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AutoZone

UX User Experience Research Manager

Memphis, TN · On-site

$113K/yr

AutoZone's UX Research Manager will have a passion to understand the "why" behind the behaviors and attitudes of our customers and AutoZone employees. The Manager of UX Research is a thought-leader ...

AutoZone

UX User Experience Research Manager

Memphis, TN

$113K/yr

AutoZone's UX Research Manager will have a passion to understand the "why" behind the behaviors and attitudes of our customers and AutoZone employees. The Manager of UX Research is a thought-leader ...

Smartsheet

Manager, UX Research

$155K - $187K/yr

We're hiring a Manager of UX Research to join our world class UX Research team. Researchers at Smartsheet come from a diverse range of traditional and non-traditional backgrounds. We apply a wide ...

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As of Aug 6, 2026, the average hourly pay for freelance ux research in the United States is $47.71, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.28 and $61.78 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive as a Freelance UX Researcher, you need strong skills in qualitative and quantitative research methods, user testing, and analytical thinking, often backed by a degree in psychology, human-computer interaction, or a related field. Familiarity with tools such as UserTesting, Lookback, Optimal Workshop, and prototyping platforms, as well as UX certifications like NN/g or HFI, is highly beneficial. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and adaptability set standout freelancers apart in this role. These competencies are crucial for accurately understanding user needs, effectively collaborating with clients, and delivering valuable insights to improve product experiences.

What is a freelance UX research?

A Freelance UX Research job involves conducting user research on a contract or project basis to help businesses improve their products, services, and overall user experience. Freelancers often work independently with multiple clients, using methods like interviews, surveys, usability testing, and data analysis to gather insights. They provide recommendations based on user behavior and needs, helping design teams create user-friendly solutions. This role offers flexibility in choosing projects and schedules but requires strong research skills, communication, and self-management.

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Freelance UX researchers often work on a variety of projects, such as conducting user interviews, designing and analyzing usability tests, and gathering insights to inform product design decisions. Their responsibilities commonly include collaborating with designers, product managers, and developers to translate research findings into actionable recommendations. Freelancers may also be asked to prepare and present detailed reports to stakeholders, manage their own project timelines, and adapt research approaches for diverse client needs. The work is dynamic and requires managing multiple projects simultaneously, offering variety and the opportunity to develop a broad skill set.

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Freelance User Experience Designer - Remote

Brella Productions

Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 13 days ago

Job description

FREELANCE USER EXPERIENCE DESIGNER-REMOTE
Brella Productions ( www.brella.com ) a full service digital production company located in Evanston, IL. is seeking Freelance UX Designers to work with our Development department. As a freelance UX Designer you will take on the role of creating the product's logic. It's a process of deeply understanding the needs and objectives to design a system that offers both utility and value to the end user.
IN DEPTH SUMMARY
UX design skillset and expertise encompasses theories from a number of disciplines such as user interface design, usability, client-side development, research, information architecture, and Human Computer Interaction; spanning the entire user journey within a given product experience while also adhering to brand, design and accessibility standards.
UX REQUIREMENTS
  • Ethnography and discovery user goals, motivations, and work patterns
  • Requirement Analysis ability to deduce necessary information to develop scale of technical & functional expectations through conducting stakeholder and user interviews
  • Visual Communication be able to visually express hierarchy, grouping, and workflows for applications
  • Participatory Design inclusive of all users by aligning with WCAG guidelines (ex: how to design for accessibility, accommodating the needs of people with color-deficient vision and low vision)
  • Interaction Design translating information architecture into functional UI components, accounting for communication between interface elements, steps to complete tasks, animations, states, and nudges
  • Mastery of information design and ability to clearly express complex information
  • Information Architecture organizing user goals, responsibilities, and expectations within a product to reflect a navigable architecture/flow of potential pages, content, sections, & widgets intended to be suitable for creation and experience within a digital environment
  • Knowledge of principles of cognitive psychology & human computer interaction
  • User Interface Design component-level interaction principles and concepts, graphic user interface (GUI) screen layout and composition
  • Responsive Design understanding of bit-depth, pixel-density, and resolution issues. Scalable UI across multitude of devices and display sizes
  • Research techniques high-level market research for conducting & gathering user data
  • Product design or product-level interaction principles and concepts
  • Provide iconic representations of objects and actions, as well as other graphic elements
  • Able to present &/or question use-case scenarios for specific tasks, may help direct the work of others

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
  • Understanding of basic programming principles, tools, and technologies
  • Understanding of software and hardware development processes specification, coding, and testing
  • Basic understanding of client-side development competent skill with HTML & CSS, high-level familiarity with JavaScript
  • GUI development principles, tools, and technologies
  • Rapid Prototyping InVision, Anima App, Flinto, Sketch, Adobe XD
  • Understands necessary steps to facilitate deliverables for production
  • Defines UI design choices by use case, purpose & data-driven approaches design for consistency with standards rather than creative expression
  • Work very closely with developers on a daily basis to continue assessing application requirements
  • Database principles, tools, and technologies *bonus

TEAM PLAYER REQUIREMENTS
  • Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design with a minor in Information Technology
  • 2+ Years of UX, Web, or Product Design experience
  • Works well in teams, ability to compromise, take criticism, and produces optimal revising skills based on feedback
  • Solution-oriented & maintains user advocacy throughout product journey

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