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Thies S.

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PM & UX Lead

Munich
Thies S.

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Spatial UX Lead at govar

  • Concept, interaction and UX for XR experiences for the automotive industry
  • Optimizing XR experiences
  • Building experiences with AI
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Ines S.

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UX/UI Designer

Berlin
Ines S.

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Freelance UX Designer at Ines Siebrecht UX | UI Design

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Natalia P.

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Senior UX Engineer & UX/UI Designer

Nuremberg
Natalia P.

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Senior UX Engineer and Frontend Developer at Medikamendo

Medikamendo: E-health platform for digital repeat medication & follow-up prescriptions

  • End-to-end implementation: UX conception, UI design, and frontend development for three connected portals (patients, medical practices, pharmacies).
  • AI prototyping: Efficient creation of interactive prototypes using Figma and GitHub Copilot.
  • Design system: Creation and continuous development of a consistent design system and UI components.
  • Corporate design: Maintenance and further development of the consistent brand presence and websites.
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Anjana R.

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Senior Product / Lead (UX/UI) Designer

Berlin
Anjana R.

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Senior Product Designer at Casavi GmbH

I served as the Lead Designer for two cross-functional teams at Casavi, a software platform for property managers. Casavi is a central platform for all aspects of digital property management, which streamlines operations and business processes.

SmartTask: The team focuses on ticket management, workflow automation, AI integration, enhancing communication between property managers and their clients.

Customer app/portal: The team is dedicated to fostering community engagement among residents of managed properties. The customer portal in combination with the Casavi app solves the challenges for property and facility managers.

My role spans the full design lifecycle, covering UX/UI design, user research, usability testing, and strategic design planning, across Casavi's web platform, mobile app, and customer portals. Each team comprises around 10 members, including a project manager, designer, developers, and QA testers. I am also responsible for the accessibility assurance of the whole product.

Design unit role: In addition to my core responsibilities, I actively contribute to the development and maintenance of the company's design system and style guide ensuring consistency and scalability across all products. Mentor junior designers is my official and moral responsibility.

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André R.

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UI/UX Designer / AI Designer

Heilbronn
André R.

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UX/UI & AI Designer at Freelancer

  • Designed web and mobile interfaces, user flows, and design systems in Figma, Adobe XD, Motif, and Lovable, ensuring WCAG 2.1/2.2 accessibility.
  • Conducted UX research and delivered responsive websites and e-commerce on WordPress® and Squarespace®, Webflow®.
  • Integrated AI-generated imagery (syntography) and AI video creation into branding, prototypes, and editorial projects.
  • Lead visual design, creative direction, and client collaboration to deliver functional, innovative, and visually compelling digital experiences.
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Myrto P.

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UX Lead, Strategist for Property Management Systems

Berlin
Myrto P.

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UX Lead, Strategist for Property Management Systems at Destination Solutions

  • Leading UX for a Property Management System, an all-in-one solution for vacation rental agencies and tourism regions, covering marketing and rental of holiday apartments and houses
  • UX audits, conception, and implementation of UX strategy with a focus on regulatory, security, and user-centered requirements
  • Advising C-level stakeholders on UX strategy and design best practices
  • Planning and conducting research with agencies and property owners
  • Design system strategy and definition of UX architecture
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Dieter M.

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Senior Product Designer & UX Specialist · Design Systems · AI

Bad Muskau
Dieter M.

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Product Developer, Design Systems & UX at Miele

Product development for the Miele app – design system, UX, and end-to-end product responsibility.

  • Built and expanded the design system – components, design tokens, dev handoff
  • Created user flows and customer journeys for core app features (device control, recipes, maintenance)
  • Usability testing and iterative UX improvements
  • AI-powered personalization – smart program recommendations based on usage behavior
  • AI tools in the design workflow: automated accessibility checks, Figma AI, rapid prototyping
  • AI-synthesized user research – condensed interviews, feedback, and usability data into structured insights
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Kristoffer L.

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Senior Experience Strategist

Cologne
Kristoffer L.

