Design Partner (Fractional Product & Digital Designer)Carlos Cortes
I work as an embedded design partner with your team, supporting product design, web experiences, brand systems, and digital marketing initiatives. This service is designed for startups and companies that need senior design support without hiring a full-time designer.
With experience designing digital products and web platforms for companies such as Google, Netflix, Workday, and GoPro, I help teams ship high-quality user experiences while establishing scalable design systems and workflows.
This partnership gives your team consistent design leadership and execution across product, marketing, and web initiatives.
How it works
• Up to 40 hours per month dedicated to your team
• I collaborate directly with founders, product managers, developers, and marketing teams
• Work is prioritized based on product launches, marketing initiatives, and feature development
• Flexible support across product design, web design, and digital marketing assets
• Seamless collaboration using tools like Figma, Slack, Notion, and Linear
• Monthly planning to ensure design work aligns with business priorities
What you get
• Product design support for web and mobile interfaces
• UX flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI design
• Landing page and marketing website design
• Design systems and reusable UI component libraries
• Visual design for campaigns and product launches
• Collaboration with developers to deliver production-ready designs
• Strategic guidance on improving user experience and product quality
Best for
• Startups building new digital products
• Companies launching new features or services
• Teams that need ongoing design support without hiring full-time
• Organizations looking to establish scalable design systems
FAQs
I integrate with your existing workflow and tools. Most teams collaborate with me through Slack, Figma, and project management tools such as Linear, Jira, Notion, or Asana. I work closely with founders, product managers, engineers, and marketing teams to ensure design aligns with product and business goals.
This partnership covers a wide range of design needs including product UI/UX design, landing pages, marketing websites, design systems, digital campaigns, and product launches. The goal is to provide consistent design support across your product and marketing initiatives.
Most partnerships begin within 1–2 weeks depending on availability. We start with a kickoff session to understand your product, goals, and priorities, then establish a working rhythm with your team.
For many startups and growing companies, a fractional design partner offers senior design expertise without the cost and commitment of a full-time hire. It also provides flexibility as your product and business evolve.
If your team requires additional capacity, we can expand the scope or transition to a larger engagement depending on your needs.
Carlos's other services
Starting at$6,000 /mo
Tags
Figma
Design Systems Specialist
Digital Design
Product Design Consultant
Product Designer
Startup Design
UI Designer
UX Designer
Web Designer
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Carlos Cortes San Jose, USA
Design Partner (Fractional Product & Digital Designer)Carlos Cortes
Starting at$6,000 /mo
Tags
Figma
Design Systems Specialist
Digital Design
Product Design Consultant
Product Designer
Startup Design
UI Designer
UX Designer
Web Designer
I work as an embedded design partner with your team, supporting product design, web experiences, brand systems, and digital marketing initiatives. This service is designed for startups and companies that need senior design support without hiring a full-time designer.
With experience designing digital products and web platforms for companies such as Google, Netflix, Workday, and GoPro, I help teams ship high-quality user experiences while establishing scalable design systems and workflows.
This partnership gives your team consistent design leadership and execution across product, marketing, and web initiatives.
How it works
• Up to 40 hours per month dedicated to your team
• I collaborate directly with founders, product managers, developers, and marketing teams
• Work is prioritized based on product launches, marketing initiatives, and feature development
• Flexible support across product design, web design, and digital marketing assets
• Seamless collaboration using tools like Figma, Slack, Notion, and Linear
• Monthly planning to ensure design work aligns with business priorities
What you get
• Product design support for web and mobile interfaces
• UX flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI design
• Landing page and marketing website design
• Design systems and reusable UI component libraries
• Visual design for campaigns and product launches
• Collaboration with developers to deliver production-ready designs
• Strategic guidance on improving user experience and product quality
Best for
• Startups building new digital products
• Companies launching new features or services
• Teams that need ongoing design support without hiring full-time
• Organizations looking to establish scalable design systems
FAQs
I integrate with your existing workflow and tools. Most teams collaborate with me through Slack, Figma, and project management tools such as Linear, Jira, Notion, or Asana. I work closely with founders, product managers, engineers, and marketing teams to ensure design aligns with product and business goals.
This partnership covers a wide range of design needs including product UI/UX design, landing pages, marketing websites, design systems, digital campaigns, and product launches. The goal is to provide consistent design support across your product and marketing initiatives.
Most partnerships begin within 1–2 weeks depending on availability. We start with a kickoff session to understand your product, goals, and priorities, then establish a working rhythm with your team.
For many startups and growing companies, a fractional design partner offers senior design expertise without the cost and commitment of a full-time hire. It also provides flexibility as your product and business evolve.
If your team requires additional capacity, we can expand the scope or transition to a larger engagement depending on your needs.
Carlos's other services
$6,000 /mo