Job Description Description

Remote roles across the Asia–Pacific region (could be based in Southeast Asia, Australia, Aotearoa NZ, Pacific Islands)

Freelance, daily-rate consultancy | Short and longer-term engagements

Build thoughtful technology that matters

About us Catalpa is an Australian not-for-profit working across the Asia–Pacific to improve lives through locally driven solutions. We design creative responses to complex problems, combining technology, behavioural insights and deep contextual understanding.

We bring together people from many disciplines — engineers, designers, economists, researchers and more — to work on projects with real‑world impact. Our work is often one-of-a-kind, sometimes ambitious, and genuinely meaningful.

We work remotely across the region from homes, co‑working spaces and a handful of offices.

Learn more at the opportunity

As Catalpa’s project pipeline grows, we’re looking for experienced UI/UX Designers to join our Products team — a small, highly capable group building digital products designed for social impact.

You’ll work across multiple projects, bringing hands‑on design skill and a strong UX sensibility to the products we build.

This role is suited to an early career to mid-level designer – someone who can independently take a brief from concept through to high‑fidelity output, engage constructively with product and engineering teams, and apply human‑centred design thinking in their day‑to‑day practice. Our products support work in health, education, infrastructure, transparency and public services, often in complex and resource‑constrained environments.

What you’ll do As a UI/UX Designer at Catalpa,



you’ll take ownership of the design process from discovery through to delivery, creating intuitive, accessible, and visually engaging experiences across our web and mobile products.

You’ll work across user research, information architecture, interaction design, prototyping, and visual design, translating user and business needs into high‑quality solutions. Using tools such as Figma, Claude, and Cursor, you’ll create production‑ready designs, contribute to our design systems, and collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to ensure successful implementation.

You’ll be comfortable communicating design decisions, participating in reviews, incorporating feedback, and maintaining a high standard of quality through testing, documentation, and design QA. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working independently while contributing to a team-oriented, design‑led culture focused on continuous improvement and delivering exceptional user experiences.

Requirements You’re a creative, but pragmatic UI/UX Designer who cares about the craft and impact in equal measure.

You likely bring:

A passion for making great products

3–5 years of professional experience in UI/UX design, ideally with some exposure to working in or alongside multidisciplinary digital product teams.

A strong portfolio demonstrating end‑to‑end design work across web and/or mobile products,



covering both UX thinking and high‑quality visual execution.

Fluency in Figma, including component‑based design, auto‑layout, and design handoff.

Working knowledge of design systems, experience contributing to or building them is an advantage.

Solid foundations in user‑centred design, including experience with usability testing, user research synthesis, and iterative design.

Comfort working with AI tools as part of the design workflow, including using them for prototyping, accessibility checking, and research synthesis. Experience with Claude, Cursor, or similar tools is an advantage but willingness to learn and adopt them is essential.

Clear communication skills in English and ease collaborating across time zones and cultures (we’re diverse)

A relevant degree is welcome — but an interesting alternative path is just as valued.

You enjoy working in a highly agile and collaborative working style.

Sufficient technical literacy to run a web or mobile application locally, navigate a codebase at a surface level, and submit a pull request with design changes or annotations. You don't need to be an engineer, but you should not be intimidated by a terminal or a Git workflow.

How you work

You care deeply about designing meaningful and thoughtful designs that address real user needs and have tangible impact

You think about performance, accessibility and long‑term sustainability of product design

You enjoy collaborating across the product lifecycle from design, QA, product and engineering

You contribute to all aspects of design including design discovery through to hand off and QA of design assets

You’re open to continuous learning and new ways

📌 Expression Of Interest (Melbourne)
🏢 Catalpa International
📍 Melbourne