Map Designer II

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform for a new generation of location-aware businesses. Mapbox is the only platform that equips organizations with the full set of tools to power the navigation of people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. More than 3.9 million registered developers have chosen Mapbox because of the platform’s flexibility, security, and privacy compliance. Organizations use Mapbox applications, data, SDKs, and APIs to create customized and immersive experiences that delight their customers.

What We Do

The Map Design team is a small, versatile team of product designers and cartographers who are obsessed with finding systematic solutions to hard problems, and, in the process, inventing the future of how people interact with location. Most recently, we launched Mapbox Standard, a 3D basemap that is setting new standards for digital map design.

We’re looking for a Senior Map Designer to join our team and set the vision for the most beautiful maps that users around the world can customize using Mapbox Studio or use out-of-the-box via our SDKs. The Senior Map Designer will execute the designs for this vision and collaborate with other teams, such as product, data and engineering teams, to ensure the product delivers on quality, performance and desirability.

What You'll Do

• Drive the roadmap for basemaps that Mapbox ships as part of their product portfolio, working closely with engineers from the map rendering and geodata teams
• Hands-on design work on maps from ideation to delivery
• Lead concept design for future map-related products
• Work with cross-functional teams to help define the map renderer specification and be a bar-setter for visual quality
• Participate in user research/customer success conversations to be close to customer needs
• Build static and interactive prototypes for sales and customer conversations
• Assist enterprise customers with map design requests, from building custom base maps to providing consultations on customer’s maps
• Contribute to internal tooling around the cartographic design workflow

What We Believe are Important Traits for This Role

• Located in the Eastern Time Zone
• Proven experience designing maps or map-related products
• Excellent visual design skills to demonstrate ideas
• Attention to detail
• Ability to rapidly prototype product ideas using Figma or code
• Discipline to manage your own schedule in alignment with the team’s overall needs
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal
• Open-minded to teach and learn
• Expertise with design tools, such as Figma or Adobe Creative Suite
• Expertise in UX design or visual/graphic design
• Experience in …