Polarsteps are hiring a
Freelance Senior Product Designer
Looking for a new adventure? Youve come to the right place. Were an Amsterdam-based team of 90+ (and counting) with 25+ nationalities amongst us! A varied bunch of “Citizens of The World” with a wide range of skills and hundreds of thousands of kilometers under our travel belts. And we have something important in common (other than our very well-worn passports): We want to change the way people travel. And thats exactly what were doing, with the travel app to plan, track, and relive trips in a smart and beautiful way. Polarsteps has over 19 million users already, but, for us, this is just the beginning. We have big plans for the future, and so we need even more talented and enthusiastic people to help us on our journey. Want to know more about us? Here you go.
Your expedition: Product Design at Polarsteps
Were a small team, doing big things. At Polarsteps, everyone, our CEO, Support Specialists, developers, Product Managers, and more, cares about design. Its part of our DNA and embedded in every discussion. This gives you, as a Product Designer, the opportunity to make full use of your skills and craft your designs to perfection.
Our relatively small team consists of like-minded design enthusiasts who can geek out over the nitty-gritty details–corner radius, shadows, colors–for hours. We are big on collaboration, challenge each other, and make meetings as fun as they are productive. We dream big, move fast and welcome ideas from anyone.
Your itinerary
What your journey at Polarsteps will look like on a typical day:
- Lead the design of our “Track” team, which lies at the heart of Polarsteps, where travelers capture their routes and memories. Youll be the sole designer in a mature and stable team, responsible for end-to-end design execution.
- Oversee the full product lifecycle of concepting, prototyping, and iterating based on design reviews, user testing, and feedback.
- Drive key optimizations in the core tracking flows while contributing to new experiments that push the experience forward.
- Implement and maintain the existing design & brand guidelines while also creating and adapting guidelines to elevate the overall Polarsteps design.
- Own the design, together with your Product Manager, while maintaining close collaboration with the other pillars. Proactively ask for and share feedback to keep our product smooth, consistent, and awesome.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to ensure your designs are well-specced and built as intended, down to the last pixel and color.
The equipment in your backpack
What were hoping youll bring with you:
- ✅ Being a seasoned professional with 5+ years of experience designing lovable products;
- ✅ A strong portfolio, with shipped designs, that demonstrates end-to-end (hybrid UX and UI) product design;
- ✅ Experience designing for native mobile apps;
- ✅ Hands-on experience with user insights and testing, like A/B tests and usability studies;
- ✅ A proactive mindset, with a passion for getting involved in the entire product development process, thinking and problem-solving like a product manager;
- ✅ Fluency in modern design tools such as Figma/Sketch or similar;
- ✅ Experience in prototyping tools such as Principle/Protopie or similar;
- ✅ Skills in partnering with engineers to drive QA processes and uphold implementation fidelity.
Commitment & Duration:
Full-time: Flex Hybrid - Tue/Thu for possible in-person meeting days. Initial contract: 6 months (maternity cover), with the possibility to extend the freelance contract, but no chance at a full employee position.
Senior-level role
At Polarsteps, we believe the best products are built by people as diverse as the travelers using our apps! Thats why we specifically encourage people underrepresented in the tech industry to apply for a role with us. Because we believe that diversity, be it age, race, sexual orientation, physical ability, ethnicity, or gender identity, makes both the world and the workplace better.