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Senior UX Researcher at MeinAuto.de

Research-driven Experience & Conversion Optimization in Automotive E-Commerce. Responsible for driving research-led optimization of key user journeys across vehicle search, configurator, and homepage. Worked cross-functionally with Marketing, Product, and partially Sales to translate insights into measurable business impact.

  • User Research & Insight Generation: Led qualitative rapid user research following the launch of the new marketplace to identify usability issues, conversion barriers, and immediate optimization opportunities. Synthesized findings into actionable hypotheses for A/B testing and product improvements.
  • Experimentation & Data-informed Optimization: Designed, evaluated, and iterated A/B tests to optimize configurator entry points, search forms, filter and sorting logics. Leveraged GA, Clarity, and experimentation data to derive statistically relevant insights and inform product decisions.
  • UX & Interaction Concept Development: Conceptualized new configurator entry mechanisms, quick filters, navigation concepts, and checkout progress indicators to improve orientation and decision confidence.
  • Personalization Strategy & Frameworks: Developed personalization hypotheses and use cases and collaborated with external vendors (e.g. Dynamic Yield). Established a scalable framework covering processes, responsibilities, and testing pipelines.
  • Homepage Research & Experience Strategy: Co-led research-informed homepage initiatives, including cross-functional workshops, definition of user needs and requirements, phased concept development, and alignment with key stakeholders.
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Daniel W.

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Web Developer & UI/UX Designer

Berlin
Daniel W.

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Frontend Lead & Product Owner

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Martina B.

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UX Lead / Product Design Manager

Berlin
Martina B.

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UX Designer and Consultant at Self Employed

  • As UX Manager and UX Team Lead, my focus is on creating the conditions for excellent UX design – not only by improving results, but also by investing in people, culture, and systems. I am convinced that sustainable UX design comes from a combination of autonomous teams, clear rituals, and a shared vision of product and user value.

  • My job is to enable successful UX design within a company. This includes setting up and growing the UX team, establishing a design system, designing design processes, defining and developing UX maturity and UX culture within the company, and developing strategies that combine business requirements and user experience design.

  • Consulting and conceptual support in UX and product topics (project-based)

  • Deepening strategic topics: UX Strategy, Organizational Design, UX Maturity

  • Market and role orientation with a focus on Head of UX / UX Leadership positions

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Oliver K.

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Senior Product Designer | AI-Native UX/UI Designer | Design Systems | Human-Centered AI

Dortmund
Oliver K.

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Founder & Manager at ThinkForm Studio – AI Product Design & Innovation

Designing AI-native digital products by combining product strategy, UX research, interaction design, software engineering, and modern AI workflows. Leading projects from discovery to implementation while integrating AI throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

  • → Product discovery, stakeholder workshops, Jobs-to-be-Done and user research
  • → User journey mapping, information architecture and interaction design
  • → Wireframes, high-fidelity UI, prototypes and scalable design systems in Figma and Penpot
  • → AI-assisted interface generation and rapid concept exploration using Figma AI, Figma Make and generative design workflows
  • → Design-to-code workflows with AI-supported frontend generation and engineering collaboration
  • → Building accessible interfaces following WCAG 2.2 and enterprise design standards
  • → Usability testing, iterative validation and KPI-driven product optimization
  • → Development of AI knowledge systems, MCP-powered design workflows and human-in-the-loop review processes
  • → Close collaboration with engineering teams to ensure production-ready implementation
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Lukas N.

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Senior Product UX/UI Designer (Design System & Component Library)

Munich
Lukas N.

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Senior Product Designer (Process & Workflows) at Streckenheld

  • Designed role-based delivery assignment workflows, switchable between own fleet and partner carriers, with traceable status chains from „pending“ to „in delivery.“
  • Designed AI-assisted route optimization, where dispatchers review drive-time-optimized route suggestions as drafts and apply them in one click.
  • Designed a central planning interface for delivery and route management, bringing table view, map view, and route composition into a single workflow.
  • Built interactive prototypes to align new product features early with stakeholders and engineering.

