Upper Hutt Graphic Design Job Listings

Trademe

Product Designer - Senior

At Trade Me, we're about connecting Kiwi to create the life they want. Whether it's the big things like finding a home, a job, a car or growing their business, or the smaller things, like finding that right bedside table or parting ways with some old stuff. At Trade Me our vision is to be the place where Kiwi look first. Our product designers are responsible for crafting various digital products' look, feel, and functionality. You'll design great solutions that meet both user and business needs in an engaging, 'Trade Me' way. You will have a bias for action, good communication skills and be able to collaborate openly with a wide range of people throughout the wider Trade Me business. **Here is what you can expect from this role:** * Develop a deep understanding of the problem space. * Establish positive working relationships with product managers, data analysts, the engineering team and other stakeholders to develop the best solution while applying design thinking to your process and taking others on the journey. * Take complete ownership of projects, from initial concept to final implementation, ensuring the delivery of high-quality design solutions that align with our business goals and user needs. * Measure the impact of design output on our customers and connect that impact to strategic objectives. * Ideate, prototype and tell an engaging story about what the future may look like. * Produce usable and elegant solutions while keeping accessibility, platform design patterns, and best practices top of mind. * Ensure work is thoroughly documented, creating essential artefacts that can be seamlessly continued by another designer. * Work with more junior designers, providing considered and compassionate advice and feedback. **What you will bring to our team:** * 5+ years' experience in similar design roles, ideally within an internal team however an agency background would be considered. * Sketch or Figma, prototyping software. * A portfolio demonstrating projects from end to end. * A solid understanding of Material Design guidelines for Android and Human Interface Guidelines for iOS. * Knowledgeable in best practices & hands-on experience in user testing and user research. * Mentoring experience advantageous. * A keen learner who also shares learnings and helps others to level up * Curious and self-driven * A strong communicator - you will be able to explain ideas simply & clearly, be an active listener, and proactively improve team communication. * Empathetic - objective, open to a diversity of thought, strives to understand our users. * Organised - able to manage your time well and deliver on commitments **You'll have the best time working at Trade Me, and this is why:** **#Flexibility:** Flexibility means different things to different people and we support you to find what works, including a home office set up and utilities allowance. We value team connection and come together in person on Monday and at least one other day a week. **#Wellness:** Being your best self means caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, we offer lots of resources to help you along the way. **#Leave:** We support you with leave when you need it, including 5 days of wellness leave each year and 10 days of sick leave from day 1. **#Social:** Nothing beats getting together to have some fun and celebrate our success. Join us in the office on payday for company paid lunches. Regular Friday drinks and nibbles, annual Trade Me company awards, celebrations and more. **#Learning:** Whether it's on the job, formal training, mentoring or something else, you'll grow with us from Day 1. We know some candidates can be reluctant to apply for roles if they feel they don't 'tick all the boxes'. If you're excited about this opportunity, we'd still really like to hear from you so please send us your resume and a short cover note outlining the "Why". Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We truly value diversity and embrace a flexible workplace where people are encouraged to achieve their potential.

Wellington, New Zealand

Negotiable Salary