Big Human产品设计负责人

About Big Human:

• Big Human is a New York City-based technology, design, and branding agency with over a decade of experience solving complex problems and creating world-class digital experiences

• Notable work includes HQ Trivia, Vine, and Subdial; clients span from high-growth startups to Fortune 500s including Netflix, Gemini, Rockefeller Center, and Whistle

• Fully remote team with regular company retreats and quarterly coworking events

• Values: supportive, grounded, passionate, forward-thinking, and accountable

About the Role:

• Big Human is looking for a Product Design Lead with 10+ years of product design experience at an agency, studio, or client-side organization

• This is a rare opportunity to meaningfully shape the creative direction and design culture of a growing studio. They're looking for someone with a builder's mindset — someone motivated by influence and craft, not just credentials.

• You'll lead design projects end-to-end, from discovery and ideation through to high-fidelity design, handoff, and QA, across a diverse range of clients from startups to Fortune 500s

• You'll collaborate closely with Design, Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences

• Agency experience is required

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead design projects from start to finish with autonomy and authority, including discovery, ideation, workshops, definition, high-fidelity design, design systems, handoff, and visual QA

• Plan and facilitate design workshops, client reviews, user research, and user testing sessions

• Work collaboratively with the Big Human design team to solve complex product and UI challenges; contribute hands-on design work when needed

• Provide feedback and guidance to ensure work meets high visual standards and incorporates best practices

• Lead, mentor, and guide designers at both an individual and team level with high-level strategic design direction

• Articulate and defend design decisions clearly to clients and internal stakeholders

• Navigate ambiguity and pivot quickly with changing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

• Oversee and provide creative direction across 1–2 additional concurrent projects beyond your own hands-on work, guiding other designers to maintain quality and consistency

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of product design experience, with agency experience required

• A high-caliber portfolio showcasing complex products with strong visual design, UI/UX, prototyping, typography, and visual hierarchy

• Masterful knowledge of user-centric and data-informed product design; strategic decision-making rooted in data, research, analytics, and business context

• Experience designing mobile apps, web products, and marketing websites

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions to clients and stakeholders

• Expert-level Figma proficiency and working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines and a willingness to ask questions in times of uncertainty

Nice to Have:

• Branding or art direction experience

• Illustration or craft-making experience

• Motion graphics or 3D modeling experience (After Effects, Blender, Cinema4D, etc.)

• Experience with Unreal Engine, Unity, Framer, Webflow, or similar tools

• Curiosity about internet culture, design trends, and emerging technology

• Experience designing for TV or streaming device interfaces (e.g. Roku, Apple TV, connected TV platforms)

Compensation & Benefits:

Salary: $150,000

Benefits:

• Medical: Up to $950/month company contribution (~$11,400/year)

• Dental: 100% of premiums covered (~$700/year)

• Vision: 100% of premiums covered (~$100/year)

• 401(k) with 3% salary match

• Home internet reimbursement: $900/year

• Home office upgrade stipend: $960/year

• Shared experience fund: $960/year

• Coworking stipend: $960/year

• Education stipend: $1,500/year

• 10–16 weeks parental leave

• 14 paid holidays + generous vacation time

• Summer Fridays

• Donation matching

• Yearly team retreat + quarterly coworking events

Details

Location: Technically Remote (work timezone: EST hours), but may require client visits on the East Coast

Work Authorization:

• For US applicants: US citizens or Green Card Holders only

• For Canadian applicants: Canadian citizens based on the East Coast & working EST timezone are welcome to apply

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