Contract UX Designer (3-months)

Tecovas•Austin, TX

4d•$40•Hybrid

About The Position

Tecovas was founded with the simple goal of making the world's best western boots, apparel and leather goods - and selling them at a fair price. We are a brand revolutionizing a category and welcoming first-time boot buyers and western enthusiasts alike. Tecovas is looking for a Contract UX Designer to support key initiatives across our digital and omni-channel experiences. Reporting to the Digital Product team, you will partner with Digital Design, Digital Merchandising, Engineering, and Product Management to design intuitive, customer-centered solutions that enhance how customers discover, shop, and engage with Tecovas. This role focuses on end-to-end UX design—from research and strategy through wireframes, prototypes, and engineering handoff. This is a part-time, contract role (3 months) with potential for extension. This role is required to be based in Austin, TX with a hybrid work schedule.

Requirements

5+ years of UX/product design experience with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design work
Proficiency in Figma (required)
Experience in e-commerce, retail, or direct-to-consumer brands (highly preferred)
Strong understanding of user research methods and experimentation framework
Experience designing detailed mobile-first experiences and working in Agile sprint environments
Demonstrated experience driving measurable UX outcomes (e.g., conversion rate, AOV, engagement metrics).
You have excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions clearly.
You are a self-starter who can manage ambiguity and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
You have a collaborative mindset and enjoy working cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Marketing.
You're detail-oriented and care about the craft of design at every level.

Responsibilities

Lead UX design for priority projects from discovery through final handoff to engineering
Design user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups in Figma
Build multiple design options for A/B testing, using research and analysis to help identify opportunities to improve the conversion funnel
Understand the Tecovas Design System, work within it, maintain it and contribute to evolving our design system for consistency across platforms
Conduct research (web analytics, Baymard research, usability findings) to support design decisions.
Apply journey-based thinking and provide inputs into journey maps and experience models defined at the product strategy level.
Translate research into actionable insights, prioritized recommendations and design strategies tied to business impact.
Partner with Analytics to leverage behavioral data (Heap, heatmaps, session recordings), UX Research and journey mapping to identify friction points and opportunity areas.
Collaborate closely with Sr Digital Designer, Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to align on requirements and iterate quickly.
Produce detailed design documentation edge cases, redlines and interaction specs to ensure Dev handoff is as seamless as possible. Work closely with product managers to ensure clarity on design decisions and trade-offs.
Present data-backed design concepts and rationale to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership
Support QA and UAT to ensure designs are implemented as intended