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Product Design

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A Day in the Life

Product Design is the process of identifying a market opportunity, clearly defining the problem, developing a proper solution for that problem and validating the solution with real users. Product Designers often ask themselves: what problem are we solving, who has this problem, and what do we want to achieve? Answering these questions help Product Designers understand the user experience of a product as a whole and allows them to figure out the problems and solutions of consumers.

Work Responsibilities

  • Drive multiple large-scale design projects
  • Plan and manage design projects that align to the overall product strategy
  • Continuously identify effective and efficient design practices that optimize the UX design team's output
  • Proactively think of ways to grow and retain users through great UX
  • Partner with Product Management and conduct user research to truly understand customer's goals and needs
  • Ground your decision on research-based insights instead of gut feeling

Growth Path

  1. Jr. Product Designer
  2. Product Designer
  3. Sr. Product Designer
  4. Director of Product Design

Skills You'll Need

  • Experience in process flows, sitemaps, wireframes, prototypes, and other UX deliverables
  • Knowledge of concept designs such as ideation, UX assessment, information architecture, workflow and functional design
  • Knowledge of UI design, such as visual design, interaction design, and design systems
  • Experience in user research and usability studies
  • Experience creating digital style guides with a focus on feature flows, interactive models, and guest pathing
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.
  • Copywriting skills including UI copy, microcopy, and calls-to-action
  • UX research and synthesizing insights
  • Experience in design and prototyping tools: Sketch, InVision, Hype, Axure, Keynote, Principle, Adobe XD, Figma, and Flint

Industries You'll Work In

Tech

Teams You'll Work With

Product Design works with the design, engineering, product, and marketing teams.

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Demand for Talent

  • Projected Growth: MASSIVE
  • Current Demand: FIRE (50k+ open positions)
  • Consumer demand for new, easy-to-use products will fuel the need for more Product Designers
  • InVision's 2019 Product Design Hiring Report found that 70% of People Managers increased the headcount of their design team in the last year
  • States with highest demand: Michigan, California, New York, Texas, and Illinois

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Compensation

$65K-$90K
Jr. Product Designer
$85K-$105K
Product Designer
$130K-$160K
Sr. Product Designer
$155K-$190K+
Director of Product Design
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Work/Life Balance Score

Work/life balance is when someone equally prioritizes their career and their personal life. This balance can vary greatly from one career to the next.

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Job Stability Score

Job stability is about more than your experience and career. As industries decline, so do the jobs in them.

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Prestige Score

Job stability is about more than your experience and career. As industries decline, so do the jobs in them.

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