UX stands for user experience, and as a contract UX designer, your duties revolve around ensuring that an application or website is functional, visually appealing, and easy to use. You are a temporary member of the project team, and you collaborate with software developers and QA specialists to customize and refine the user experience. With each contract you work on, your primary responsibilities typically include analyzing the current user experience to make changes or designing a new application or website using a framework. You also provide strategic guidance regarding functionality and requirements to business and product leaders as well as the development team.