Product Designer, Remote

About Portland Apps:

We are bootstrapped and profitable, with a Shopify store and a small warehouse unit in Portland. Orders are packed by hand for two carrier pickups a day, and customer emails go to whoever is free.

The role:

We are adding a Product Designer, Remote to our operations team. Our operations team works closely with product and engineering. Designers here run their own usability tests and attend sprint planning. We're looking for a designer who shows their process, takes critique well and knows when a design is good enough to ship. Our headquarters is in Portland, and about a third of the team works remotely from other countries. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. You will need at least 3 hours of overlap with US Pacific time. Please make sure you have dependable internet and backup power.

What you'll do:

Run usability tests with customers, moderated or through Maze or UserTesting. Map current workflows and pain points using research and support data. Present work in design critiques and respond to feedback. Contribute components and patterns to the design system.

What we're looking for:

3-5 years of product or UX design experience on digital products. Ability to explain design decisions to non-designers. Expert in Figma, including auto layout, components and variants. Working knowledge of WCAG accessibility guidelines. Portfolio showing process, not just final screens. Experience designing for both web and mobile.

Bonus points:

Illustration or brand design skills. Basic HTML and CSS.

What we offer:

Compensation: $7.00 - $8.00/hr

Annual rate review. Paid in USD. Monthly internet allowance.

Duration: 9 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Portland Apps LLC.