Originate designs, builds, and operates transformative technology products.
At Originate, designers are creative thinkers, passionate problem solvers, and relentless advocates for the end-user. They work to understand the audience’s needs, goals, and desires — then use this knowledge to craft compelling product experiences that deliver real and lasting value.
We are seeking a Senior Designer to lead Visual Design and User Expereince efforts, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams of designers, product managers, and developers to deliver innovative work for our partners. The candidate will be responsible for the full UI/UX workstream. The candidate should have solid experience with designing for software interfaces and apps, as well as possess a broad design skill set. This role reports into the VP of Design.
Work with smart and diverse people in a casual, collaborative, and fun culture creating cool digital products. Originate offers a competitive compensation package with great benefits including flexible vacation time. We also offer 20% Time — the chance to develop a personal digital product on company time.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the UI, UX, and branding tracks on projects for mobile, web and other digital software products
- Participate across all aspects of the design process (research, ideation, design, and testing)
- Confidently present the work and supporting rationale to internal and external stakeholders
- Create and maintain polished and thoughtful deliverables and documentation
- Contribute to the overall growth and culture of the product design team
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and advocate for design excellence
You:
- 5+ years designing for mobile and web-based software
- 3+ years work experience at a major digital agency, tech/product startup, or Fortune 1000 company’s internal product/UXD group
- Experience in designing software — service design, native apps, platforms, web-based tools, and transactional responsive sites
- Create highly crafted visual and UX design deliverables, including interface designs, wireframes, personas, product concepts, prototypes, and branding
- Strong skills in typography, interface design, iconography, and imagery
- Working experience with rapid prototyping (from whiteboarding and paper to using tools such as InVision, Pixate, Framer and Axure).
- Mastery of design software including Adobe Creative Suite and Sketch
- Ability to work iteratively in a highly Agile, Lean UX, and Scrum environment
- An understanding of industry trends, best-practices, and emerging user behaviors
- A passion for design and technology with an entrepreneurial spirit
- 4 year college degree in design, art, new media, human factors, behavioral science, or applicable
We bring together the design agency, custom software development, and venture fund models into one firm. This combination allows Originate to partner with both established companies and high-growth startups to launch new web, mobile, and data products that drive growth and accelerate their mission.
To fully align partners and employees, Originate structures shared-outcome in every partnership and then passes through 50% of that upside to the employees that contribute to the success. The company also provides 20% time to all employees to explore their own ventures and accelerate personal growth.
Originate has offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Orange County, and Las Vegas.