Senior Product Designer

Product Designer, Foam 

Location: NY, NJ, CT, MA, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL (NY area preferable)

Start Date: ASAP

Named one of WorkLife’s 50 Best Places to Work and one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, Whalar Group is a global creator company on a mission to liberate the creative voice. 

Creators are at the heart of everything we do! We are a curious, diverse team of 300 individuals around the world who are passionate about the Creator Economy. Our proximity, understanding, and trust of creators evolved into a first-of-its-kind creator ecosystem. Under Whalar Group, there are six companies: Whalar, a global creator agency; Whalar Talent, a full-service, 360° creator and talent management company; Foam, a suite of AI tools, templates, and services; Moby Ventures, a creator-centric venture studio; Umi Games, a groundbreaking gaming studio; and The Lighthouse, an IRL campus for creators and their teams.

About the role:

We are looking for a Product Designer to join our dynamic product development team. In this high-impact role, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape the future of the rapidly growing, multi-billion-dollar creator industry. Whalar is a unique player in this space, fostering an in-house product development team of over 60 professionals dedicated to defining the future of creator tools—the operating system for creators. You will be part of our design team, reporting to the Director of Design.

Here’s what you’ll do day to day: 

• Lead Design-Heavy Projects: Drive complex, design-intensive projects from concept through to completion.  
• User Experience Design: Map and design user experiences for our key products, ensuring a seamless and intuitive journey for users.  
• Collaborate on User Insights: Work closely with product owners to identify customer challenges, leveraging data on user types, behaviors, scenarios, needs, expectations, and the anticipated impact of our solutions.  
• Prototype and Iterate: Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs, iterating based on user feedback and data to ensure clear design intent.  
• Development Integration: Partner with development teams to ensure seamless integration of designs, coordinating visual and UX QA to maintain high standards.  
• Design Pattern Development: Frame and plan new design patterns that align with both industry and platform standards.  
• Design System Maintenance: Build and maintain our design system, ensuring its adoption and continuous evolution to meet product needs and industry best practices.  
• Specification and …