Summary:

Publishing.com helps normal, everyday, people create meaningful streams of income with books. We are an online-education company that teaches our students how to sell books and audiobooks on Amazon and Audible. We aren’t for authors, but for anyone that would like to create consistent streams of passive income.

Our goal is to be the one-stop shop for everything publishing related. This year we are making massive strides towards achieving this goal by launching our own software. The better we make our products and the more support we give our students, the better we can help them achieve their financial goals..

About the role:

Publishing.com is looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our Product team with a focus on our new software, Publishing.ai. Reporting to our Head of Product, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with your cross-functional team of talented designers, product managers, engineers, marketers and external vendors. You will collaborate with your cross functional group to define product roadmaps and goals to create beautifully designed products. You are joining us right from ground zero, so will be a key player in the future of Publishing.ai. We expect you to lead the end to end design process and be involved in everything from research, ideation to launch. This is a fully remote role.

About the Team:

Our Software Team presently consists of 6 core members that work on Publishing.ai from Engineering and Product Management. Outside of these core members, you will work closely with the chief officers of the company to build the perfect user experience based on the product roadmap. Outside of just the software team, other projects you might assist with could be our website or our marketing funnels.

We are a small agile team currently in the beta stage of our software build. For this stage we prioritised simplifying the experience so we could get to market faster. We’re passionate about user testing and validating hypotheses with data, as well as about maintaining high standards of software quality and performance.

What you’ll work on:

• Identifying problem areas, understanding user needs and designing solutions that enhance user onboarding, activation, retention and monetization.
• Conducting user research initiatives to identify user needs, behaviours, and opportunities.
• Conducting user testing to validate design solutions, using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Formulate, test, and validate hypotheses together with Product Managers, other designers, and turn them into high-quality UX solutions.
• Creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to effectively communicate and test your ideas.
• Designing the end to end user experience of our software.
• Strategizing the future state of our software based on the product roadmap, and designing its end-to-end experience.
• Rapid ideation of multiple design concepts and prototypes.
• Collaborating with the design team to create a high quality, cohesive user experience.
• Documenting design decisions, processes, and outcomes to ensure that product designs are consistent and can be replicated in the future.
• Collaborate with developers to reach high-quality implementations across the web and mobile experiences.
• Measure the success of your decisions with the team and iterate when needed.
• Helping establish, maintain and operate the Design System.
• Training, managing and providing guidance to your junior product designer.

What We Expect From You:

• Own the UX design strategy from start to finish, ensuring that designs meet user, technical and business requirements.
• Every design decision is intentional. You are making informed decisions based on data and qualitative user feedback.
• You know when it’s time for moving fast, or slowing down. There’s a time and place for fast scrappy designs and also a time for meticulous planning and building design systems.
• You are detail oriented and care about consistent, clean designs.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in product-led growth.
• Iterate and drive experimentation through design.
• Give and receive regular feedback in design critiques to improve product and web experiences.
• Training up current and future product designers that join the team.
• You are an excellent communicator - you know how to clearly communicate your designs to all stakeholders, whether its providing documentation or building out prototypes.

Requirements for this role:

• 5+ years of design experience as a product designer, ideally with a b2c software with a freemium to paid product.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating your ability to design experiences that connect users to product value.
• Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and A/B testing to inform design decisions.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment and can easily adapt to changing priorities. You are capable of executing with speed, without compromising on the quality of your work.
• Ideally you have also led and managed a team of product designers in the past, or have been the main stakeholder for any projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially while working with cross-functional teams.
• No ego and someone who always strives to learn more. You are willing to do the dirty work, but also proud and willing to help train others up.
• Strong experience with Figma.
• Ideally you also have graphic design experience to assist the Design Team on occasional projects.
• Experience working in a fully remote team environment.
• As a member of the agile software team you will participate in and contribute to all scrum ceremonies such as stand ups, planning meetings, and refinement sessions.

Why Publishing.com?

• Our salary range for this role is from $70k to $100k per year depending on profile, skills, and experience. Outside of this range, but you think this role is a perfect fit for you? please apply anyways!
• Recently recognized as #19 on the Inc 5000's list of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America for 2023!
• Join a team that was built from its community. Over 80% of our team was hired from our own student community, which is why we care so much about our product!
• We are a completely remote team located worldwide with 50+ employees, and last year generated over $50M in revenue - we are just getting started!
• We have all the fun perks you’d expect—flexible vacation policy, competitive vision, dental and health benefits, 401k plans, and team socials…yes, even remotely!*
• We are proud of our culture and care about it deeply—we live by our team values and are always trying to make Publishing.com a better company today than yesterday.
• We encourage learning, growth, and continuous improvement, so we always look for ways to help our staff grow. From monthly training to hiring mentors, we care about your personal growth!
• If you want to join a team on the ground floor, this is your chance. We have a grand vision for expanding beyond just an education company to become the one-stop shop for everything publishing-related.

*some benefits are available to our US-based employees only.

Publishing.com is dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating, please don't hesitate to reach out - we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply.

Publishing.com LLC. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Publishing.com LLC. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location we have employees in. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.