Staff Product Designer, Picsart
Retention Growth Group
Office located in Shoreditch, London
Digital creation platform
Job no longer available
Digital creation platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Office located in Shoreditch, London
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower the creator in everyone, everywhere.
Role
Who you are
- This is a fast-paced work environment, so attentiveness, a strong sense of autonomy and the ability to handle multiple projects with ease are a must
- The role would suit a confident design lead looking for a new juicy challenge
- You have 10-15+ years of experience as a User Experience Designer or Product Designer, or equivalent
- You have a proven track record of leading end-to-end design projects, where you imagined and delivered entirely new experiences and successfully shipped web and mobile products that solved real problems for real people
- You’re a proactive partner. You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a bias toward action. You’re used to working at pace, and leveraging other functions’ expertise to deliver a high quality finish
- You have strong visual design and interaction design skills, and hold yourself to high standards. You’ve worked with design systems to produce beautiful and functional design that scales
- Your designs are evidence-based, balancing user and business needs. You’re comfortable providing clear rationale and logical reasoning for your design decisions based on data, research, business strategy and intuition
- You thrive in ambiguity. You enjoy seeking different perspectives and creating certainty for yourself and others
- You’re a strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills. Our team is distributed globally and you’ll be working with a team that’s mostly remote, so clarity is key
- You’re curious and have a growth mindset. You can demonstrate an ability to embrace change and learn from challenges.You reflect on events and improve
- You’re adaptable and resilient. We’re a scale-up with ambitious plans, and priorities often evolve. We want team members who are committed to our mission and want to contribute
What the job involves
- At Picsart, we prioritise our creators and firmly believe that an exceptional creator experience is the cornerstone of our success
- The Design disciplines of Product Design, User Research and UX Writing are instrumental in shaping and crafting these experiences and defining what the future of Picsart could look like
- Product Designers at Picsart are the driving engine behind delivering a best-in-class experience
- We work embedded in teams, alongside Product and Engineers, partnering with User Researchers, UX Writers and Data Scientists at a business unit level
- We’ve recently undergone a restructure in the Growth business unit, and the Engagement team has recently been formed
- This role has a large surface area spanning web and mobile, and provides the opportunity to work closely with the Acquisition, Activation and Monetization teams
- There’s the opportunity to design many new parts to the product experience as we have shifted from targeting Consumers to Solopreneurs
- Lead user-centred product design for the Engagement team
- Define and bring to life the future of the repeat experience for Picsart users, to drive repeat usage
- Work closely with your product manager and engineers to define requirements and deliver experiences that have business impact
- Run workshops to source ideas and insight from stakeholders to create momentum and direction
- Share your designs at various stages for feedback and iteration
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and interactive mockups to visualise and communicate your design ideas effectively
- Share often and early, to get input and iterate your designs
- Collaborate and leverage our design system and creative teams to maintain a consistent and on-brand experience
- Get intimately familiar with the user and the business
- Immerse yourself in the research and data reports, and deeply understand our users and target audience, their behaviours and motivations
- Work closely with your research partner, being active in user research sessions and asking important questions to inform your designs
- Occasionally plan and run your own low-risk lightweight usability testing to evaluate your design solutions
- Contribute towards design team culture
- Set the bar for what design excellence means
- Generously share your knowledge and experience by regularly presenting in the monthly Design Town Hall and support more junior team members
- Implement changes and own of rituals you think would improve our ways of working and create some fun in the team
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Picsart is a creative platform that empowers anyone to design, edit, and share content, regardless of skill level. With AI-powered tools and a massive library of stickers, templates, and more, users can create everything from fun social media posts to professional designs.
Founded in 2011, Picsart was designed to make powerful creative tools accessible to all. Today, with over 150M active users, it's a go-to for image and video editing. Due to innovations like generative AI, it stands out by offering simple yet advanced tools for everything from personal projects to professional needs.
Picsart's success is clear - even with competition like Canva and Adobe, the company remains a leader in its field. Recently raising funding, it's set to expand even further, focusing on AI-driven tech and growing its global community.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2021
$130m
SERIES C
Jul 2019
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $195m
Company benefits
- Flexibility and time off: In addition to a generous PTO policy, Picsart provides time off for maternity, paternity, sick leave, and mental health days
- Rewards packages: We want our employees to share in the rewards of Picsart's success, so we recognise both team and individual performance
- Professional & personal growth: Picsart provides growth opportunities including: Training, online education and certification programs, coaching opportunities, and mentorships
Company HQ
Hallandale Beach, FL
Leadership
Hovhannes Avoyan
(Co-Founder & CEO)Bringing more than 25 years of experience in computer programming and global business management. Prior to Picsart, they founded five other startups, all of which had successful acquisitions by global companies including Lycos, Bertelsmann, GFI, Teamviewer, and Helpsystems.
Artavazd Mehrabyan
(Co-Founder & CTO)Prior to founding Picsart, they worked as Chief Software Architect at Sourcio, the Virtual Solutions Global Services, and Lycos Europe.
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