About Contra
Contra is a professional network for the independent digital workforce. Digital professionals use Contra to create stunning visual profiles, earn money commission-free, and build high-quality professional communities and referral networks. Contra was started by a group of independents who were tired of existing professional networks that are blind to the needs of digital professionals. We’re creating a new way to work for the independent digital workforce.
Role Background
We’re growing our team of passionate people who are reimagining the future of work. As a Senior Product Designer at Contra, you’ll collaborate with Engineering, Product, and Community, leading all phases of the design process to build an exceptional product.
How you’ll add value at Contra:
- Collaborate with Product to identify user and business needs
- Take ownership of feature flows, creating high-fidelity visuals in Figma, and interactive prototypes that ship quickly
- Drive forward designs not only for the product, but also for marketing, social and community.
- Communicate and share often in written, verbal, and visual ways to align the team and move the work towards implementation
- Work closely with Engineering to ensure high quality implementation
- Own our growing design system
- Identify ways to improve our product, our design approach, and our processes over time
You’ll be successful here if you:
- Showcase a portfolio that demonstrates excellence in design
- Have experience as an independent/freelancer
- Design exceptional products from start to finish, participating in all phases of design, from definition to development and optimization
- Have excellent interpersonal communication skills, and deliver transparent, honest, and direct feedback to your peers on an early-stage product
- Are self-driven and thrive in a remote-first environment
- Are located in a timezone within 3 hours of San Francisco
- Are fluent in verbal and written English
How Contra can add value for you:
- Remote-first culture
- Competitive salary + equity
- Healthcare for employees
- Generous vacation policy + paid holidays off
- Flexible parental leave
- Flexibility to choose employee or contractor status
- No Meeting Wednesdays
- Half day every third Friday of the month
- Themed meetings, games, and other fun team-bonding activities
Why join Contra? Hear it from the team:
“It’s really fulfilling to work with such a passionate team to reimagine the future of work. There’s a lot of excitement around what we’re building, but at the same time, it’s balanced with a healthy respect for each other, working async and fully remote.” - Head of Product
“Working at Contra means working with humble and talented peers at the cutting edge of technology and design trends. Being able to contribute to a product with the potential to make work ‘work’ for the individual and empower creatives fills me with joy every single day.” - Frontend Engineer
“Teams that equally value a high-level of emotional intelligence and technical aptitude are seldom found. And yet, Contra is that team: uniquely, every individual truly brings a world-class skill set to the table every day — but it is the collective empathy and awareness built into our culture that makes our pursuit to reimagine the future of work possible, and a joy.” - Frontend Engineer
"It's hard to imagine a more rewarding experience than working on a product you believe in with folks you also believe in." - Backend Engineer
Our interview process:
- Complete a self-assessment form (5-10 minutes)
- Introduction & culture interview (30 minutes)
- Portfolio-focused interview with 2 design leads (45 minutes)
- Interview with Founder (30 minutes)
- Paid design challenge & review with 2 design leads (45 minutes)