Senior Product Designer, Wayfinder
Contractor Role
Hourly rate between $45-70/hr, commensurate with experience
Social educational programmes for schools
Be an early applicant
Social educational programmes for schools
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
Hourly rate between $45-70/hr, commensurate with experience
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 has 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 contractor to help shape the future of our web platform by designing new and evolving features that support students, educators, and school communities
- The role reports to the Principal Product Designer
- Please note that this is a seasonal, contractor opportunity with an anticipated 3-month timeframe of work needed
- If you are interested in full-time employment with Wayfinder, please see currently open opportunities on our Careers page
- No agreement for full-time employment is indicated through your acceptance of this contracted position
- We strongly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented populations in tech - such as women, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people, etc - to apply!
- 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
Our take
First born in Stanford Design School's lauded k12 Innovation Lab, Wayfinder was founded in response to growing youth mental health crises. It sets out to reimagine adolescent education with a focus on belonging, purpose and meaning.
The platform is now used by over tens of thousands of students around the world. Wayfinder's system is constantly evolving, following the most recent research to generate a social-emotional learning curriculum that can be integrated into schools' wellness programs.
As digital schooling becomes more common, Wayfinder has focussed 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, and continues to broaden its reach to support more students.
Steph
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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