Web Designer

Sapience AI Corporation•Seattle, WA

1d•$65 - $70•Hybrid

About The Position

Sapience AI is hiring a Web Designer on contract to own their website from strategy through execution and ongoing maintenance. This is not a build-only role. The contractor will run the full design process, from audit and ideation through creative concepts and a finished, published site, and will lead conversations to gather necessary content. The role reports to the Head of Marketing Communications and collaborates with brand, launch campaign, and content contributors. The contract is for 40 hours per week, from September 2026 through December 18, 2026, with a site live date of December 9.

Requirements

A strong portfolio showing website work led from strategy through a finished, published site
Skilled in HTML5, with experience hosted on Google infrastructure
Comfortable implementing SEO best practices and optimizing for AI-driven search and discovery
An excellent creative, with a strong point of view on design and the instincts to defend it
A confident communicator who can lead cross-functional partners to deliver the content and assets a build needs, rather than waiting on what shows up
Comfortable owning a process end to end, including audits, ideation, and testing, not just execution
Organized and able to manage a live build alongside ongoing maintenance
Available full time for the duration of the contract, through December 18
Based in the Pacific time zone, Seattle area preferred, and able to commute to the Seattle area once a week for in-person design reviews when needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience running a full website redesign for a B2B or technology company
Familiarity with AI or agent-based products
Experience partnering with a brand team on a shared visual identity

Responsibilities

Own website strategy and execution end-to-end, from initial audit through a published, maintained site
Lead an industry audit and a competitive design audit to ground the site in the current market and design landscape
Partner on our design framework and gather inspiration to shape the creative direction
Define what each page needs to accomplish and outline the artwork and content it will carry
Turn outlines into creative concepts and lead the team through rounds of creative review
Build the site in HTML5, from structure through final polish
Implement SEO and AIO foundations into the site structure and pages
Partner with our engineering team on the HubSpot connection, which they own
Lead communications with content and brand contributors to ensure you have the finished copy and images each page needs before you build it
Run customer testing with current customers and revise the site based on what you learn
Publish the site by the December 9 live date and track traffic after launch to ensure it is working as planned
Maintain the site through the end of the contract and keep it current as new content and pages come in