Product Designer (UI/UX) + Front‑End (Bootstrap/jQuery)
Type: Contract or contract‑to‑hire · Remote · PST‑friendly Reports to: Back‑End Developer + COO Start: Immediate Hours: 20-30 hours weekly for project duration (3 months+) Compensation: $30-60/hr USD About the role We’re rebuilding our internal dashboard on a LAMP stack (PHP views, Bootstrap, jQuery). You’ll be the UX/UI owner who makes it fast, clear, and pleasant to use - then implements the front‑end details yourself in Bootstrap/jQuery and light PHP view edits. You’re as comfortable finding rough edges and breaking things as you are polishing layouts, tables, and forms. What you’ll do • Own UI/UX for core dashboard flows: navigation, search/filter, tables, forms, detail views, states (loading/empty/error). • Implement UI in Bootstrap 5 + jQuery within PHP templates (light view edits; no heavy backend). • “Break it before users do”: run pragmatic QA, fix responsive issues, improve a11y/contrast, tighten microcopy. • Partner tightly with backend to scope thin slices, ship quickly, and iterate based on feedback. • Establish lightweight patterns (spacing, density, tokens/variables) so the design stays consistent as we grow. What success looks like (first 30–60 days) • Many high‑impact UI/UX improvements shipped (keeping in mind time‑to‑task, fewer clicks, reduced support pings). • Primary screens refactored with clean Bootstrap utilities; mobile responsiveness feels intentional, with attention to performance and speed as part of the UX. • Clear empty, error, and loading states across key flows; obvious actions and safer destructive flows. • A short “UI QA checklist” we can reuse on every new feature. You’ll bring • 3-6 years designing and building data‑heavy dashboards/tools (not just marketing sites). • Fluency with Bootstrap 5 (grid, utilities, theming/variables) and jQuery behaviors/validation. • Comfort editing PHP view files/partials to apply classes, extract components, and tidy markup. • Strong written and spoken English - crisp specs, concise PRs, clear rationale. • Practical AI usage in your everyday workflow, and the way you responsibly supervise its output. Nice to have • Figma components/tokens, icon systems, disciplined handoff, and slicing the design into theme-ready, HTML-exportable files. • A11y (WCAG 2.2 basics), microcopy craft, internationalization awareness. • Basic e2e testing exposure (Playwright/Cypress) or BrowserStack for cross‑browser checks. • Version control mastery in team frameworks How we work • Friday→Friday sprints, small specs, fast feedback loops. • We value clear writing, simple solutions, and measurable outcomes. • Slack, Asana, and Google Meet. Location & hours • Remote. North American time zones required; Keeping PST hours preferred. • Flexibility. Back-end dev works part days, part nights. Ideal that you can keep up with him daily. Compensation Contract or contract‑to‑hire. Please include your hourly rate. (Range is $30–60/hr, depending on experience and portfolio.) Apply tot his job