Senior Product Designer - Mobile

Kickstarter is seeking an experienced Senior Product Designer Mobile to lead the re-imagination and evolution of our mobile apps. You will own the full design lifecycle for our iOS and Android platforms working with cross-functional partners to deliver seamless experiences for our global community. Ideal candidates bring a background in designing consumer-facing mobile products with international checkout experiences with an eye toward engagement and retention especially those including storytelling user-generated content search and discovery video and payments.

The salary for this role in the United States is $158393 USD . For candidates based in the United Kingdom compensation will be set at the local 60th percentile benchmarked to market data and adjusted for location.

In this role you will

• Define interaction and visual design standards for our mobile products.

• Design user-centric experiences that balance user needs and business goals can scale and translate globally.

• Own and evolve our mobile design system.

• Provide an international design perspective within our product org.

• Actively partner with our research team to conduct and analyze user research.

• Work with teams across Kickstarter as the company works toward building a mature ecosystem that serves our community of Creators and Backers.

• Collaborate with partners on cross-functional teams to ensure alignment where appropriate.

About You

• You have solid professional experience leading design for mobile apps across iOS and Android platforms.

• Your portfolio shows a proven track record of designing thoughtful engaging and highly usable mobile experiences.

• You are knowledgeable of platform-specific design patterns and conventions across iOS and Android.

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

• You have experience designing with international privacy laws and regulations in mind.

• Experience designing for commerce based companies with international checkout experiences

• You are an excellent communicator.

• You have the ability to consistently frame explain and support your design decisions with peers and stakeholders as well as deeply understand their feedback.

• You have strengths in information architecture interaction design and visual design.

• You are comfortable using both formal and informal methods to gather and give feedback.

• You have experience with design programs like Figma and are comfortable prototyping.

• You empathize with our Creator and Backer communities and recognize how both contribute to Kickstarter’s ecosystem.

• You recognize the challenges of the creative process and bringing projects to life.

You can read more about our benefits and working at Kickstarter at our Jobs page: https://jobs.kickstarter.com/