Senior Product Designer, Project Wayfinder
Seasonal
$100-115k
Social educational programmes for schools
Job no longer available
Social educational programmes for schools
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$100-115k
101-200 employees
Company mission
To help students and schools confidently navigate the transition between school and life with purpose, confidence, and the social emotional skills to succeed.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate brings 5–7 years of experience designing digital products in the education space and is comfortable owning the full design lifecycle, from research and concepting through delivery
- They have a strong understanding of the needs of students, teachers, and administrators, and know how to translate those insights into thoughtful, usable product experiences
- Minimum of 5-7 years of demonstrated experience with UI and UX design
- A strong portfolio of case studies and relevant work samples
- Proficiency with Figma
- A track record of working with educators, designers, and engineers to create coherent and intuitive user experiences
- Ability to work independently with general supervision and willing to receive feedback/guidance
- Experience supporting design research projects, usability studies, and customer engagements
- Experience working directly with customers/stakeholders and interpreting their feedback
- Outstanding time-management skills and experience/comfort working efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication and presentation skills. A demonstrated ability to articulate ideas verbally as well as through written analysis, sketches, and prototypes
- An entrepreneurial mindset and a bias towards action
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Desirable
- An undergraduate degree or equivalent in product design, interaction design, software engineering, user experience, or a related discipline
- Experience designing features for AI-enabled workflows, and leveraging AI to streamline user experience
- Experience with fast-moving, startup environments
What the job involves
- Wayfinder is seeking a Senior Product Designer to help shape the future of our web platform, designing both new and evolving features that support students, educators, and school communities
- This role will start as a seasonal position, with the opportunity to convert to full-time employment after 6 months, contingent on strong performance, mutual fit, and the availability of funding
- The role reports to the Principal Product Designer
- Understand student, teacher, and admin needs through direct engagement and product analytics
- Translate concepts and technical requirements for new features into sketches, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes that prioritize intuitive user experience and business goals
- Define, manage, and execute research and prototyping needs related to product development
- Document and communicate research findings to internal stakeholders
- Design modern, delightful, and intuitive user interfaces that align to existing brand guidelines, design systems, and design patterns
- Collaborate with educators, designers, and engineers from discovery to delivery
- Contribute to the maintenance and standardization of our component library
- Remote work. Wayfinders’ regular operating hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The daily work schedule may vary depending on the crew in which you are working
Application process
- If you are interested, please fill out the job application on Workable. Applications will close on Monday, February 2nd at 12PM PST
Our take
First born in Stanford Design School's lauded k12 Innovation Lab in response to growing youth mental health crises, Project Wayfinder set out to reimagine adolescent education.
The platform is now used by over tens of thousands of students around the world, and is focused on developing adolescents' sense of belonging, purpose and meaning. Wayfinder's system is a constantly evolving, research-based social-emotional learning curriculum that can be integrated into schools' wellness programs.
During and after the pandemic, Wayfinder repurposed to focus on building digital versions of its curriculum which is now the common form of its offering. It is a well-funded company that has invested in continued product development, broadened sales efforts and research into the program's impact.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2022
$6.6m
SERIES A
Mar 2021
$1.5m
SEED
Total funding: $8.1m
Company benefits
- Stock: Ownership in a fast-growing venture-backed company
- 401k: We care about your ability to save for your future
- Family Focus: Parental leave and flexibility for families
- Time Off: Flexible vacation policy to encourage people to get out and see the world
- Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision policies
- Goodies: Whatever hardware and software you need to get the job done
- Team Fun: Regularly scheduled events, annual retreat, and celebrations
- Learning: Learning & Development Opportunities to grow your skills and career
- Great team: Working with fun, hard-working, kind people committed to making a difference!
- Flexible culture: We are results-focused. We don’t work at the office every day
- ...And much more! Lots of other perks make this company an incredible place to work
Company HQ
Old Bend, Bend, OR
Leadership
Patrick Cook-Deegan
(Founder & CEO)Studied Education at Brown and Stanford. Was a Fulbright Scholar with the US State Department, and worked as a mindfulness instructor with UWC ISAK Japan. Lectured at Stanford.
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