Senior Designer (Principle Prototyping)

    $135,200 - $199,680/year
    United States
    Full-Time
    Senior (7+ yrs)
    Design & UX
    Posted on August 11, 2026
    The Role
    We're looking for a Senior Designer with deep expertise in Principle to help bring a high-profile mobile product prototype to life. You'll partner with an existing design team to transform Figma designs into polished, interactive user journeys with thoughtful motion, transitions, and microinteractions.

    This role is ideal for someone who specializes in interaction design and prototyping and has extensive experience using Principle.
    What You'll Do
  1. Build high-fidelity interactive prototypes in Principle
  2. Translate existing Figma designs into polished user flows
  3. Design and refine motion, transitions, gestures, and microinteractions
  4. Collaborate with the product design team to accurately represent the intended user experience
  5. Iterate quickly based on stakeholder feedback
  6. What You'll Bring
  7. Extensive experience creating prototypes in Principle (required)
  8. Strong interaction design and motion design skills
  9. Experience building realistic mobile product prototypes
  10. Proficiency with Figma and working from established design files
  11. Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with designers
  12. Nice to Haves
  13. Experience creating prototypes for consumer mobile applications
  14. Familiarity with Apple Human Interface Guidelines
    Experience working on large-scale product design initiatives
  15. Pay Range
    The expected contract pay range: $65-96 per hour. Contract compensation is determined by location, experience, and skillset. We have three regional pay ranges that are adjusted for cost of living (US1 +15%, US2 +7.5%, US3 Base), *learn more about our pay philosophy and cost of living adjustments.
    Benefits may be available in accordance with applicable law and company policy, including eligibility based on hours worked and duration of assignment.

    Company:  Instrument

    Digital product and experience innovation consultancy.
    201-500 employees
    Consulting & Strategy
    HQ: United States