Product Designer

Full Time

You’re looking to shine at a digital agency with a collaborative environment; we’re looking for a Product Designer who can contribute and shine.

At Cake & Arrow, you’ll work with a passionate team of super-talented creative professionals to bring projects to life.

The ideal designer will have a passion for taking on complex problems and designing elegant, simple solutions that surprise and delight users.

At Cake & Arrow, you’ll work to deliver creative solutions that are transforming the user experience. We’re looking for talented problem solvers who lead with passion and face any task with a positive mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Develop straightforward approaches to complex design problems while maintaining a human-centered perspective
Understand and account for technical and business constraints
Think strategically for long-term impact, creating design assets or libraries that can serve as a foundation for the client to build upon
Collaborate with UX designers, creating mockups of varying fidelity to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas
Design on both macro and micro-levels: produce top-level product concepts and consider what can occur at the component level
Create functional prototypes for user testing
Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale to cross-functional stakeholders
Collaborate with core team and other relevant business owners throughout the product life cycle
Deliver production-ready assets and be able to communicate functionality intentions to developers
Constantly up to date on design systems and thinking

Skills & Qualifications

2+ years of experience bringing digital products to life, ideally for consumer-facing companies
Must have experience in creating user interfaces for web and mobile
Solid portfolio of work that illustrates an understanding of the UX process and showcases strong visual design skills
Understand creation of modular design rules, repeatable page components, and templatization
Solid and up-to-date knowledge of best practices, developments and trends in web and native mobile design
Extensive knowledge of working and collaborating in design software like Figma or Sketch and creating clickable prototypes
Knowledge of UI animation software like Principle or Protopie is a plus
Humility and objectivity—you encourage design feedback and are eager to incorporate new ideas into your next iteration

Location

Preference for New York based
Remote, but candidate must be flexible working EST time
Eligible to work in the US and US-based

Salary Range

$70,000-$90,000 DOE

Benefits & Perks

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Paid time off (holidays + full week off for July 4th and Christmas + Summer Fridays)
Employer matching contributions to 401(k)
Performance bonuses based on individual and company performance
Pre-tax commuter benefits
A flexible schedule

About Cake & Arrow

Cake & Arrow is an experience design & innovation agency that works with organizations in the insurance and financial services industries to identify new opportunities and design digital products and services that are grounded in real customer needs. Its mission is to help these organizations create authentic and meaningful relationships with their customers, agents, and employees. Founded in 2002, C&A has partnered with leading companies including MetLife, Citigroup, Travelers, and Chubb as well as recognized leaders in retail including Bose, Lowe’s, KIND, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Learn more about us: https://cakeandarrow.com/who-we-are/