Senior Product Designer

As a Senior Product Designer at Fizz, you'll be the driving force behind our design initiatives. Your primary responsibilities include developing a solid understanding of college communities, translating complex product requirements into user-friendly designs, and ensuring a cohesive design vision across the platform. You will also iterate on design concepts based on user feedback and cross-team collaboration, while owning the maintenance of our design system with reusable components and guidelines.

To succeed as a Senior Product Designer at Fizz, you should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in product design focusing on consumer-facing digital products. Proficiency in Figma is essential, as well as a strong understanding of the psychology behind social products. Being aware of design trends in consumer social apps will also give you an edge. Strong communication skills and a knack for taking feedback from different stakeholders are crucial for this role.

At Fizz, our design philosophy revolves around empathy, user-centricity, and adaptability. We believe in creating designs that genuinely resonate with college students. This involves understanding the social fabric of their lives and incorporating their needs into every design decision. We value rapid iterations based on real user feedback, which enables us to stay ahead in the fast-evolving landscape of social connectivity.

The Senior Product Designer position at Fizz is an onsite role based out of our Palo Alto office. We believe that collaboration and real-time feedback within our team can significantly enhance the design process. That said, we foster a culture that values flexibility and openness, and hybrid work models may be considered as our company evolves.

At Fizz, we are committed to the growth and development of our design team. We encourage professional development through mentorship and continuous learning opportunities. You’ll have the chance to participate in design reviews, workshops, and brainstorming sessions that not only enhance your skills but also drive the innovation of our platform. We value feedback and aim to create an environment where your design ideas can flourish.

When discussing your design process, outline how you start with user research and requirements gathering, progressing through ideation, prototyping, and usability testing. Highlight any specific frameworks you follow and emphasize collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure the final designs meet user and business needs.

To ensure designs are user-centric, refer to your method of conducting user research to gain insights into their needs and pain points. Discuss how you leverage this data to inform your design decisions and iterate based on user feedback, aiming for an experience that is both intuitive and engaging.

Choose a project where your contributions significantly impacted user experience or engagement. Discuss the challenges you faced, the design solutions you created, and the positive feedback or results that followed. This showcases your ability to drive results through good design.

Discuss your approach to gather and prioritize feedback from various stakeholders such as product managers, developers, and users. Highlight how you integrate this feedback into your design iterations, addressing any conflicts and ensuring a balance between user experience and business objectives.

Describe your proficiency with tools like Figma and any others you've used, explaining why they are your go-to options for product design. You might mention aspects like collaboration features, prototyping capabilities, or ease of use that make these tools valuable for your workflow.

Share your approach to keeping up with design trends, such as following notable design blogs, participating in design communities, attending industry events, or exploring new tools and technologies. This demonstrates your passion for your field and commitment to continuous improvement.

Explain your communication style and how you promote openness and collaboration within the team. You can mention the importance of regular design critiques, feedback sessions, and inclusive brainstorming meetings that invite diverse perspectives to enhance the design process.

Select a specific design challenge you encountered and explain how you approached it. Focus on your problem-solving process, the research conducted, the solutions generated, and how you ultimately resolved the issue, showcasing your resilience and creativity.

Discuss your methods for measuring design success, including metrics like user engagement, satisfaction surveys, usability test results, and analytics. Talk about how you use this data to inform future design decisions and improvements.

Articulate your excitement about Fizz's mission to redefine social networking for Gen-Z. Share how your values align with the company’s emphasis on authenticity, community, and user-centered design, and explain how you see your role contributing to that vision.