Prose · 5 days ago
Freelance UX Researcher
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
$65/hr - $90/hr
5+ years expProse is a company focused on custom hair and skin care products, leveraging an AI-powered beauty-tech platform. They are seeking a part-time, Freelance UX Researcher to lead usability testing and user research for their digital products, ensuring actionable recommendations for product and design teams.
BeautyConsumer GoodsCosmeticsE-CommerceHealth Care
Hiring Manager
Tony Fierro
Responsibilities
Focus primarily on user testing and usability evaluation for our digital products and experiences
Plan and run usability sessions (moderated and/or unmoderated), synthesize findings, and deliver clear, actionable recommendations
Create concise reports and readouts that help product and design teams quickly understand what to improve and why
Occasionally present findings in a weekly huddle or similar forum, advocating for the user and the work you’ve done
Collaborate closely with product managers and designers, and partner with data/analytics when helpful to strengthen insights
Work independently and proactively within a part-time, flexible schedule (roughly 12–16 hours per week), organizing your time around testing and delivery needs
Help keep the team focused on their core work by owning the research and providing an agnostic, external point of view
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a UX Researcher or a closely related UX role with substantial research responsibility at a beauty and/or direct-to-consumer subscription brand
Strong experience planning, moderating, and analyzing usability tests and user interviews
Demonstrated ability to work independently: scoping research, choosing appropriate methods, and guiding teams with clear recommendations
Excellent communication skills: able to tailor the level of detail for different audiences and translate findings into concrete product and UX improvements
Comfortable working in a fast-moving, iterative product environment with changing priorities and tight timelines
Passion for thoughtful, user-centered digital experiences and collaboration with product and design teams
Preferred
Bonus: degree in Human Factors, HCI, Design, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, Interaction Design, or a related field
Company
Prose
Custom hair care made fresh in NYC with natural active ingredients
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$24.99MKey Investors
Insight PartnersForerunner
2018-11-02Series B· $18M
2017-12-07Series A· $5.2M
2017-07-12Seed· $1.79M
Leadership Team
Arnaud Plas
Co-Founder & CEO
Catherine Taurin
Co-Founder and R&D Advisor
Recent News
2025-12-11
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