The Design Team at Platform Venture Studio works across the org championing a human-centered design practice and culture. As a brand and UI designer, you will have a unique opportunity to help define brand strategy and design the look & feel for ventures in a wide range of industries. In this role, you will work closely with UX designers, researchers, and business leaders/founders to design and shape unique, user-centric products and experiences. This role reports to the Head of Design.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

- Collaborate with UX designers in conducting qualitative, quantitative, and competitive research
- Leverage research insights and business goals to inform brand strategy and overall look & feel
- Design high-fidelity interfaces for mobile, responsive web, print, among other mediums
- Apply advanced understanding for composition, color, typography, iconography, texture, photographic curation, and usability to help users successfully navigate dynamic multimedia experiences
- Apply best practices for human-centric design to common visual and usability challenges
- Ability to innovate and develop out-of-the-box solutions to complex user interaction problems using design experience and data to inform design direction
- Develop style guides, UI kits and component libraries
- Design final products for launching
- Be open to receiving objective criticism and improving upon it
- Multi task between different projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment

WHO YOU ARE:

- A degree in product design, e.g. graphic/visual design, or 3-5 years of ux/ui equivalent experience
- Strong grasp on human-centered-design (HCD), planning and conducting user research, user testing, A/B testing, and rapid prototyping
- You use modern prototyping and design tools (such as Figma, Framer, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.) with ease and can independently adapt to tool changes as appropriate
- You have excellent verbal communication and presentation skills (you are an engaging and persuasive storyteller)
- You have excellent collaboration skills and have collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile, Lean UX, or lean start-up environments
- You have worked remotely and asynchronously, especially for a start-up
- Bonus skills- you’ve designed for ROI/high-conversion; you incorporate accessibility in all your UI designs

If you want to do meaningful work that makes a difference in people's lives, if you are naturally curious and inquisitive, if you love challenges, if you love learning by doing, if you value failures just as much as the wins, then you belong at Platform Venture Studio. We would love to see your design portfolio with case studies of mobile app/web app designs and branding projects you've worked on and the value that your work contributed to the business and customer experience.

- A competitive salary, commensurate with experience and location
- Benefits - health, vision, dental, 401(k), insurance
- Participation in Platform Cohort SPVs (equivalent to venture fund carry)
- Flexibility to work from anywhere
- Flexible vacations
- An empathetic, supportive, and inclusive culture