We9re looking for an outstanding Product Designer to join our team.
Who you areYou9re a versatile designer who thrives at every stage of the product design lifecycle. You are a skilled presenter who is equally comfortable researching user needs, creating user flows, crafting visuals, building prototypes, and bringing ideas to life. You have a track record of leading high-profile product initiatives to great outcomes for users and businesses alike. You9re a terrific communicator who can help steer cross-functional teams from idea to implementation. You have a demonstrated ability to approach multifaceted problems holistically and create elegant, simple solutions. Above all, you9re a self-starter who thrives in autonomy and can work effectively with little oversight.
What you will be doing- Work directly with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to design and build user-friendly digital experiences that align with client goals and user needs.
- Collaborate closely with clients to understand their needs and define requirements.
- Test and refine designs to deliver flawless user experiences throughout the entire product lifecycle.
- Mentor and work with other members of the Livefront product design team.
- Work with zero-to-one and established design systems to maintain and update style guides, assets, and deliverables.
- Work with engineers to answer design questions, make adjustments, and provide assets for the design-to-development hand-off process.
- Work within the production constraints of each platform for which we9re designing and/or engineering.
- Manage your time across a mix of both small and large projects with overlapping priority and urgency.
- Organize and maintain working files inside a collaborative file structure.
- Adopt new practices and tools as our work and the design industry evolves.
- Proofread copy and fix errors and formatting in design source files and production decks.
- Note: The above is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position9s scope and function within the Livefront design team.
Why you should apply- You want to work with passionate and talented people who are always looking for ways to make things better.
- You desire a work environment where respect, mutual trust, and egoless collaboration are paramount.
- You want colleagues who take their work seriously but not themselves, and who know how to find fun in the work.
- You like being part of a team with a reputation for excellence that gives back to the community by educating, mentoring, and sponsoring.
- You want to work on products and accounts that have outsized impact and reach.
- You believe in sweating the details, committing to quality, and taking pride in going the extra mile.
What you bring to the table- A standout portfolio showcasing exemplary visual design chops and product sensibilities.
- At least 3-5 years of relevant experience, ideally in a consulting environment or as part of an in-house, cross-functional product team.
- Mastery of current UI/UX best practices, as well as modern design tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and various prototyping tools.
- Experience designing consumer-facing native applications for iOS and/or Android and a fluent command of each platform9s native design communication skills and a strong ability to present and defend creative choices persuasively at varying levels of resolution.
- Above-average discipline and personal organization skills.
- Obvious comfort with critique in the context of an iterative design process.
- Experience producing design decks to communicate design flows to clients and engineers.
- A demonstrated hunger for personal and professional growth within the field.
- A self-evident love and care for the craft of product design.
- Comfort with occasional travel to our HQ in MN.
Bonus points if you...- Have experience conducting customer research ranging from qualitative data analysis to hands-on usability testing.
- Have illustration, animation, and/or 3D design chops.
- Have experience with motion design tools like Adobe After Effects and/or Cinema4D.
What to expectWhen applying, please include a short note about yourself, a summary of your work experience, and a link to your portfolio.
Please note that submissions without a portfolio will not be considered.Our hiring process moves quickly and consists of several stages for candidates who capture our attention with their initial submission, sometimes including but not limited to a short preliminary phone interview, a series of video interviews, and a short take-home exercise which you9ll have up to a week to complete.
Compensation is $90,000 - $135,000 a year.
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