Founding Designer

Noovid; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Equity

Learning budget

Paid vacation

Job summary

Noovid is seeking its first designer to lead product design for a two-sided marketplace connecting organizations commissioning videos with creators delivering them. You will own the full experience—from research and problem definition through interaction design, polished interfaces, launch measurement, and the foundations of a future design practice.

As the remote-first company, you will shape the design system, establish lightweight research, and articulate a shared language that scales with

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of product design experience with lead-level ownership.
• Experience shaping a design practice in early-stage or fast-moving env.
• Portfolio showing judgment, systems thinking, and interaction craft.
• Ability to lead without a current design team while collaborating with engineers.
• Fluency in English for day-to-day work.

Responsibilities

• Shape end-to-end experience for both sides of the marketplace, from discovery through shipped product.
• Establish a lightweight research process that turns observed user behavior into product direction.
• Translate ambiguous problems into user flows, interactions, and visual designs.
• Create a durable design system and shared language to improve consistency.
• Define practical ways of working for critique, documentation, collaboration, and growth.

Skills

Lead ownership

Hands-on design

Systems thinking

Fluent English

Job description

Role overview

Lead product design for a two-sided marketplace serving organizations commissioning videos and creators delivering them. As the first designer, you will own the full experience—from research and problem definition through interaction design, polished interfaces, launch measurement, and the foundations of a future design practice.

Responsibilities

• Shape the end-to-end experience for both sides of the marketplace, from discovery through shipped product.
• Establish a lightweight research process that turns observed user behavior into product direction.
• Translate ambiguous problems into user flows, interactions, visual designs, and post-launch learning.
• Create a durable design system and shared language that improve consistency while preserving character.
• Define practical ways of working for critique, documentation, collaboration, and eventual team growth.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of product design experience, including lead-level ownership of significant work.
• Experience creating or substantially maturing a design practice in an early-stage or fast-moving environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating sound judgment, systems thinking, interaction craft, and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to lead without a current design team while remaining hands‑on and creating clarity for engineers.
• Fluency in English for day-to-day work.

Nice to have

• Experience with marketplaces, creator tools, or other products serving multiple user groups.
• Front‑end familiarity, motion‑design skills, or a strong eye for short‑form video.

Benefits and work setup

• Fully remote work with written processes designed to support distributed time zones.
• Meaningful equity and ownership of problems from initial ambiguity through shipped results.
• Direct participation in decisions, with work discussed openly among the people responsible for delivery.
• Annual funding for learning and professional development.
• Paid vacation that employees are encouraged to take.