Product Designer

About Geocaching HQ

We are the global headquarters for the game of geocaching. Our mission (and yours should you choose to accept it) is to inspire outdoor adventure, exploration, and community. Our products enable a worldwide community of geocachers to make every location an adventure and everyone an explorer.

At Geocaching HQ, we strive to be the best place our employees have ever worked. We foster a workplace rooted in compassion and candor, and we invite you to join us!

Position overview

As our Product Designer, you will balance designing end-to-end product experiences with maintaining design systems and assets while ensuring designs align with UX principles and platform limitations. You’ll collaborate with teams during sprint planning and critiques, focusing on user experience, accessibility, and responsive design.

This role is ideal for a well-rounded designer who is comfortable working across visual design, interaction design, and product strategy. 

Strong proficiency in Figma and pattern libraries is required, and a working proficiency in Sketch, Illustrator, and Photoshop along with strong illustration and animation skills is a plus. Experience with mobile gaming design is a plus.

Responsibilities and duties

• Help to create and maintain mobile & web pattern libraries, components, icons, and rules within the design scope 
• Design end-to-end product experiences, including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI designs.
• Design icons and other digital media as needed, this may include illustrations
• Participate in and lead discovery activities such as user research, journey mapping, and problem definition to inform design decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and actively participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, and design critiques
• Possess a clear understanding of the technical limitations of web & mobile and communicate your ideas to engineers
• Have a strong understanding of the user experience principles and create designs that support UX 
• Other tasks as assigned

Skills and experience

• 3+ years of practical UX experience experience in UX/UI or product design roles.
• Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and HCI concepts 
• Strong Proficiency with Figma, and basic proficiency with Sketch, Illustrator, and photoshop 
• Experience building out a pattern library (huge plus!)
• Solid understanding of design fundamentals, accessibility standards, and best practices for responsive and adaptive design 
• Familiarity with product strategy, user research methods and tools, and data-driven design decisions.
• Basic illustration and animation proficiency
• Seamless ability to work with a team to meet milestones 
• Proficiency in Miro and JIRA and other collaborative software tools
• Knowledge of mobile gaming design

Company competencies

• Accountability: Actively seeing commitments through to completion; taking responsibility for actions, welcoming feedback, and effectively explaining decisions.
• Adaptability: Demonstrating openness, flexibility, and agility in response to changing environments or circumstances.
• Collaboration: Identifying appropriate contributors from across and within teams; working with them in a way that leads to effective results and positive relationships.
• Problem Solving: Proactively recognizing challenges, analyzing potential responses, and taking initiative that leads to a thoughtful result.
• Results-Oriented: Outcomes matter; taking responsibility for the timing and results of work and projects.
• Self-Awareness: Continually improving upon personal strengths and areas for growth. Recognizing and managing our own emotions; recognizing and responding well to the emotions of others.

Behaviors

• Exemplify our company values: authenticity, effectiveness, passion, inclusivity
• Demonstrate collaborative communication and negotiation skills
• High level of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• Ability to discern appropriate judgment and discretion 
• Possess a growth mindset with a desire to learn, develop, and share skills
• Graciously give and receive feedback  
• Effectively plan, organize, and prioritize workload

Physical Demands and Work Environment   

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the only duties, responsibilities, and qualification for this job. Incumbents may be required to follow any additional related instructions, acquire related job skills and perform other related work as required.

Compensation and benefits

We carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your experience and internal equity, when determining individual pay. The salary range for this role is $72,050 to $108,080, with an expected starting range of $72,050 to $90,065. This position is eligible for annual salary increases and bonus (dependent on company & individual performance). 

In addition to a collaborative workforce and a variety of office perks, below are some of our current benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package: medical, dental, vision insurance. We cover the health insurance premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
• Employer-paid premiums for Short and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D. 
• Options to enroll in Flexible Spending Account (health and dependent care) and additional voluntary life insurance.
• 401k retirement plan: traditional and/or Roth, plus a 4% employer match with immediate vesting.
• Healthy work/life balance: generous PTO (120 hour accrual for each of the first two years of full-time employment, with increased accruals after that) and 10 paid holidays + 2 bonus days, monthly company social events, unlimited access to our Employee Assistance Program, budget for team outings, and more.
• Free Geocaching Premium Membership (plus one for a buddy!) to cache to your heart's content!
• One month paid Sabbatical every 7 years.
• Free unlimited ski/snowboard lift tickets or reimbursement up to $300/year towards outdoor activities.
• On-site gear closet so you can enjoy the great outdoors.
• Employer paid commute options with ORCA cards and on-site parking.
• Professional development programs and budget tailored to your learning & growth -- not in the cookie-cutter "one size fits all" approach.
• Employer charitable donation matching program, adoption benefits, and reimbursement for child/pet/elderly parent caretaker needs.
• Catered in-office lunches Monday-Thursday
• Two hours of paid geocaching per month.

Statement of inclusivity

Geocaching HQ works actively and intentionally to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company and worldwide community. We encourage everyone to apply and welcome applicants who are historically underrepresented in the technology and outdoor industries.