Design Wizard

Wygo; Toronto; Sur place; CAD 80 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

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Résumé du poste

Wygo in Toronto is seeking a thoughtful, strategic, and FUN designer to lead the end-to-end design process for building tools that help hosts start and scale in-person communities.

You will collaborate with the founding team to translate host needs into a product that feels like magic, develop beautiful UI, maintain a design system, and help grow our design culture through critiques and mentoring.

Description du poste

# Design WizardJoin our team as design hire #1 — for experienced designers who want to lead everything from user research to final UI Apr08Wednesday, April 8th12:00AM - 11:59PMEDTJob based in TorontoApplications reviewed on a rolling basisJoss has been building networks of community organizers since age 14, with her impact recognized by the and for Community Leadership. She and Chris were lead organizers at and , growing the community to over 3,500 attendees and 100 hosts across 30 locations hosting regular in-person events. She works daily to build the complete support system community organizers need to be successful. Chris has solo-built and maintained websites for reaching over a million visitors. He's built our product from the ground up, is a skilled software engineer and user experience researcher, and brings a healthy dose of camp counsellor energy to the team. We love thinking from first principles and getting to the root of complex problems. We believe in getting our hands dirty *(can be found cleaning up chairs after events)*, using our own product *(we host a MEAN* *)*, and letting our personalities shine through in our work. **Most importantly, we're building the world we want to live in.***[NOTE]: THIS IS A JOB POSTING, NOT AN EVENT. We thought it would be fun to run our hiring process through our platform to give applicants a sense of what we've built so far. :)* *Applications are open until April 25th at 11:59pm but will be* ***reviewed on a rolling basis -- Apply ASAP!*****What you'll do:****What you'll bring:****What's in it for you:*** **See your work used by real people quickly --** get direct feedback, see your decisions go live fast, and hear directly from customers who feel the impact of your work* **Shape how a new category of entrepreneur experiences their work** -- our hosts are vivid and interesting people, and you'll design the tools that help them do what they love.**Who we are:**We're building a team that is driven, ambitious, and kind. We work extremely hard to support our customers (who are some of the most interesting, entrepreneurial, ambitious, and mission driven people in the world). We are incredibly proud to be growing alongside them.Our team has a strong in-person, collaborative culture and is based in downtown Toronto.**Compensation**The anticipated salary for this position is $80,000–$160,000 CAD annually, plus equity. Compensation depends on a variety of factors, including qualifications, years of relevant experience, specific skills, and education.If you have any questions for us, please submit them with your application or reach out to [e-mail].*---* **The Role** We're looking for a thoughtful, strategic, and **FUN** designer who wants to dramatically simplify the process of starting and scaling in-person communities. You'll lead the end-to-end design process, working directly with the founding team to translate the needs and workflows of highly skilled hosts into a product that feels like magic. We want to handle the heavy lifting so hosts can focus on what they love (designing experiences that help people connect).* **Wrangle complex manual workflows** into intuitive features that drive meaningful outcomes for our hosts (e.g. save time, increase motivation, reduce mental load, create quicker feedback loops, improve economics, attract sponsorship, etc.)* **Develop beautiful, modern, high fidelity UI** that maintains flexibility for hosts while embedding the whimsy, personality, magic and flair of our brand into our product* **Understand the host experience** -- Identify product opportunities by studying the needs and workflows of our hosts and hosting events yourself* **Understand the attendee experience** -- go to events and enter new communities to empathize with the platform user who is trying to find belonging in the place they live.* **Maintain and expand our design system** as the platform evolves* **Build our company's design culture** by establishing a process for design critiques, peer mentorship, and sharing best practices across the org* Occasional illustration, graphic design, poster-making, and fun silly stuff. We want to make space for your personal taste to shine through in your work :)* **A portfolio of real work:** we’re looking for experience across UXR, UX, UI, freelance clients, passion projects, community brands, full time, etc.* **Truth-seeking instincts and a high bar for your craft.** You'd spend 10 hours reworking a flow because you know it'll save our users hundreds of hours down the line* **Strong intuition for driving user behaviour** through interface design* **Sense of playfulness** in interaction design -- we want our product to be genuinely fun to use* **You thrive in high-responsibility environments** and have experience making decisions with incomplete information and tight time constraints* *Bonus: experience leading or growing in-person communities, especially if you started building your own custom systems and spreadsheets to manage them*- **Work on a product with a clear, human purpose** -- your design decisions will directly reduce the barrier of entry community building, help hosts scale, and support the maintenance of strong communities, making the world less lonely.We prioritize giving high performers the autonomy and space to grow. Joining us this early means you'll be trusted to make decisions that matter -- if that level of responsibility and learning is exciting to you *(even if it's a bit terrifying)*, you're likely a good fit. If you’re worried you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications (*nobody does)*, still apply. We’re looking to bring a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to the table – don’t self reject, help us get to know you!Joss has been building networks of community organizers since age 14, with her impact recognized by the and for Community Leadership. She and Chris were lead organizers at and , growing the community to over 3,500 attendees and 100 hosts across 30 locations hosting regular in-person events. She works daily to build the complete support system community organizers need to be successful. Chris has solo-built and maintained websites for reaching over a million visitors. He's built our product from the ground up, is a skilled software engineer and user experience researcher, and brings a healthy dose of camp counsellor energy to the team. We love thinking from first principles and getting to the root of complex problems. We believe in getting our hands dirty *(can be found cleaning up chairs after events)*, using our own product *(we host a MEAN* *)*, and letting our personalities shine through in our work. **Most importantly, we're building the world we want to live in.**