Senior Manager of Product Design & Research, VSCO
$200-220k
+ Equity + Bonus
Creative platform for photographers
Open for applications
Creative platform for photographers
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$200-220k
+ Equity + Bonus
201-500 employees
Company mission
To equip photographers with the tools, community, and exposure they need to expand creatively and professionally.
Role
Who you are
- You are both a leader and a maker, able to flex between exploring broad concepts and diving into pixels
- You have a strong track record of building teams and delivering high-quality work with demonstrated business impact in a start-up environment
- Experience designing across web and mobile
- A growth mindset and ability to lead others through experimentation, failure, and learning loops
- Fluency across Agile product development processes, design tools, and research methodologies
- An understanding of technical limitations and an ability to advocate for concepts cross-functionally
- Superb presentation and storytelling skills
- Familiarity with the photographer experience and digital creative platforms
Desirable
- Affinity with VSCO’s values and mission of supporting photographers so they can make it
- Experience shaping creative communities and/or creative tools
What the job involves
- VSCO is looking for a Senior Manager to lead the Product Design & Research team
- You will lead efforts to uncover new opportunities, guide product strategy, and deliver best-in-class designs
- As the head of the Product Design & Research team, you will cultivate a curious, empathetic, and collaborative working style across the organization
- Your work will shape the company’s understanding of our customers and drive the development of thoughtful experiences that impact millions of creators worldwide
- Work closely with leadership to hone our product vision and roadmap
- Oversee all design & research cycles from early discovery through delivery and evaluation
- Manage and mentor a team of four, including defining growth plans, establishing rituals, and owning the team backlog
- Uphold a high-quality standard, ensuring that work addresses business goals, technical constraints, and user needs
- Iterate on product development processes with cross-functional partners
- Shape our shared design system and brand language
- Serve as a chief advocate for creators within the company
- Proactively drive design initiatives forward with velocity, making thoughtful decisions that leverage our user research & data
- Maintain high standards of accountability and ownership, collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams to resolve challenges quickly and maintain momentum
Application process
- The application window for this role will be open until at least 11/18/2024
Our take
VSCO (pronounced "vis-co") is a photo and video editing app that's all about creativity without the pressure. Unlike Instagram and Facebook, which are driven by ads and likes, VSCO focuses on making money through subscriptions, giving users a refreshing break from the constant follower count anxiety.
Co-founded by an ex-wedding photographer passionate about simple, beautiful photography and a former Creative Director, VSCO knows exactly what the creative community crave. While it competes with Instagram and newer apps like Tezza, VSCO has built a strong, loyal following with its creator-first approach, which will most definitely help it see future success.
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Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Apr 2015
$30m
SERIES B
May 2014
$40m
SERIES A
Total funding: $70m
Company benefits
- Balance: Flexibility is really important to us, and family always takes precedence. We have a Flexible Time Off policy for eligible employees, and we encourage each other to take breaks so that we can do our best work, refreshed. We also offer paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave so you can take the time you need to disconnect
- Benefits: Our team’s health and wellness is a top priority. VSCO offers flexible time off, a 401(k) retirement plan, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short and long-term disability), 11 paid holidays, and a monthly tech & well-being stipend. Employees also have access to well-being perks such as Peloton, Wellhub (formerly Gympass), One Medical, Spring Health, and Headspace
- Remote Work @ VSCO: VSCO operates as a fully remote organization with employees working from their home office across several states in the US, with over 50% of the company working in the Bay Area and Los Angeles. While we are dispersed, teams stay connected through participation in quarterly virtual team-building events and bi-annual in-person offsites
Company values
- Always Moving Forward: By pushing our work forward thoughtfully and with intention, our community gets more of what they love from VSCO
- Be You: By creating a space in which authentic views are heard and celebrated, we not only create a better workplace, but an inclusive product
- Build Together: By working together, we make better products and focus on the right things at the right time.
- Creator First: By putting the needs of creators first, we build a product they are inspired to use and a brand they can trust.
- Own It: By being modest overachievers, we take ownership over our future and hold ourselves accountable to do our best work
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Eric Wittman
(CEO)Initially served as President of VSCO from 2021 to 2023 before becoming CEO. Previously the CGO/CRO at JLL, COO at Figma, and General Manager at Atlassian.
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