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Figma-native product designers for web and mobile — polished, usable, on-brand.

$55/hr
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<24h
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Overview

What a ui/ux designer actually does.

A UI/UX designer turns product requirements into usable, on-brand interfaces — Figma-native, tested against real usability principles rather than just visual polish. ViaHourly designers are matched by whether you need web, mobile, or full product design system work.

Designers vetted on real product design portfolios, not just visual mockups
Comfortable working directly with engineering teams on handoff
Matched to web, mobile, or full design system scope
No long-term contract — scoped project or ongoing part-time support
The problem

Why teams hire a ui/ux designer.

Product built without design input

Engineering ships features designed on the fly, creating an inconsistent, hard-to-use interface.

No design system to scale from

Every new screen is designed from scratch instead of from reusable components.

Usability issues surfacing in support tickets

Users struggle with flows that seemed obvious internally but confuse real customers.

Design bottleneck blocking engineering

Developers are waiting on design specs that take too long because there's no dedicated designer.

The fix

What ViaHourly delivers instead.

Figma-native design delivery

Screens, flows and specs delivered directly in Figma, ready for engineering handoff.

Reusable design system

A component library built so new screens are assembled faster and stay consistent.

Usability-tested flows

Key flows are validated against usability heuristics before development starts.

Unblocked engineering handoff

Specs, states and interactions documented clearly so developers aren't left guessing.

Illustrative example
"Every new screen was being designed from scratch with no consistency. Building an actual component library meant new features stopped looking bolted on."
Product manager, SaaS company

Illustrative example based on the kind of outcome clients in this situation typically describe — not a quote from a specific customer.

Our process

How you hire a UI/UX Designer.

  1. 01
    Submit brief

    Tell us the scope, tools and outcome you need from your ui/ux designer.

  2. 02
    Review matches

    Our team hand-picks a shortlist based on skills, industry and availability.

  3. 03
    Kickoff call

    Meet the expert, align on the plan and start tracking hours.

  4. 04
    Iterate & scale

    Extend, pause or expand — always at the same hourly rate.

Scope of work

What's in scope for a ui/ux designer.

Responsibilities
  • User flow and wireframe design
  • High-fidelity UI design in Figma
  • Design system and component library creation
  • Usability review and light user testing
  • Developer handoff documentation (specs, states, interactions)
  • Mobile and responsive web design
  • Iterative design based on user feedback and analytics
Core skills
  • Figma mastery (components, auto-layout, variables)
  • Usability and interaction design principles
  • Design system architecture
  • Developer handoff and specification writing
  • Basic user research and testing methods
  • Visual design and typography
Tools & software
FigmaFigJamMaze / UserTestingStorybook (for dev handoff)NotionZeplin
Use cases

How businesses put a ui/ux designer to work.

Design system build

A designer builds a reusable component library, cutting new screen design time significantly.

Core flow redesign

A confusing onboarding flow is redesigned and usability-tested before engineering builds it.

Mobile app UI design

A web-only product gets a dedicated mobile UI design pass matched to platform conventions.

Industries

Who hires ui/ux designers on ViaHourly.

SaaSStartupsAgencies
Expected ROI

A well-built design system typically cuts new feature design time by 30–50% once in place, and usability fixes to high-friction flows commonly reduce related support tickets measurably.

Pricing expectations

UI/UX designers start around $55/hr. Design system projects typically run 30–60 hours; ongoing product design support runs 10–20 hours a month.

FactorIn-house hireViaHourly
Design consistencyAd-hoc, screen by screenSystem-based, reusable components
Engineering handoffInformal, verbal specsDocumented, Figma-native handoff
CostProduct designer salary + benefitsHourly, scoped to the project
Cost comparison

See what you'd save vs. hiring in-house.

$75,000
$45/hr
15 hrs
Annualized cost
Full-time employee$105,000
ViaHourly expert$35,100
$69,900
Estimated savings per year (67% less)
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