AI UI/UX Designer

Founding Product Designer At TrekAI we are building the next generation of end-to-end learning experiences for students and teachers. We believe teaching and learning should center around experiences and growth, not workflows and buttons.Our first generation learning platform (TrekAI) has gained rapid adoption, but we’re only getting started. To continue creating learning experiences that are even more impactful and frictionless, we need a hands on design leader who can help us work from end-state to current-state and help us design and build forward, as we build and grow Trek far beyond its current capabilities and reach.Why this role existsTrekAI is evolving from our core set of teacher and student assistance to a cohesive platform. As our first in-house designer, you’ll translate the product vision into an executable design strategy and roadmap, craft the core student/teacher experiences, and stand up the systems and rituals that help a small team deliver big impact.What You’ll DoStrategy & VisionAlongside the Product Owner, convert the TrekAI vision into a phased now/next/later roadmap that sequences value and reduces complexity.Partner with our leaders, teams, and stake holders to define experience and design principles for agentic AI.Partner with Product to shape bets, tradeoffs, and success metrics; influence the backlog and release plan.Product DesignDesign clean, intuitive, and engaging interfaces for our student- and teacher-facing products aligned with current branding design guides.Turn complex AI-driven processes into simple, trustworthy, contextualized, and easy-to-use experiences.Create wireframes, prototypes, and design systems to support rapid development and iteration.Conduct user testing, gather feedback, and make data-driven design improvement and own the entire user experience.Work collaboratively with Product to move from concepts to designs.AI & Agentic SystemsWork with our engineers and product team to design a seamless multi-step AI agent user experience.Innovate ways to help users understand, interact with, and trust AI-driven tools and workflows.Stay ahead of the curve on AI and UX best practices, bringing fresh ideas to the team.Leadership & Vendor ManagementBe a player-coach: write briefs, delegate to contractors, manage timelines/budgets.Coach PM/Eng; create shared rituals (design reviews, demos) that raise quality without slowing delivery.Marketing Design (Occasional)Design visual assets for social media, newsletters, presentations, and landing pages.Support the marketing team in keeping TrekAI’s brand modern, clean, and consistent.Create graphics that tell the TrekAI story to schools, districts, and partners. What We’re Looking For5–8+ years in product design (SaaS/EdTech/AI) with evidence of systems thinking across multiple modalities (interactive, content, workflows).Strong portfolio showing user flows, wireframes, and pixel-perfect interfaces.Proficiency in Figma (preferred), plus tools like Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.A solid understanding of AI-driven platforms.Excellent understanding of design and interaction patterns for conversational and agentic AI.HTML/CSS/JS knowledge with ability to create strong engineer handoff.Excellent collaboration and communication skills — we’re a startup, and everyone wears multiple hats.Experience leading contractors/vendors; excellent writing and async communication. Bonus Points ForExperience in education technology or a passion for helping students and teachers.Motion or interaction design skills to make interfaces feel dynamic and alive.A track record of designing for scalability and rapid iteration in fast-moving environments.