Senior Product Designer (remote)

Synthesia

London, United Kingdom
​Hi there 👋🏻

Note: the job post includes images and links, in case you can't see them: https://boards.eu.greenhouse.io/synthesia/jobs/4135634101?gh_jid=4135634101

You can also listen to Alex give you a recap here: https://share.synthesia.io/595db3de-65ef-4a1d-8442-9dcd005ca215

This is not a usual job description, but there is a good reason for that.

Let us explain.

Over the past 100 years, media production went through cycles of innovation that impacted the production, distribution, and consumption of media in ways that we couldn't predict.

Things are changing quickly, technologies grow and evolve in multiple waves.

One of the ways to think about how technologies emerge is that stuff tends to begin small and slow. There is an early period where the technology isn't quite working and it doesn't look like it's going to be very useful or important.

But then, it reaches a point where the growth accelerates upwards. It moves from the period when it was kind of a crazy idea to a period of excitement and growth.

Everything starts working.

 

Image credit: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html

 

At Synthesia, we believe the future of media is synthetic. Not sure what's that about? Check this article written by our CEO Victor Riparbelli.

It's kind of a crazy idea.

But after 5 years of research and a roller coaster ride of successes and failures, here is a graph showing the number of AI videos created by our customers in 2021 (in 2022 it's growing exponentially).

 

 

Not that crazy of an idea anymore, huh? 😉

It's for you to decide, but in 2021 we've raised two funding rounds with a total of $62M from legendary investors such as Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures.

And yet, we're just getting started building the foundations of a whole new type of media.

We're crazy early, and you have the chance to be a pioneer and shape the future of video production!

 

About the job

We’re hiring a senior product designer, someone that will shape our product in a significant way. You'll be working closely with our Head of Product on imagining the future of synthetic media. You'll be a part of a small, humble and driven product team made of talented engineers, designers and PMs. 

Working on Studio, our flagship product is exciting. It's a creative tool, used by 10,000s (from freelancers to content creators working in Fortune 500 companies) of passionate users on a daily basis. They love and depend on it, they also provide us a ton of feedback. That level of engagement is rare and it’s a constant source of motivation to see and hear from our users how much of a difference the product makes for them.  From a design perspective, you’ll get to tackle complex and novel problems, figuring a path to market for synthetic media, a very recent technology, for which the limits and use cases are constantly expanding. 

As a Product Designer, you will help us create a name for Synthesia Studio as one of the best designed SaaS tools out there. You'll have a chance to solve our most important UX problems and shape the future - from the initial idea stage to the final execution. You’ll have the satisfaction to work with a team that ships fast and iterates quickly, allowing us to learn from our customers and adapt.

Speaking about learning from the customers 🤔  We’ve built a database of customer interviews, with full recordings and transcripts organized in a Notion database. We run a Facebook community where we engage with our most passionate users. Our sales team constantly relay to us customer stories of how the product is put to use. All this is to say, we walk the talk when it comes to putting the user first and building our roadmap around real needs.

You will get to work in a small team that is still being built, giving you an opportunity to help shape our design culture and vision. If you’ve worked at previous companies thinking there’s a better way to do product & design, this is your chance to shape things from the start.

Requirements
3+ years of experience in designing SaaS web apps or B2C products
Strong product opinions and taste - not shying away from proposing solutions based on your intuition and experience
Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and clearly articulate design decisions
Ability to take ownership of the design process and work as self-directed member of the development team
Strong UX focus and understanding of human behaviour
Proven track record of creating beautiful, cohesive and meaningful design and UI, strong attention to details
Outstanding communication skills
Not required but one of those things would make you stand out:Interactive prototypingMotion designStrong visual design skills (typography, illustrations, iconography and brand design)

 

The good stuff...

💸 You will be compensated fairly (salary + stock options + bonus)

📍 You will work in a remote-first environment with offices in 6 locations

🏝 You get 25 days of annual leave + public holidays in the country where you are based

🥳 You will join an established company culture with regular socials and company retreats

🤩 You get 4 weeks paid sabbatical after 4 years at the company + $10,000!!

🍼 You get a paid parental leave

👉 You can participate in a generous referral scheme

💻 You get a brand new computer of your choice (if that still counts as a benefit in 2022 🤔)

🚀 You will have huge opportunities for your career growth