Staff Visual Designer, Tinder
$140-160k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
2 days a week in office
Swipe-based dating app
Be an early applicant
Swipe-based dating app
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-160k
+ Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
2 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To power and inspire realconnectionsby making meeting easy and fun for every new generation of singles.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years in visual, interactive, or product design with a strong portfolio showcasing product-led brand building especially a focus on digital products or consumer platforms
- Proven ability to lead, mentor, and inspire a team of designers to achieve exceptional results
- Deep understanding of interactive principles and how to create engaging digital experiences that build brand affinity
- Expertise in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools
- Strong communication skills, capable of presenting and justifying design decisions to stakeholders at all levels
- A strong desire to learn about users, technology, and new ways of enhancing human connections, with an empathetic approach to design
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work within a matrix organization and across cross-functional teams
- Experience working within and contributing to a design system, ensuring consistency across all visual touch points
- Comfort navigating complex organizational structures and managing multiple projects simultaneously
What the job involves
- We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Staff Visual Designer to join our Brand Experiences Team at Tinder
- In this crucial role, you will lead the charge in building our brand through exceptional product experiences
- Your focus will be on creating meaningful digital moments that resonate with our users, leveraging interactive design principles to foster brand love and advocacy
- You will shape user experiences that underscore our commitment to fostering genuine connections and ensure our brand expression is consistent both inside and outside the product
- Join us in shaping the future of Tinder by creating experiences that not only connect people but also make them celebrate and advocate for our brand
- If you're passionate about building a brand through innovative product experiences and have the skills to lead and inspire a team, we'd love to hear from you!
- Drive key design initiatives that significantly enhance user experiences and elevate our brand within the product
- Develop and implement interactive design strategies that create memorable and meaningful digital moments
- Work closely with cross-functional teams—including product managers, engineers, marketers, and executives—to ensure cohesive brand expression
- Oversee a team of designers, providing guidance, inspiration, and fostering an environment of growth and excellence
- Champion user-centric design principles and advocate for the highest standards of aesthetic intelligence across all projects. Shape the evolution of Tinder’s visual design system, ensuring cohesive and scalable design elements across the product
- Provide insights and connect various initiatives across different pillars to ensure consistency and alignment with our brand vision
- Present design concepts to senior leadership and incorporate feedback to refine and enhance our product experiences
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of our design systems, ensuring they enable efficient and consistent work across teams
- Keep abreast of industry developments to integrate best practices and innovative approaches into our design process. Stay ahead of visual design trends, bringing fresh ideas and a creative perspective to the team
- Ensure that our brand's expression outside the product matches the exceptional experiences within it
Application process
- This position is located in West Hollywood and/or San Francisco, California. Please include your preferred location in your application
Our take
In today's society, online communication is rapidly replacing face-to-face interaction across various aspects of life, including professional, platonic, and even romantic relationships. Dating apps like Tinder, with their quick sing-ups and swipe-based interface, have revolutionized the way people connect.
Tinder's innovative approach has significantly reduced the social stigma associated with online dating. This, coupled with the global rise of smartphones, has created a strong tailwind for the app. However, Tinder faces new challenges from competitors like Hinge, Bumble, and Thursday, who all capitalize on similar "swipe-based" mechanics, potentially attracting users away from the platform.
To address this, Tinder is actively seeking ways to reinvent its core product. The company is exploring the development of "Tinderverse", a shared virtual reality experience. Additionally, it is testing "Tinder Coins", an in-app currency earned through positive user behavior, allowing access to premium features. These initiatives demonstrate Tinder's commitment to remaining at the forefront of the ever-evolving online dating landscape.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
42% female employees
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Mind & Body: Take care of yourself with benefits to keep you physically and mentally healthy.
- Company Perks: As winners of Comparably’s 2022 Best Company Perks and Benefits Award, we’re proud to say we provide perks that make a difference
- Life @ Tinder: We support each other— from informal check-ins to snacks + catered lunches at HQ to the flexibility to take time off when you need it
Company values
- We prioritize member safety: At Tinder, our top priority is to build an authentic, equitable, and respectful community
- We strive to build a workplace that reflects the rich diversity of our members: The best thing about Tinder is that it caters to lots of differnt people and many different types of interactions
- We encourage authenticity to nurture a trustworthy, collaborative environment: We're honest and open in all we do. Our humanity inspires us to be real with one another and to stay true to who we are, so we can feel confident interacting and collaborating with others
- We never stand still. We're inspired to build for what's next: We must constantly innovate, experiment, and learn. We strive to set a higher standard for our products, our teams, and ourselves. We eagerly seek, accept, and give feedback with cando and kindness so we can continue to grow personally and professionally
- We champion and rally behind big ideas: We empower people to think and act differently, and to be unafraid to have a strong point of view. We’re willing to risk being wrong so that we can figure out what’s right. If we aren’t creating things that make us a little bit uncomfortable, then we likely won’t make a dent in the universe
Company HQ
Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA
Articles
Leadership
Jonathan Badeen
(Co-Founder)Previously Director of Design at Casting Networks before starting Tinder in 2012. Served as the Chief Strategy Officer at Tinder from 2016 to 2022.
Sean Rad
(Co-Founder)Received an honorary degree from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Founder of Rad Fund.
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