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About the Role
Big Human is seeking a Product Design Lead with over 10 years of product design experience. This role offers a unique opportunity to significantly influence the creative direction and design culture of a growing studio, focusing on craft and impact. The lead will manage design projects from inception to completion, collaborating with various teams to create outstanding digital experiences.
Responsibilities
- Lead design projects from start to finish with autonomy and authority, including discovery, ideation, workshops, definition, high-fidelity design, design systems, handoff, and visual QA
- Plan and facilitate design workshops, client reviews, user research, and user testing sessions
- Work collaboratively with the Big Human design team to solve complex product and UI challenges; contribute hands-on design work when needed
- Provide feedback and guidance to ensure work meets high visual standards and incorporates best practices
- Lead, mentor, and guide designers at both an individual and team level with high-level strategic design direction
- Articulate and defend design decisions clearly to clients and internal stakeholders
- Navigate ambiguity and pivot quickly with changing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Oversee and provide creative direction across 1–2 additional concurrent projects beyond your own hands-on work, guiding other designers to maintain quality and consistency
Requirements
- 10+ years of product design experience, with agency experience required
- A high-caliber portfolio showcasing complex products with strong visual design, UI/UX, prototyping, typography, and visual hierarchy
- Masterful knowledge of user-centric and data-informed product design; strategic decision-making rooted in data, research, analytics, and business context
- Experience designing mobile apps, web products, and marketing websites
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions to clients and stakeholders
- Expert-level Figma proficiency and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and a willingness to ask questions in times of uncertainty
Skills
- Product Design
- Agency Experience
- Visual Design
- UI/UX
- Prototyping
- Typography
- Visual Hierarchy
- User-Centric Design
- Data-Informed Design
- Strategic Decision-Making
- Mobile App Design
- Web Product Design
- Marketing Website Design
- Figma
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Branding
- Art Direction
- Illustration
- Craft-making
- Motion Graphics
- 3D Modeling
- After Effects
- Blender
- Cinema4D
- Unreal Engine
- Unity
- Framer
- Webflow
- Internet Culture
- Design Trends
- Emerging Technology
- TV Interface Design
- Streaming Device Interface Design
Location
- Remote
- Client visits on the East Coast may be required
Work Type
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10+ years of product design experience
Salary/Compensations
- $150,000
Benefits
- Medical: Up to $950/month company contribution
- Dental: 100% of premiums covered
- Vision: 100% of premiums covered
- 401(k) with 3% salary match
- Home internet reimbursement: $900/year
- Home office upgrade stipend: $960/year
- Shared experience fund: $960/year
- Coworking stipend: $960/year
- Education stipend: $1,500/year
- 10–16 weeks parental leave
- 14 paid holidays + generous vacation time
- Summer Fridays
- Donation matching
- Yearly team retreat + quarterly coworking events
About the Company
- Big Human is a New York City-based technology, design, and branding agency with over a decade of experience solving complex problems and creating world-class digital experiences.
- Notable work includes HQ Trivia, Vine, and Subdial; clients span from high-growth startups to Fortune 500s including Netflix, Gemini, Rockefeller Center, and Whistle.
- Fully remote team with regular company retreats and quarterly coworking events.
- Values: supportive, grounded, passionate, forward-thinking, and accountable.