FREELANCE PRODUCT DESIGNER · WORKING WORLDWIDE

Freelance product design for complex digital products.

Freelance product design for complex digital products.

Freelance product design for complex digital products.

I help startups and product teams turn unclear flows, fragmented interfaces, and difficult product decisions into experiences that are useful, accessible, and easier to build.

Product design · UX research · Product audits · Accessibility · Design systems

13+ years of experience

Web and mobile products

Research-to-design support

Remote collaboration worldwide

WHERE I CAN HELP

Bring clarity to the parts of your product that feel difficult.

Bring clarity to the parts of your product that feel difficult.

Bring clarity to the parts of your product that feel difficult.

You may already have a product, an early concept, a collection of requirements, or a flow that almost works. I can help identify what is getting in the way and turn the findings into a practical design direction.

UNCLEAR USER FLOWS

Important actions are difficult to understand, complete, or recover from.

INCONSISTENT PRODUCT EXPERIENCE

Screens, components, and behaviours have grown without a shared system.

LIMITED USER EVIDENCE

The team has assumptions but needs research, testing, or structured validation.

ACCESSIBILITY AND QUALITY GAPS

The interface works in ideal conditions but excludes users or breaks in real ones.

SERVICES

Choose focused support or work across the full product journey.

Choose focused support or work across the full product journey.

Choose focused support or work across the full product journey.

Product and UX Design

User flows, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, responsive interfaces, and developer-ready specifications.

UX Research and Testing

Interviews, surveys, usability testing, journey mapping, behavioural analysis, and actionable research findings.

UX and Product Audits

A structured evaluation of usability, conversion, accessibility, consistency, and product quality, followed by prioritised recommendations.

Accessibility Review

WCAG-informed interface reviews and practical recommendations for creating clearer and more inclusive experiences.

Design Systems

Components, interaction patterns, documentation, and scalable foundations for consistent product delivery.

SELECTED CASE STUDIES

Relevant work across product design, research, and digital quality.

Relevant work across product design, research, and digital quality.

Relevant work across product design, research, and digital quality.

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HOW I WORK

A practical process shaped around the product, not a fixed package.

A practical process shaped around the product, not a fixed package.

A practical process shaped around the product, not a fixed package.

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Understand

Clarify the product, business context, user needs, constraints, and the decisions that need to be made.

02

Investigate

Review available evidence, analyse the current experience, and identify the most important risks and opportunities.

03

Design

Develop flows, structure, prototypes, and interface solutions with clear reasoning behind the decisions.

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Validate

Test important assumptions, review accessibility and edge cases, and prepare the work for implementation.

WHY WORK WITH ME

Design informed by more than visual execution.

Design informed by more than visual execution.

Design informed by more than visual execution.

My background connects product design with UX research, quality assurance, accessibility, analytics, and psychology. This helps me look beyond individual screens and understand how decisions affect the wider product experience.

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13+ years working with digital products

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Experience across web and mobile platforms

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Strong focus on complex flows and edge cases

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Research, design, testing, and accessibility in one practice

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Clear documentation and implementation guidance

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Remote collaboration with international teams

COLLABORATION

Work directly or through a freelance platform.

Work directly or through a freelance platform.

Work directly or through a freelance platform.

I’m available for focused audits, defined product design projects, and longer-term collaboration with product teams.

DIRECT COLLABORATION

Start with the form below and tell me about the product, current challenges, timeline, and expected scope.

CONTRA

If your company prefers to manage the project through a freelance platform, you can hire me through Contra.

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LET’S TALK

Tell me what you’re building.

Tell me what you’re building.

Tell me what you’re building.

Share a few details about the product, the current challenge, and where you think support would be most useful. A polished brief is not required.

No polished brief required. A messy first message is completely fine.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions before you start.

Questions before you start.

Questions before you start.

What types of projects do you take on?

I work on web and mobile products, including SaaS platforms, marketplaces, booking flows, dashboards, account management, education products, health products, and other complex digital experiences.

Can you review an existing product?

Yes. A UX or product audit can identify usability issues, accessibility gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities before a redesign or development cycle begins.

Do you only provide visual UI design?

No. My work can include research, product analysis, user flows, information architecture, prototyping, accessibility, interface design, testing, and implementation guidance.

Can you work with an existing product team?

Yes. I can collaborate with founders, product managers, designers, researchers, developers, QA specialists, and external agencies.

Can we work through Contra?

Yes. If your company prefers a freelance platform, the project can be arranged through my Contra profile.

Have a product that should work better?

Have a product that should work better?

Have a product that should work better?

Tell me where the experience feels unclear, inconsistent, inaccessible, or difficult to use.

Discuss your project

AVAILABLE FOR REMOTE PROJECTS

Have a product that needs a clearer direction?

Tell me what you’re building, where the experience gets difficult, and what you would like to improve.

Discuss your project

ELSEWHERE

© 2026 Valeriia Kovalenko. All rights reserved.

Made with clarity, care, and Ukrainian stubbornness.

AVAILABLE FOR REMOTE PROJECTS

Have a product that needs a clearer direction?

Tell me what you’re building, where the experience gets difficult, and what you would like to improve.

Discuss your project

ELSEWHERE

© 2026 Valeriia Kovalenko. All rights reserved.

Made with clarity, care, and Ukrainian stubbornness.