Product Designer

TechForward; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship built in

Job summary

TechForward in Pasadena, CA is seeking a mid-level Product Designer with 5 years of experience to join our mission-driven creative team and deliver unmistakably yours in every pixel.

You will distill strategy into concrete UI decisions, collaborate across disciplines, defend strong ideas in meetings, and grow toward senior creative work with mentorship built in.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience, specifically mid-level.
• Portfolio demonstrating design thinking and delivery.
• Strong written communication and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Pasadena market and local creative landscape.

Responsibilities

• Distill strategy into clear UI decisions within deadlines.
• Frame design choices for consistent, repeatable outcomes.
• Defend ideas in meetings and refine using data.
• Lead multiple projects without missing deadlines.
• Collaborate across disciplines to align on vision.
• Deliver high-quality visuals and interactions.

Skills

Portfolio

Product design

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

Customer focus

Pasadena market knowledge

Tools

InVision

Job description

Your portfolio doesn't need to be perfect; it needs to be unmistakably yours, which is the only test that matters for TechForward's Product Designer. Bring 5 years to this CA Product Designer job and TechForward answers with $80,000 - $118,000 and a runway that keeps unrolling.

Key Responsibilities

• Distill a hour-long strategy deck into one image that survives the hallway test
• Salvage usable frames from a shoot the weather in Pasadena half-ruined
• Frame each design decision in terms the Pasadena, CA sales floor can repeat
• Trace a thread from TechForward values to the smallest UI detail
• Defend a strong idea in the room, then refine it the moment data disagrees
• Manage multiple creative projects simultaneously without missing deadlines

What You'll Bring

• A keen eye for quality and consistency in your output
• Proven track record delivering results as a mid-level Product Designer
• Cross-functional ease, from Stress Management engineers to InVision marketers
• Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
• A portfolio that speaks louder than any line on your resume
• Customer-focused outlook with strong interpersonal skills
• Familiarity with the Pasadena market and local creative landscape

We are TechForward, a mission-soaked creative company headquartered in Pasadena, CA. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

Compensation lands at $80,000 - $118,000, mentorship is built in, and the path from here to senior creative work is mapped, not vague.

We are prioritizing Collaboration talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.

Bring 3 of grit or a fresh perspective; either way, this Product Designer role wants you.