Design Technologist

Zello is a voice-first communication platform, powered by our industry-leading push-to-talk technology, to improve collaboration and productivity for desk-less workers. With over 175+ million users, we’re the #1 rated push-to-talk app in the world, delivering 8 billion (yes, with a B) messages a month. 

At Zello, our company values are at the heart of what we do everyday. We’re proud to serve the frontline, we’re privileged to connect people in times of crisis across the globe, and we’re honored to support first responders.

And this is where you come in.

You’re a designer who wants to see their work through to completion, and has picked up the skills necessary to do so. You write web frontend languages well enough that you know your designs are possible to implement, and you can help in their production and you often go for it yourself. You’re as 

You will ensure that web properties – zello.com, Zendesk sites, Hubspot pages, and emails — look great, work great, and stay that way. Zello.com sees thousands of visitors daily, and with a great team backing you, you have the tools necessary to flex your own design skills, learn from a larger team, and enact the changes you’d like to see happen. 

Zello.com is one of few top-of-funnel sources in our sales model. While most of our resources go towards user-facing apps, work on zello.com is uniquely positioned to be both self-directed and highly impactful. If you want to show how your unique work makes a difference to a business, look no further.

You’ll maintain existing components, and design and develop new components on zello.com and other web-based properties. You’ll work closely with the design director and marketing director to design new emails campaigns on zello.com, with the design team to build prototypes, and with the engineering team for fit and finish on Console and Dispatch Hub designs.

• Strong understanding of Sketch (Figma is a plus, but not our core tool)

• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, and Javascript. You can build a static site or email template programmatically from the ground-up.

• An understanding of design patterns and frameworks — you know what needs to be done to design a button, an email template, a landing page, and a site.

• Desire to see the job done. You’re not a copywriter, but when the page needs copy, you can try.

• An ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners, from researchers and PMs to engineers and marketers.

• A cross-functional skillset — part of your work exists in design, and another in engineering — and you can choose to hone either. You bridge the gap between design and implementation.

• An experimental approach — your thousand ideas can be tested against each other to see which impacts. 

• A growth mindset — you want to grow, and will use this opportunity to do so.

Nice-to-haves:

• Familiarity with postCSS and SCSS

• Familiarity with Typescript

• Familiarity with React

We hire for potential, passion for our mission, and a knack for solving difficult problems over checking every qualification box. We have competitive pay, equity with significant upside, and intentionally design our benefits to encourage healthy and well-balanced employees, from flexible work schedules to unlimited paid time off. We even offer a sabbatical after every five years of service so you’re able to pursue and enjoy what matters most to you. And of course, we wouldn’t be a technology company in Austin without a ping-pong table and free snacks in our break room. Join us!

Zello provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.