on-brand and purposeful
- Skilled in establishing and maintaining visual design systems, with experience creating and deploying tokenized components for scalable design
- Adept at utilizing AI tools to inform and streamline the design process, from research to prototyping
- Collaborate effectively with clients and various teams within AKQA, contributing to a culture of openness and continuous improvement
QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- A compelling portfolio of work with clear evidence of strong UI craft across digital products and services
- A drive to break boundaries and craft the best ideas of their kind
- Fearlessly and boundlessly creative, relentlessly attentive to detail
- Excellent knowledge of Figma, including working with design systems, setting up variables and libraries
- Strong proficiency with leading industry-standard UX design and prototyping tools
- Motion design skills are a welcome complement to your UI capabilities
Location & Commitment
- Hybrid; one day per week in our Soho office, must be commutable to NYC
- June 22, 2026 through December 23, 2026
- 40 hours/week
- Expected compensation: 2,000to2,000to2,560 per week
We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
Skills Required
- 4 to 6 years of experience
- Agency experience preferred
- Strong UI sensibility and visual design craft for digital products
- Complementary UX capabilities to inform and elevate designs
- Ability to apply strategic, conceptual, and design skills across deliverables
- Create and manage original, on-brand, purposeful visual work
- Experience establishing and maintaining visual design systems
- Experience creating and deploying tokenized components for scalable design
- Adept at utilizing AI tools to inform and streamline the design process
- Excellent knowledge of Figma, including variables and libraries
- Strong proficiency with industry-standard UX design and prototyping tools
- Compelling portfolio showing strong UI craft across digital products
- Motion design skills (welcome complement)
- Must be commutable to NYC and available hybrid one day per week
- Availability for contract period (June 22, 2026 through December 23, 2026), 40 hours/week
AKQA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AKQA and has not been reviewed or approved by AKQA.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include fully paid parental leave for all parents, adoption support, and family leave for caregiving needs. Additional supports such as subsidized backup childcare and regional enhancements reinforce family care.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple plan options with full preventive care, mental‑health resources, and dental and vision coverage. Some regions provide 24/7 virtual doctor access and supplementary healthcare budgets for services not covered by insurance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑away provisions include generous paid holidays with increases over tenure and a companywide year‑end closure. Special, study, and event‑based leave (e.g., weddings, moving) broaden the range of available time off.
AKQA Insights
What We Do
The imaginative application of art and science. AKQA is a design and communications company that employs 2,200 professionals in 29 studios across five continents. Awarded two Cannes Lion Grand Prix’s in 2019, and recently named by Gartner and Forrester as one of the world’s leading experience design and innovation agencies.
