Senior Product Designer, Mode Mobile
User rewarding software solution
Job no longer available
User rewarding software solution
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable budget-conscious consumers to earn additional income from their everyday habits.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of designing fantastic mobile experiences for customer-facing products using:
- Figma for prototyping
- Adobe Creative Suite for graphics/icons
- Whimsical, Miro, Figjam for brainstorming, architecture, and flows
- A data-driven mindset:
- You can demonstrate how your past design work moved key business metrics
- You are familiar with using Mixpanel, HotJar, Google Analytics, or similar to make data-informed design decisions
- You are a proven research expert with 3+ years experience crafting UX research studies:
- You can provide examples of deep research experiments including usability testing, live interviews, and surveys
- You can demonstrate how your research actively moved the needle on product decisions
- You are a startup aficionado and have designed experiences from 0 to 1
- Experience designing for mobile (Android & Material Design a plus)
- Experience contributing to and managing design systems in Figma
- You are an adept and creative writer and can tailor copy for mobile products
Desirable
- You have an entrepreneurial mind
- You have experience designing for subscription-based mobile applications
- You can think like a designer, a product person, and a salesperson
- You work fast and can keep pace with a growing/shifting business
- You are a data-driven decision maker and can back up your decisions
- You are a leader at heart and want to grow your career and responsibilities
What the job involves
- You know mobile design like the back of your hand and are excited to be involved in the full product process from concept to reality
- You love collaboration: You’ll work closely with product and engineering teams to define features and how they connect to customer and business needs
- You are confident in your abilities as a designer: You understand how to make tough design decisions that may not always align with both user and business objectives
- You are not afraid to speak up or present your work and ideas to senior leadership
- You are comfortable offering and receiving productive design critique
- You can back up your decisions but also recognize when they can be improved or altered
- Organization is your thing: You’ll keep our design and engineering teams organized through contributions to the Mode Mobile design system
- You are curious and make decisions informed by data: You’ll periodically conduct user research and testing to inform and improve our product
- You never stop learning (or teaching): You’ll be expected to stay up to date on current industry trends and market conditions as well as mentor others about the design process
Our take
Mode Mobile delivers a pioneering approach to gamification in its flagship product, Mode Earn Phone, as well as its rewards-based Mode Earn App. Customers can acquire this smartphone at a budget-friendly price point, allowing them to utilize it as they would any other mobile device while also offering the potential to earn upwards of $1,000 annually through various interactive methods.
In a digital environment increasingly saturated with gamified applications, Mode Mobile has set itself apart by applying this concept to an entire mobile device. Since its inception in 2020, the company has rapidly attracted a substantial user base, numbering in the millions. The trajectory of its user base growth is closely watched, as it presents a groundbreaking shift in the way mobile devices are used and valued.
While Mode Mobile's strategy may raise eyebrows due to its potential to further increase mobile device usage and data entry, proponents argue that given the extensive time users spend on their devices and the wealth of data generated, it's a logical step to leverage these activities for financial gain. With a strong start, Mode Mobile can gear up to expand its team and introduce additional products, setting sights on disrupting the entire mobile market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2025
$1m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $1m
Company HQ
Near North, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Dan Novaes
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Dan co-founded MobileX Labs and Nativ Mobile where he served as CEO at both companies. He was also a Contributor at Inc. Magazine, Forbes and Entrepreneur Media and worked in Growth at Facebook.
Kiran Panesar
(Co-Founder & CTO)Kiran previously co-founded MobileX Labs and Nativ Mobile where he served as CTO at both companies. He also founded adappt Designs where he served as a Programmer.
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