Senior Product Designer, Mobile

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +13 more states.

📋 Description

• Establish interaction and visual design standards for our mobile applications.

• Create user-focused experiences that reconcile user needs with business objectives, ensuring scalability and global applicability.

• Take ownership of and enhance our mobile design system.

• Contribute an international design viewpoint within our product organization.

• Collaborate closely with our research team to carry out and interpret user research.

• Partner with various teams across Kickstarter as the company aims to develop a mature ecosystem that supports our community of Creators and Backers.

• Work together with cross-functional partners to ensure alignment where necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• You possess substantial professional experience leading design for mobile applications on both iOS and Android platforms.

• Your portfolio demonstrates a successful history of crafting thoughtful, engaging, and highly usable mobile experiences.

• You are well-versed in platform-specific design patterns and conventions for both iOS and Android.

• You have experience in designing experiences for consumers in North America, Europe, and Asia.

• You are knowledgeable about designing with international privacy laws and regulations in consideration.

• You have experience designing for commerce-oriented companies with international checkout processes.

• You are an outstanding communicator.

• You can consistently articulate, justify, and support your design decisions to peers and stakeholders, while also thoroughly understanding their feedback.

• You excel in information architecture, interaction design, and visual design.

• You are adept at using both formal and informal methods to solicit and provide feedback.

• You have familiarity with design tools like Figma and are comfortable with prototyping.

• You empathize with our Creator and Backer communities and appreciate how both play a role in Kickstarter’s ecosystem.

• You understand the complexities of the creative process and bringing projects to fruition.

🏝️ Benefits

• 100% employer-sponsored health plan options.

• 16 paid vacation days, 10 sick days, and a company-wide winter break from Christmas to New Year’s.

• 25 volunteer hours each year to contribute to your community.

• 16 weeks of parental leave, along with fertility and family planning resources.

• Annual stipends including a Remote Working & Wellness Stipend of $3,000 USD (prorated) each year for remote work, wellness, health, and fitness expenses, as well as a $500 Role Development Stipend.

• Kickstarter operates on a 4-day workweek, reflecting our commitment to a healthy work-life balance and allowing staff to be more than just their work.

• Collaborate with incredibly talented and inspiring colleagues who skillfully integrate their creative pursuits into their work.