Product Designer

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Nextdoor is where you connect to the neighborhoods that matter to you so you can belong. Our purpose is to cultivate a kinder world where everyone has a neighborhood they can rely on.

Neighbors around the world turn to Nextdoor daily to receive trusted information, give and get help, get things done, and build real-world connections with those nearby — neighbors, businesses, and public services. Today, neighbors rely on Nextdoor in more than 300,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries.

Meet your Future Neighbors

As a Product Designer with Nextdoor, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) you’ll:

• Utilize digital illustration and digital design software to create designs, leading design projects, from conceptualization to completion.
• Create clear and compelling visual elements to deliver a message in mobile apps and websites.
• Create visual design concepts for marketing and product usage, from sketches to finished design options using software, including Sketch, Invision, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator.
• Design layouts, including selection of colors, images, and typefaces.
• Prepare reports to present design concepts to Executives.
• Review designs, deliver and discuss to engineering, and incorporate recommended changes into final designs.
• Collaborate with engineers on building out advanced designs and work with technical limitations.

What You’ll Bring to The House

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, Biology or a closely related quantitative discipline.
• Three (3) years of progressive post-bachelor’s experience in the position offered or as a User Experience Designer, or closely related position.
• Must have demonstrated experience in the following: Utilizing Figma to create designs with digital illustration and digital design software for user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) of mobile applications and web pages; Utilizing Adobe Suites, including Photoshop, Illustration, Premiere, and AfterEffects, to create clear and compelling visual elements, original images and icons for marketing and product usage; Conduct user research to understand customer demographics, preferences, and needs; Reviewing business/product requirements and collaborating with engineers to ensure quality assurance of software for users of digital products; Utilizing A/B testing models to improve campaign metrics and achieve higher form conversions; Leading, driving, and shaping workshops and activities that affect key decisions; Creating rich interactive prototypes with Figma, Framer, and object-oriented programming languages; and Utilizing mobile and responsive web design principles and best practices.

Rewards

Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create one overall rewards package.

The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $128,000 - $176,000/year on an annualized basis. 

We also expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date would be within the first 3 months of your start date.

Overall, total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

We have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of great health plans. We cover 100% of your personal monthly premium for health, dental, and vision – and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.

At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the customers we seek to serve. We encourage everyone interested in our purpose to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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