Company Information
Are you passionate about enriching the lives of children? Then join Peachjar! We are helping schools connect parents to their community so their children have a better future. We pioneered the shift to a cloud-based flyer distribution, and today we’re delivering the next generation of mobile and cloud technologies that help school districts revolutionize the way they deliver information to parents.
Peachjar is an ed-tech company boasting a professional, fun, and supportive environment where success is celebrated! Although the company is headquartered in beautiful San Diego, the following position is remote within the U.S.
We’re currently searching for a digital Product Designer with a true passion for creating digital products that people love! As an ideal candidate, you have an immediate and obvious passion for turning complex problems into simple and engaging solutions. You will drive product design through collaboration with the whole company to produce intuitive end-to-end consumer experiences across a wide range of devices.
What We Have:
Fun and dynamic team, where success is celebrated
A company full of nice people, so grumpy people need not apply
An open, flexible, and lively culture
A very exciting product vision with a whole lot of market share already
A modern tech stack and an agile development process
Competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, stock options, 401(k) with matching, and more
3 more paid holidays more than the other kids on the block
Generous PTO
Employee Perks Discount Program
Employee referral bonus plan
Remote work stipend
What You’ll Do:
Bring ideas to life from conceptualization to implementation through divergent and convergent collaboration
Validate the value, viability, usability, and feasibility of ideas to ensure high-quality implementation
Continually identify areas within the platform and apps that need improvement, provide recommendations, and collaboratively make refinements
Take a user-centered approach to design by driving user research, usability testing, and user analysis
Gather qualitative and quantitative data to inform team discussions and design decisions
Present and defend the vision and rationale behind design decisions to stakeholders and teammates
Facilitate collaborative design and aid discussions by mapping and sketching ideas
Work closely with Product and Engineering teammates to rapidly iterate on designs based on user feedback, tech constraints, and market dynamics
Be a vocal advocate of the design system while evolving it through extension and adaptation
Partner closely with Marketing to ensure product styles and messaging are effective and stay on-brand
What You Have:
4+ years of professional experience designing user interfaces for web platforms or apps
A strong portfolio of digital solutions across multiple devices that highlights your approach to problem solving
A holistic approach to product design and a strong understanding of user-centered design principles
High proficiency in creating user interfaces through information, interaction, and visual design
Ability to clearly communicate design through a wide range of techniques and prototypes at varying levels of fidelity
A positive attitude, an open mindset, and an eagerness for feedback
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience working in an agile environment
Strong understanding of responsive web design and mobile-first design
Understanding of basic front-end languages and ability to work with technical constraints to create a unified experience across multiple devices
Experience building or contributing to a design system
What You May Also Have:
Experience facilitating design workshops or design sprints
Experience with motion design and related software
Experience with HTML, CSS, and WCAG 2.0 level AA
Experience designing a Progressive Web App