UX / Service Designer Job at RKS Design, Thousand Oaks, CA

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  • RKS Design
  • Thousand Oaks, CA

Job Description

Freelance Service Designer

Location: Remote / Hybrid

Engagement: Contract / Project-Based

Start: Immediate

About RKS Design

RKS Design is a global innovation and product-development firm with over 40 years of experience delivering breakthrough solutions across consumer, medical, industrial, and digital categories. We blend human-centered design, business strategy, engineering, and our proprietary Psycho-Aesthetics® methodology to create products, services, and experiences that resonate emotionally and perform commercially. Our team works end-to-end—from insight and strategy to design, engineering, and go-to-market execution.

What You’ll Do

  • Map end-to-end customer journeys, service blueprints, and ecosystem diagrams across multi-channel product experiences.

  • Conduct qualitative research (stakeholder interviews, contextual inquiry, customer shadowing) and synthesize insights into actionable service opportunities.

  • Define service touchpoints, user flows, and backstage processes that align with strategic, operational, and emotional drivers.

  • Collaborate with UX/UI, industrial design, engineering, and business strategy teams to ensure cohesive service delivery.

  • Translate research and strategy into high-fidelity service artifacts (journey maps, service blueprints, personas, process flows, KPI frameworks).

  • Support concept development by identifying opportunity areas, friction points, and high-value service moments.

  • Prepare clear presentations and deliverables for client workshops, executive reviews, and internal planning.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in service design , design strategy , CX , or innovation consulting .

  • Strong skills in journey mapping, blueprinting, ecosystem modeling, and systems-thinking frameworks.

  • Ability to work cross-functionally with UX, engineering, and business teams.

  • Experience designing services for physical + digital hybrid ecosystems is a significant plus (CPG, MedTech, SaaS, consumer electronics, etc.).

  • Strong research and synthesis capabilities—able to turn ambiguity into clarity.

  • Excellent storytelling and communication skills; confident presenting to clients and stakeholders.

  • Proficiency in Figma, Miro, FigJam, or similar mapping tools.

Job Tags

Contract work, Immediate start, Remote work

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