Key methods: AI-assisted Product Design, Workflow Design, Role-Based Workflows, Dashboard Design, Interaction Design, Prototyping, Logistics/Operations UX, Stakeholder Collaboration

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Michael B.

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Product Design & Design Systems Expert | Helping Startups and Companies Transform Ideas into Scalable Products

München
Michael B.

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Senior Product Designer at Awake Mobility GmbH

  • Spearheaded efforts to enhance product consistency and achieve significantly better usability, ensuring a more intuitive experience
  • Partnered with the founders to define a new go-to-market strategy through product discovery
  • Directed the process of creating a new company website from concept and wireframes to design and final implementation in Webflow
  • Responsive Webdesign
  • WCAG
  • Corporate Branding
  • Product Discovery
  • MVP
  • Product Design
  • User Experience
  • Rapid Prototyping
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Henry V.

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Product Owner E-Commerce, UX/UI Lead, Full-Stack Developer

Bonn
Henry V.

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Full-Stack Developer & Design Lead at FUNKE Mediengruppe

As part of the migration from Shopware 5 to 6, it was decided to rethink the entire e-commerce landscape of the regional FUNKE online shops from scratch. The main goals, besides creating a reliable platform with multiple sales channels for each regional brand, were the "rebranding" and the brand development around it.

The rebranding was also transferred into the advertising materials CI, which in the daily newspaper sector, alongside digital performance ads, still has print as a strong focus in the target group segment.


My responsibilities/tasks in this project:

  • Creating the UI design system
  • UX research
  • Prototyping
  • Rebranding & creating the new CI manual across all regional shops
  • Shopware 6 front-end & back-end development
  • Design & creative lead
  • Ad design, landing pages

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UX Designers statistics

Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.

Experience

16 years

UX Designers in Germany have 16 years of professional experience on average.

Position duration

2.8 years

UX Designers in Germany stay in a single position for 2.8 years on average.

Positions per freelancer

9

UX Designers in Germany have completed 9 positions on average over the course of their careers.

Top business areas

Product Development, Information Technology, Marketing

UX Designers in Germany have gathered most of their hands-on project experience in Product Development, Information Technology, and Marketing.

Top industries

Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Professional Services

UX Designers in Germany are most in demand in Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, and Professional Services.

Certification focus areas

Product Development, Information Technology, Project Management

UX Designers in Germany earn their certifications most often in Product Development, Information Technology, and Project Management.

Bachelor's degree or higher

93%

93% of UX Designers in Germany hold at least a Bachelor's degree.

Master's degree or higher

40%

40% of UX Designers in Germany hold at least a Master's degree.

Doctorate

2%

2% of UX Designers in Germany have a doctorate (PhD).

Certifications per freelancer

1

UX Designers in Germany hold 1 professional certification on average.

Most common languages

German, English, French

UX Designers in Germany most often speak German, English, and French.

Speak two or more languages

94%

94% of UX Designers in Germany speak two or more languages.

Based on our profile pool as of 26 Oct 2026.

Daily rate distribution

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3% of UX Designers in Germany charge less than €320 per day.
2% of UX Designers in Germany charge between €320 and €480 per day.
21% of UX Designers in Germany charge between €480 and €640 per day.
40% of UX Designers in Germany charge between €640 and €800 per day.
24% of UX Designers in Germany charge between €800 and €960 per day.
6% of UX Designers in Germany charge between €960 and €1120 per day.
3% of UX Designers in Germany charge €1120 or more per day.
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The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this role in Germany are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.

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Average rates for UX Designers in Germany

Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.

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Daily rate avg. 712 €

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Median rate 720 €

The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.

Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 26 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.

UX Designers experts industry focus

See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.

  • Information Technology (84%)
  • Media and Entertainment (49%)
  • Professional Services (46%)
  • Retail (42%)
  • Advertising (41%)
  • Automotive (41%)
  • Education (38%)
  • Banking and Finance (36%)

Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.

