Product Designer (Contract)

About Us Epic is the leading digital reading platform for kids, used by millions of children, families, and educators around the world. With a vast library of high-quality books and learning resources, we empower K–12 students to explore their interests, build literacy skills, and develop a lifelong love of reading. As we look to the future, Epic is reimagining what reading can be—more personalized, more interactive, and more accessible than ever before. By combining technology, storytelling, and education, we are building the next generation of reading experiences for kids. About the Role We are looking for a thoughtful and execution-oriented Product Designer to join our growing team.This role is a contract position ideal for a designer who cares deeply about user experience, enjoys solving complex product problems, and is excited to design for children, families, and educators. As a Product Designer at Epic, you will work closely with product managers, engineers, researchers, and data partners to create intuitive, high-quality experiences across key user journeys. You will help shape product flows from concept to launch, improve usability across our platform, and contribute to experiences that are both engaging and effective. This role is especially well-suited for someone who has experience designing for consumer products, education products, discovery experiences, or personalized content systems, and who is comfortable using user insights, experimentation, and iteration to improve outcomes. Key Responsibilities • Design end-to-end product experiences across web and mobile, from early concepts to polished final designs • Partner closely with product, engineering, and data teams to define user problems, explore solutions, and deliver high-quality experiences • Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for new features and product improvements • Improve key user journeys such as onboarding, content discovery, search, recommendations, enga