This lead designer will have a significant impact on the look, feel, and functionality of vimeo.com through design ownership of the creator product side of our business. This designer will work collaboratively with engineers, product managers, stakeholders, and other designers to advocate user-centered design, execute product vision, and hit business objectives while maintain Vimeo’s simple, user-centered design aesthetic. Passionate advocates for the user, evangelists of consistent, functional, iterative design, and believers in goal oriented product design, step right up.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Lead all design functions for creator products across the site. take on accountability for the success of those projects
- Manage products end-to-end from spec and concept to final execution
- Become the point-person and expert on aspects of not only on Vimeo but for the overall business, design, and product landscape for subscription/video tools.
- Track industry trends and relevant developments from external perspectives identifying data relevant to Vimeo.
- Define UI patterns that can be integrated or repurposed across the site using research, data, and usability experience
- Proactively offer solutions and enhancements to projects in development and new projects with an eye towards scalability and sustainability. Suggest tests, updates, and new projects with a focus on hitting business and team goals
- Turn constructive feedback into project enhancements and be adept at reading between the lines of what people are reacting to in a design solution
- Capability to scope a project, kick off with another designer, and maintain regular check-ins throughout the project cycle
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE YOU SHOULD POSSESS:
- 7+ years of experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, or similar design role with accompanying experience in visual/graphic design
- Previous experience with product design on a single project, iterating over time
- “Full-Stack” designer: UX, UI, visual, HTML/CSS prototypes
- Experience with a large-scale web application, preferably one that deals primarily with UGC content
- An online portfolio or samples of work demonstrating relevant experience. Your work should reflect the ability to simplify complex experiences and communicate how your designs solve problems.
- Well-rounded understanding of user-centered design process, as well as strong knowledge of user experience principles
- Experience working in a collaborative team of designers, developers, and product managers
BONUS POINTS:
- A bachelor’s or higher degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent UX experience is ideal.
- Knowledge of Javascript capabilities (i.e., what can be done on mobile with AJAX and emerging mobile JS libraries)
- Experience with video-based products
- An existing presence in the design community as a thought leader through writing/speaking engagements
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US:
Vimeo is the quality, open video platform for creative people around the world. Vimeo was founded in 2004 by filmmakers who wanted a fun, easy, uncluttered way to share their work and moments from their lives. We remain true to that mission by continually striving to help people with a wide range of passions share the things they create and care about. In everything we build for creators and their audiences, our goal is simple: make life worth watching.
Today, Vimeo reaches a monthly audience of over 160 million creators and viewers — and we’re growing bigger every day. Vimeo is made with love by a highly ambitious, ridiculously innovative, and certifiably hilarious team based in New York City, and we’d love for you to be a part of it.