The Role:
We need a Product Designer who can handle both UX strategy and visual execution. You'll own the design process end-to-end: from research to final UI, making sure our marketplace looks incredible and actually works for our community.
This isn't a "make it pretty" role. You'll dig into user problems, test solutions, and ship designs that move metrics.
What You'll Do:
Research & Strategy
- Run user research and turn insights into product improvements. Not just reports that sit in Notion
- Build personas and journey maps that the whole team actually uses to make decisions
- Analyze data to figure out what users need, not just what they say they want
Design & Execution
- Design clean, detailed UI that's ready to ship. Every screen, every state, every edge case
- Keep our design system consistent and evolve it as we scale. Suggest improvements, don't just follow the rules
- Prototype fast using Figma Make, V0, and Lovable. We move quickly and iterate constantly
- Test your designs with real users and A/B test features. Make data-backed decisions
Collaboration
- Work directly with developers and PMs to ship ambitious designs that are actually buildable
- Present your work clearly. Explain your decisions with research and logic, not just vibes
- Push back when needed. We want strong opinions, loosely held
What We're Looking For:
Must-Haves
- 2-3+ years designing digital products with a portfolio showing both UX thinking and UI craft
- Proficient Figma skills (design systems, prototyping, components, the whole toolkit)
- Experience with AI prototyping tools like V0, Lovable, or similar to prototype fast
- Solid UX foundation: research methods, usability testing, design thinking frameworks
- Strong understanding of interaction design, information architecture, and accessibility
- Can talk to developers. You understand technical constraints and what's realistic to build
Nice-to-Haves:
- You're into sneakers/streetwear and already use Kick Avenue (seriously helps you understand our users)
- Experience designing marketplace or e-commerce products
- Comfortable presenting to leadership and defending your decisions
- Available to start soon