About the role

Designing Intuitive Digital Products in Germany

German companies increasingly prioritize seamless user journeys to remain competitive in a digital-first economy. A freelance UX designer translates complex business requirements into intuitive, user-centric digital products. They bridge the gap between product strategy and user needs, ensuring that websites, mobile applications, and enterprise software are easy to navigate and aesthetically cohesive.

Core Responsibilities and Deliverables

Freelance user experience specialists take ownership of the entire user journey. They conduct user research, analyze behavior, and build the structural foundation of digital tools. Typical deliverables include:

  • User personas and journey maps mapping out customer pathways.
  • Information architecture blueprints defining content structure.
  • Wireframes and interactive prototypes for desktop and mobile layouts.
  • Usability testing reports identifying friction points and solutions.
  • UI/UX handoff documentation for frontend development teams.

Key Tools and Methodologies

Modern interaction designers rely on a standardized toolkit to collaborate with product managers and developers. Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD are the industry standards for wireframing and prototyping. For user testing and analytics, they utilize platforms like Hotjar, Miro, and Usertesting.com. They operate within Agile frameworks, participating in design sprints and scrum ceremonies to iterate rapidly based on real user feedback.

When to Hire a Freelance UX Specialist

Organizations in Germany bring in freelance UX support during critical product phases. Whether launching a new minimum viable product, redesigning legacy enterprise software, or optimizing conversion rates on an e-commerce platform, external experts bring immediate, objective insights. Freelancers integrate quickly into existing product squads, offering specialized knowledge without the long-term overhead of a permanent hire.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about UX Designers? Start with the answers below.

While a UX designer focuses on the overall feel, structure, and usability of a product, a UI designer concentrates on the visual presentation and interactive elements. The user experience specialist maps out user journeys and wireframes to ensure the product is intuitive. The UI specialist then applies colors, typography, and visual assets to these layouts.

German industries like automotive, fintech, e-commerce, and industrial manufacturing frequently collaborate with a freelance UX designer to digitize their services. Companies in Munich, Berlin, and Frankfurt require experts to design intuitive dashboards for IoT devices, business-to-business portals, and consumer-facing applications.

A top-tier UX designer is evaluated by their portfolio, which should showcase case studies rather than just final screens. Look for detailed explanations of their research methods, wireframing processes, and how they solved specific user problems. Their ability to explain the business impact of their designs is a strong indicator of quality.

Most UX designers in Germany work primarily on a remote basis, collaborating via digital tools like Figma and Miro. However, initial user research workshops, stakeholder interviews, or sprint planning sessions are occasionally conducted on-site at the client's office.

For projects targeting the local market, a UX designer often needs to speak German to conduct effective user research and interviews with local participants. For international projects or internal product teams in tech hubs like Berlin, English is usually the primary language of collaboration.

While some professionals have coding skills, a dedicated user experience designer typically focuses entirely on research, wireframing, and prototyping. Expecting one person to handle both deep user research and complex frontend development often dilutes the quality of both deliverables.

You should hire a UX designer if your digital product has high drop-off rates, low customer satisfaction scores, or if your development team is building features without clear user journeys. Bringing in an expert early prevents expensive code rewrites later in the development cycle.

The duration depends on the scope, but a freelance UX designer is usually engaged for several weeks to a few months. Smaller projects like usability audits might take just a few days, while full product redesigns or new MVP launches require continuous support over a quarter.

The average hourly rate for UX Designers in Germany is 89 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 712 € based on an 8-hour working day.

Of the freelancers working as UX Designers in Germany, 93% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 40% hold at least a Master's degree, and 2% hold a doctorate.

On average, freelancers working as UX Designers in Germany have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.8 years.

The most common languages among freelancers working as UX Designers in Germany are German (98%), English (95%), and French (16%).

The most common industries among freelancers working as UX Designers in Germany are Information Technology (84%), Media and Entertainment (49%), and Professional Services (46%).

The most common business areas among freelancers working as UX Designers in Germany are Product Development (97%), Information Technology (82%), and Marketing (78%).

FRATCH UX Designers main locations

Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.

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