Hardware UX Designer, Zwift
2+ days a week in office (London Bridge, London)
Virtual training for running and cycling
Job no longer available
Virtual training for running and cycling
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
2+ days a week in office (London Bridge, London)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make more people, more active, more often.
Role
Who you are
- BA Degree or equivalent in UX Design, Industrial Design or other related field
- 3+ years of relevant experience in UX/Industrial design roles
- Someone with a keen eye for excellent user experience of physical products
- Someone who strives for the best possible outcome for the user
- Someone who is good at weighing up the pros and cons vs technical constraints and costs
- A simplicity seeker
- Able to solve complex problems with elegant solutions
- Be able to apply UX principles to hardware design
Desirable
- Experience developing product instructions / instructional diagrams
- A background in consumer electronics and/or fitness equipment
- Experience working with packaging designers
- Can sketch ideas / has strong visual communication skills
What the job involves
- As Zwift continues to build out its hardware solutions we are looking for a well-rounded UX designer who has a broad level of experience and spent time working on out of box experience
- Zwift’s focus is very much on removing friction for the end user and your experience will help us deliver on this goal
- We have a dedicated team of industrial and UX designers who are always looking to level up the overall experience of our product offerings
- You will work cross-functionally with key stakeholders across the organization to deliver engaging experiences
- Front-end user research
- Collaborating with research colleagues to incorporate UX research findings
- User journey mapping/Experience mapping
- Identifying key pain points in the user's journey
- Ideating UX solutions to alleviate pain points and enhance the user's experience of the product
- Designing/defining the out of box experience
- Defining/briefing instructional assets [printed and digital]
- Helping to and running user studies
- Collaborate with the existing Industrial design, Creative brand team, mechanical engineering, software engineering and UX research teams
- Ability to work on very broadly defined, loose concepts, and sometimes on narrowly defined, tactical deliverables
Application process
- Applicants must supply a portfolio of recent work on application
- Your resume/CV is enough to show off your skills, accomplishments, and experience. However, if you choose to include a cover letter introducing us to your awesome personality, we will read that too
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Zwift was created to break two preconceptions surrounding indoor training: that it's boring and that the required equipment is prohibitively expensive.
Zwift provides a virtual world that gamifies indoor training and connects cyclists and runners in an online multiplayer community. Users can access thousands of structured workouts, races, and group rides through a monthly subscription ad compatible indoor trainer or smart bike.
The company continues to expand its virtual worlds, training tools, and hardware ecosystem while maintaining one of the largest online cycling communities.
Zwift's biggest competition includes platforms like Peloton and newer virtual cycling services such as MyWhoosh and Rouvy. However, while Peloton emphasized instructor-led classes, Zwift focuses on simulation, competition, and social group riding within a virtual cycling world.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Sep 2020
$450m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Dec 2018
$120m
SERIES B
Total funding: $614.6m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
- Well-Being Perks + Benefits
- Modern Family Support + Paid Parental Leave
- Competitive Time Off
- Fitness Industry Discounts
Company HQ
Downtown Core, Long Beach, CA
Leadership
Jon Mayfield
(Co-Founder & Head of Product)Worked for 12 years as a Senior Programmer at various video game companies.
Eric Min
(Co-Founder & CEO/Chairman)9 years as a VP at JP Morgan. Previously co-founded and ran Sakonnet Technology for 15 years.
Alarik Myrin
(Co-Founder)Previously CTO and co-founder of Sakonnent Technologies for 16 years.
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