Lead UX/UI Designer

Company Description Superfan.ng is an edtech learning platform focused on African languages and culture, serving learners across the continent and the diaspora. The product is a gamified, quiz-first app that explores African proverbs, traditions, rites of passage, festivals, folklore, and customs. By combining engaging game mechanics with culturally rich content, Superfan.ng aims to make language learning and cultural exploration accessible, fun, and meaningful. The team is dedicated to building an inclusive experience that celebrates diverse African heritage while offering users a modern digital learning environment.

Role Description The Lead UX/UI Designer will oversee the end-to-end design of Superfan.ng’s digital learning experiences, ensuring that the platform is intuitive, engaging, and visually compelling. In this full-time remote role, the designer will conduct user research, synthesize insights, and translate them into user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interfaces for mobile and web. Day-to-day responsibilities include leading design thinking workshops, collaborating closely with product, engineering, and content teams, creating interactive prototypes, and maintaining a consistent design system. The Lead UX/UI Designer will also define design standards, mentor other designers, and continuously iterate on the user experience based on data, feedback, and usability testing.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply Design Thinking to solve complex problems and guide product decisions.
• Strong User Research skills, including planning studies, interviewing users, and synthesizing insights.
• Proficiency in User Experience (UX) design, including information architecture, user flows, and interaction design.
• Solid Visual Design skills with experience creating clean, engaging interfaces and design systems.
• Experience with Prototyping using modern design tools to create and test interactive concepts.
• Previous experience leading UX/UI initiatives for consumer-facing mobile or web products.
• Comfort working remotely, collaborating across time zones, and communicating clearly with cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with edtech products or language-learning platforms, and an interest in African cultures and languages.
• Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work, from research and ideation to final delivery.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.