Senior Product Designer

Full Time Senior Product Designer at Whatnot (United States)

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Senior Product Designer

Whatnot United States

Date Posted : 14 Apr, 2023

Work Location : Los Angeles, CA, United States

Salary Offered : Not Specified

Job Type : Full Time

Experience Required : 3+ years

Remote Work : Yes

Stock Options : No

Vacancies : 1 available

About Whatnot

Whatnot is a livestream shopping platform and marketplace backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and CapitalG. We’re building the future of ecommerce, bringing together community, shopping and entertainment.

We are committed to our values, whether working remotely or from one of our offices. We are building a team that has experience from top tech, retail and payments platforms in the world.

We’re innovating in the fast-paced world of live auctions in categories including sports, fashion, video games, and streetwear.

The platform couples rigorous seller vetting with a focus on community to create a welcoming space for buyers and sellers to share their passions with others.

And, we’re growing. Whatnot has been the fastest growing marketplace in the US over the past two years and we’re hiring forward-thinking problem solvers across all functional areas.

Role

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer with extraordinary visual and interaction design skills to be a foundational member of our design team.

The ideal candidate is proactive and well-versed in the user-centered design process to solve complex problems, a positive person who thrives in a hyper-growth environment, and is eager to learn from others. This person will :

• Design and craft intuitive, human-centric flows and experiences on iOS and Android.
• Partner closely with engineering to design and build new features.
• Evaluate and recommend design solutions and help guide team decision making.
• Create high-fidelity prototypes and visuals to bring designs to life.
• Deliver pixel-perfect mockups and design specs while maintaining design quality in shipped product.
• Communicate cross-functionally to drive alignment around design direction.

As our next Senior Product Designer you should have 4+ years of experience designing modern consumer-focused products, plus :

• An impressive portfolio demonstrating strong UI / UX design, prototyping, visual design, typography, and visual hierarchy.
• A passion for exploring new and existing paradigms to add to your repertoire of ideas and solutions.
• Confidence sharing thoughts in verbal or written form.
• Experience facilitating discussions with the product and engineering team to drive strategy and execution.
• Attention to detail, excitement to refine your work until it's pixel-perfect, and excellent organization and time prioritization skills.
• A strong willingness to learn with a lack of ego and want to do the best work of your life.

Nice to Have :

• Excitement for the livestream auction space!
• Experience with user research and testing, and with motion, illustration or brand design.
• Flexibility and willingness to adjust to new priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Marketplace experience.
• A sense of humor : )

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and stock options.
• Unlimited Vacation Policy and Company-wide Holidays (including a spring and winter break).
• Health Insurance options including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short term disability & Long term Disability.
• Work From Home Support.
• Care benefits.
• Professional Development.
• 401k offering for Traditional and Roth accounts provided by Betterment.

Whatnot is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law.

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