Senior Product Designer, Sovrn
$140-165k
+ Stock options
Office located in Boulder, CO
Advertising tools & services for content creators
Posted today
Advertising tools & services for content creators
101-200 employees
Posted today
$140-165k
+ Stock options
Office located in Boulder, CO
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower independent content creators and publishers to grow their businesses and achieve the attention they deserve.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of work experience designing UI and UX for software with a strong portfolio showcasing your best work
- Experience leading design efforts for a suite of products or working on features that span multiple products
- Proficiency in Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and other design tools
- Taking a product from concept to launch, proficient in all stages of the design process: researching, sketching, wireframing, user testing, refinement, prototyping, and development
- A deep understanding of human centered design principles and are passionate about creating user friendly and intuitive interfaces to articulate design solutions confidently and stand behind your convictions
- Experience mentoring and leading team members to achieve their best
- Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback gracefully. You can handle criticism professionally and use it to improve your work and the work of others
- A commitment to creating beneficial workflows and systems for the team
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including effectively communicating complex ideas
- Extensive experience working with multidisciplinary teams and leading them to success
- Strong analytical skills to turn data insights into actionable design decisions
- A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field preferred, or equivalent work experience will also be considered
Desirable
- Ability to turn Figma files into functional code
- A background in consumer-facing analytics products
- Experience in Javascript programming
- Experience using AI LLM models such as Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT
- Demonstrable passion for great design
- Familiarity with the React framework and Google Material Guidelines
What the job involves
- Join Sovrn as a Senior Product Designer and be part of an international team dedicated to creating best-in-class SaaS business applications
- You’ll be at the forefront of UI/UX design, ensuring that our products not only meet but exceed user expectations
- Your role will involve deep collaboration with cross-functional teams to research, design, and execute innovative solutions that shape the future of the online publishing industry
- Lead the design and execution of core products that form the foundation of the Sovrn publisher platform
- Utilize Figma and other relevant tools to create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces
- Work closely with product, engineering, and creative teams, maintaining organized files and presenting iterative work to colleagues and test users
- Engage in product discovery alongside design and engineering teams, designing and testing prototypes
- Implement rapid prototyping and user testing techniques to minimize investment risk and refine designs
- Establish and manage feedback loops with internal and external stakeholders, using insights to guide product prioritization
- Actively engage in agile ceremonies to ensure product delivery meets or exceeds expectations
- Research market conditions and industry trends to inform and enhance product strategy
- Collaborate with marketing and sales teams to position and message new products for successful go-to-market efforts
Our take
The monetization of online content creation can be very lucrative but requires time, resources and expertise outside of writing. Passionate writers who focus on storytelling and creating inspiring content may waste valuable time attempting to develop their business, and hiring somebody to do this is often too expensive for independent writers.
Sovrn tackles this in a smart way by providing writers with simple-to-use tools that take the stress out of monetization. It works with publishers and advertisers to provide opportunities to passionate writers, allowing them to focus on excelling at their job rather than dealing with distribution, monetization and operations - all of which Sovrn is able to handle.
The startup claims to be able to drive higher revenues and scale a publishing business, at the same time as allowing writers to focus on what they do best. It has seen significant investment that will enable it to pursue acquisitions and support the further expansion of its platform with more capabilities to be added in the future.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-19% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2022
$35.6m
LATE VC
Jul 2022
$36m
SERIES C
Total funding: $132.6m
Company benefits
- Work at a company that values your strengths. See the results of your actions. There are no barriers at Sovrn
- First-class health benefits, wellness options, and a host of life-improvement perks that help you be the best you
- Retirement benefits, 401k matching, and stock options show we’re equally dedicated to financial health
- In-house barista, catered lunches and breakfasts
- Volunteer opportunities
- Flexible vacation and a focus on mental and physical health mean you’ll have time for life outside the office
- Learn new skills. Pursue great ideas. Take on new opportunities and thrive in a workplace that rewards your efforts
Company values
- Secord Order Thinking: Second Order Thinking considers the consequences of a decision and requires one to ask: "and then what?"
- Scrappy: Scrappy means embracing constraints and obstacles as a path to finding the simplest and most direct answer
- Candid: Candid means speaking and asking questions with honesty and humility. Candid looks for the truth
- Customer Empathy: Customer Empathy means we understand our customers' challenges, problems, and wants
- Learning: Learning is the single most important trait of successful people, trams, and organizations. Learning is how we improve
Company HQ
Boulder, CO
Articles
Leadership
Walter Knapp
(CEO)Having studied at the University of Colorado, they worked as a Partner at Cambridge Technology, and Novell Ventures for a combined 6 years. They worked as SuSE Linux at Novel, COO of Lijit Networks, and COO of Federated Media Publishing before leaving in January 2014 to found Sovrn.
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