Ecommerce Web Designer

Role context: The headless ecommerce website will be the immediate priority. The current site is approximately 30-45% developed, and the designer will focus on adding the necessary visual refinement and ecommerce-focused details to elevate the overall experience.

The PWA will be a secondary focus, where the designer will initially audit the existing interface and identify opportunities to simplify and elevate the experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Refine and elevate the existing headless ecommerce website.
• Improve layouts, content presentation, navigation, product experiences, and overall ecommerce usability.
• Translate the existing development into a polished, premium, luxury-oriented customer experience.
• Provide design recommendations while primarily refining and improving the existing direction.
• Collaborate closely with the developer to ensure designs can be effectively implemented.
• Review and evolve the existing component library/design system as needed.
• Audit the existing PWA and identify opportunities to simplify and elevate the interface.
• Maintain design consistency across the website, PWA, content, and customer-facing experiences.
• Use AI-assisted design and prototyping tools to accelerate iteration and improve the design process.

Tools

• Figma
• Figma Make
• Claude / Claude Design
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Pendo

Availability: Project-based, 20-25 hours per week.

What’s in it for you?

1. Learn and evolve your skills using the latest and greatest technology tools in a rapidly growing company.
2. Learn from the best people around you. We constantly challenge the status quo and invent new ways of building a great product.
3. 100% remote. Work anywhere, whether it is remotely in the comfort of your home, in a shared co-working space, in an RV on the beach, or while being a nomad in another country.
4. Work on challenging problems, innovate, and positively impact many people’s lives while having fun doing it., The majority of our clients are venture-backed startups at the growth stage. Usually, at this stage, the company already achieved a product-market fit and is looking to expand rapidly. That’s where we bring the best engineering practices, strong architecture, the latest technologies, and consistent processes to help companies scale.

What is the length of your engagements?

Most of our long-term full-time engagements last multiple years. It allows you to evolve your career with the client company taking on more responsibilities.

What’s your company size?

The Right Balance team is 55+ engineers going to 75+ by the end of the year.

What happens if the engagement is completed?

Most of our engagements are long-term in nature. That said, if the current engagement is ramping down, we’ll present you with more long-term opportunities to transition into.

What are your core values?

• Client First: we only win when our clients win. We treat client challenges as our own.
• Ownership: we embrace responsibility, taking on challenges, getting them to completion, and enjoying getting things done.
• Quality: we’re passionate about achieving quality outcomes by applying meticulous attention to detail.

We’re looking for a Senior Ecommerce / Web Designer with a strong eye for detail and experience creating refined, premium digital experiences for ecommerce brands.

The primary focus will be on refining and elevating an existing headless ecommerce website. Approximately 30-45% of the site has already been developed, so the ideal candidate will be someone who can take the existing foundation and add the visual finesse, polish, consistency, and ecommerce-focused details needed to create a high-end customer experience.

The candidate should be highly detail-oriented, visually strong, and comfortable working within an existing technical environment alongside a developer., * Upper-intermediate to fluent speaking and writing English. Able to have a real-time conversation.

• 5+ years of full-time hands-on Ecommerce Web Designer experience.
• 5+ years of full-time hands-on UX/UI Design experience.
• 4+ years of full-time hands-on Figma experience.
• 1+ year of full-time hands-on AI development experience.
• Strong experience in Ecommerce / Web Design.
• Strong visual design skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience designing for premium, luxury, or high-end consumer brands.
• Strong understanding of ecommerce UX and customer-facing digital experiences.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma.
• Experience working with existing design systems and component libraries.
• Ability to collaborate closely with developers and understand technical design constraints.
• Strong ability to audit existing products and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of design refinement.
• Strong experience incorporating AI-assisted tools into the design workflow.

Nice to Haves

1. Experience with headless ecommerce environments.
2. Experience working with luxury or premium ecommerce brands.
3. Familiarity with frontend development and technical implementation.
4. Experience with AI-assisted prototyping and design workflows.
5. Experience designing both ecommerce websites and PWAs.
6. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent demonstrated ability.

Our client is a family-run luxury home furnishings e-commerce retailer built on three generations and 85+ years of industry experience, offering a curated range of traditional, transitional, and modern furniture, lighting, decor, rugs, and dining essentials across every room in the home. Backed by partnerships with respected design-trade brands and run by a team of creatives and interior enthusiasts, they help customers turn houses into homes that reflect their lifestyle and personality; combining trade-level expertise with an easy, one-stop shopping experience., About Right Balance ®

201-500 Santa Monica