UX/UI designer

Cultural heritage data lives in databases, paper archives, books, and collections across the globe. But new digital tools can help connect those silos, encourage collaboration, and enhance transparency. NavigatingArt is a nonprofit organization that protects and promotes cultural heritage by empowering teams with the tools to create and publish digital catalogues raisonnés and archives.

We are seeking a highly motivated UX/UI designer (m/f/x) to join NavigatingArt's product team. In this role, you will work alongside art domain experts and engineers to design intuitive and elegant interfaces that enable art professionals to explore, search, and navigate complex cultural heritage data from multiple sources. Your user-centered approach and ability to craft seamless features and flows will help make extensive and diverse datasets accessible for researchers and institutions worldwide.

By joining NavigatingArt, you’ll contribute to a meaningful and ambitious initiative that bridges technology and cultural heritage.

Lead design activities during the research and discovery phase, translating complex user needs into actionable design directions

Conduct and synthesize user research together with the product owner, engaging with art historians and institutional experts to understand workflows, search habits, and expectations

Develop user journeys, information architecture, and conceptual wireframes tailored toward real-world research scenarios

Design durable and elegant interfaces for exploring, searching, and navigating complex cultural heritage data from multiple sources

Build interactive prototypes in Figma to support testing, stakeholder alignment, and design validation

Collaborate with the product owner and engineers to support high-quality implementation, ensuring best practices are embedded throughout

Iterate on concepts based on user feedback, usability insights, and team collaboration

Develop and maintain a design system and component library in Figma to ensure consistency across visual and functional elements

Maintain a consistent visual language by developing and documenting design systems and reusable components in Figma.

A degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Communication Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience demonstrated through a compelling portfolio

2+ years of experience in UX/UI design for web-based products, ideally with a focus on information-rich and data-driven interfaces

A strong user-centered mindset with a focus on clarity, usability, and accessibility

Comfortable working in a small, cross-functional team and contributing across the product development lifecycle

Excellent communication skills with the ability to present and explain design decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Proficiency in Figma; familiarity with Jira and Adobe Creative Suite is a bonus

Fluency in English; proficiency in German is appreciated

Curiosity about the arts, digital humanities, or cultural heritage is welcome

You share our values (listed below) and work in accordance with them.

Competitive salary and work in an autonomous team with a high degree of creative freedom

A collaborative and open company culture that values diversity and work-life balance among our talented colleagues from all over the world

Discounted public transport ticket (Deutschlandticket) or Urban Sports Club membership

Opportunities for professional development and career growth

A pleasant office space in Berlin Kreuzberg/Mitte with great coffee, one fixed in-office day per week, and flexibility to work from home.