Remote Product Designer

Company: Design Pickle LLC
Location: Scottsdale
Posted on: November 7, 2024

Job Description:

Remote

About this Role
Design Pickle is looking for an experienced Product Designer to join our team and help shape the product experience for our customers and global network of creatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong consumer and business product background and can maintain balance in a two-sided marketplace ecosystem. Given our vision, to be the best creative enablement platform in the world, and the nature of our products, this role requires entrepreneurial drive and thinking, an analytical and data-led approach to problem-solving, and dedication to make creative workflows effortless for everyone.
If you have ever wanted to contribute significantly and help shape the trajectory of a growing startup-like business, this role is for you!
Reports to: Lead Senior Product Manager
On a daily basis, works closely with the Product team and frequently collaborates with Engineering, Product Management, Global Operations and Marketing.
Location: Design Pickle is a fully remote company with a Company Hub in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Who We Are Looking For
First, Design Pickle is anything but typical. Were a group of hard-working, creativity-loving individuals from around the world.
Do we love pickles, too? Most of us! But dont stress if pickles arent your thing. Its not a deal-breaker. We do look for a passion and interest in something, though, because our employees uniqueness is what helped make us the great company we are today.
We stand by our vision, purpose, and values, and these are mission-critical to how you show up every single day.
Specific to your role, were looking for individuals who have

• 4+ years of experience working collaboratively with product, engineering, data science, and product marketing teams.
• Expert in best practices in product design, design, and information architecture across responsive web, iOS, and Android.
• Understanding of how to use data analytics, user testing, and research to inform and validate design decisions and focus on constant improvement.
• Technical acumen and expertise; an understanding of designing, prototyping, building, delivering, and maintaining applications and services for high availability, resiliency, and performance in a dynamic environment.
• Understanding the technical side of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), cross-functional dependencies such as front end/back end, design paradigms (e.g. MVVM / MVC), and so on.
• Visual and interactive software design experience.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.Bonus Pickle Points:
  
  • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Product Development, Computer Science, Human Center/Computer Design (HCI), or in a related field.
  • Experience in technology-enabled services.
  • Experience with Figma, Miro, Jira/Confluence, Pendo, Productboard, Zeroheight.
  • Experience contributing to and driving a software platform design system.
  • Experience working with remote teams and stakeholders.
  • Experience building and taking product designs from 0-1.Key Objectives and Responsibilities
    
    • Demonstrate your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to create prototypes that identify the best product experiences, launch innovative features, and enable efficient, high-quality execution.
    • Build new features by designing, implementing, maintaining, and evolving user interface systems and features.
    • Challenge the status quo to find opportunities to improve user experiences through the products we offer.
    • Be a self-starter / problem-solver, with strong skills in design and communication.
    • Collaborate efficiently and asynchronously with teams across different time zones around the world.
    • Bring our creative platform to life through clickable, realistic prototypes and imagining future state experiences, including demos, and high-fidelity prototypes.
    • Make things tangible in our highly collaborative, cross-disciplinary environment, where we concept test early/often, and tirelessly push for the best.
    • Bring your creative and technical expertise to be a bridge between design and engineering and utilize your hands-on skills to develop the design intent through clickable, realistic prototyping and iterative refinement, all the way from concept to completion.
    • Turn creative operations and customer insights into transformative experiences and design patterns.
    • Collaborate with a cross functional team of Product, Engineering, Customer Success, etc. to iterate on the next iteration and future iterations simultaneously.
    • Present/storytell to stakeholders and users about how your design can drive impact to the businesss KPIs and outcomes.
    • Identify and track key metrics that measure the success of our experiences.
    • Partner closely with designers, product managers, engineers, data scientists, sales, marketing, and research to deliver innovative, high quality customer and creative experiences via prototypes.
    • Oversee multiple projects and scale design resources accordingly, ensuring deadlines are met and team members are set up for success by setting clear and measurable goals.
    • Work cross functionally to evolve our design system with the goal of accessible, excellent and efficient design at scale.
    • Drive best practices in process and methodologies to deliver against business needs for our product portfolio - research, brainstorming, design/innovation sprints and iterative design, including discovery and usability testing from low to high fidelity. This also includes staying on top of the latest insights and design practices across consumer and enterprise software, working collaboratively with teams on robust and responsive B2B/B2C experiences.
    • Introduce and evolve design thinking methods and ways of working that consistently raise the bar on quality and execution of design.The compensation range for this position is $105,000 to $120,000 annually. The actual salary offer made to a candidate will be made with mindful consideration of a wide range of factors. These factors include but are not limited to skills, qualifications, education/knowledge, experience, and alignment with market data for a given location within the US. In addition to base salary, some positions may be eligible for additional compensation such as bonuses or commissions. This salary data is for our US-based positions only.Benefits, Compensation, and Perks
      Uncapped PTO: Hate seeing your PTO hours decrease as the year goes on? Not anymore! There is no cap or number associated with the amount of PTO days you can request.
      Major medical healthcare: We major medical plans as well as Dental and Vision insurance.
      Remote-work flexibility: More productive at home? Not based in Scottsdale, AZ? Fine with us! We are a remote-first company with people all over the country.
      401K: Plan for your future with a 401K with a company match.
      New parent leave: Design Pickle encourages all primary caregivers to take up to 8 weeks leave for a new family member, including adoption, at full salary.
      Short Term / Long Term Disability Options
      Paid training and personal development: We offer a yearly stipend for employees to continue to grow their skillset and learn things to help them in their careers.
      Pet insurance: Have a furry friend? Design Pickle offers pet insurance through United Pet Care for discounted vet visits, medication, and procedures.
      Team retreats, social events, and adventures: Pickle collaboration is important to us! We host regular social events, get-togethers, and experiences for our staff.
      About Design Pickle
      Design Pickle was founded in 2015 with a vision to change lives through its creative software, solutions, and services. Since then, the company has grown to be the #1 flat-rate creative services company in the world. We have served tens of thousands of clients with a team that spans the globe.
      In 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022, Inc. 5000 listed Design Pickle as one of the fastest-growing companies in America.
      We are a company that takes our core values to heart:
      Be the SPARK
      Let your fire and passion inspire someone elses day.
      DRIVE Performance
      Seek out new ways to improve performance, satisfaction, and impact for our customers. Less is more rules supreme.
      Give it to me STRAIGHT
      Lead with radical and professional candor in every situation. Graciously accept when others do the same. Move forward together and aligned.
      HELP when nobody's watching
      Find opportunities to support each other and our clients beyond the day-to-day.
      Lean into HARD
      We thoughtfully select our challenges and tenaciously commit to conquering them.
      Make your own PICKLES
      We are a collection of incredible individuals who challenge ourselves and each other to grow. Change is celebrated as a sign of progress.
      You can learn more about our company, our vision, and what we stand for on our website and social channels. We cant wait to meet youthank you in advance for your application!
      Design Pickle is an Equal Opportunity Employer. You will often hear members of the Design Pickle team refer to themselves as pickles. Pickles come in an infinite amount of variety, and as such, the pickles at Design Pickle celebrate every aspect of our diverse workforce and do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, nationality, (dis)ability, gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation.
      All employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. The right pickle for the right opportunity. Design Pickle is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
      Notice to Staffing and Recruiting Agencies
      Design Pickle will only accept resumes from the candidate. Any unsolicited resume sent to Design Pickle will be considered Design Pickle sourced.
      
      
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      Compensation details: 105000-120000
      
      
      
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