Hi there :)
Ecosia is a pioneering social business and one of the first B-Corps
in Europe. As part of our mission to cultivate a more environmentally,
socially and economically sustainable world, we want to plant a billion
native trees by 2020.
We are looking for a passionate mid-level/senior Product Designer to
join us in Berlin! The position is full-time, 1+ year maternity cover,
with a possibility to extend. Preferred starting date is in early
December.
What you’ll be doing
- Designing search experiences from scratch and iterating on previous
designs, while working closely with a cross-functional team
- Planning, organizing, and supporting other designers with in-house
and remote user research, including interviews and user tests
- Creating experiences and interfaces for web, Android, and iOS
- Maintaining coherent, living design systems with other designers
- Confidently presenting your ideas, designs and decisions – and then guiding them to realization
- Facilitating a collaborative process with key stakeholders
including product managers, developers, designers, and BI among others,
while iterating on and building new features
- Applying UX crafts like sitemaps, user flows, wireframes,
information architecture and interaction design to help shape a product
our users love
- Always striving towards a better understanding of the user perspective via qualitative and quantitative research
REQUIREMENTS
- Heart that is beating for our users and our cause
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in fast-paced environments (e.g. startups or cutting-edge digital agencies)
- Proven ability to organize qualitative and quantitative user research and conduct user testing
- Demonstrated experience in working with the tools you need to get
the job done - Sketch, Photoshop, Principle, Illustrator are just a few
of the tools we use
- Understanding of latest guidelines and patterns in web and app design
- Fluent spoken and written English (German not required)
- Bonus: High fidelity prototyping experience
- Bonus: UX copywriting experience
- Respect and passion for our core values
BENEFITS
- Opportunity to shape and develop a product used by millions of users
- Becoming a member of a highly skilled, cross-functional team eager to collaborate and change the world
- Monthly learning days during which you can focus on anything you want
- Chance to be part of a meaningful challenge
- Fair compensation package to reflect your skills and experience
- Fantastic office in the heart of Berlin
- Flexible working hours and location (two no-meeting days per week)
- All the tools you need and perks like a free-book policy
- Weekly team breakfasts
- Oh, and coffee, and organic apples, we have plenty of both