Designer Advocate
Judo is searching for our first Designer Advocate to educate and engage our community of users. This is a remote position within North America or Europe.
About Judo:
We’re on a mission to empower designers to bring their ideas to life without depending on developers. Judo—the name of our company and product—is a design and prototyping tool, similar to Figma and Sketch, but purpose-built for designing mobile apps. Design with the same components developers build with to create prototypes that actually look and feel like real apps—because they are! Judo prototypes are rendered natively, so there is no difference between a prototype built with Judo and a prototype coded by hand.
Fundamental to our mission is that there should be no compromise in quality when designing and building with Judo—and no limitations to what you can create.
About the role:
The Designer Advocate role would be ideal for someone who has worked as a UI/UX/Product designer for several years, and is ready to chart new territory in their career with this unique role. Our Designer Advocate will get to share their experience and enthusiasm for design with other designers, by educating and engaging with them about the Judo product. This person will bridge the gap between our product team, users and the design community at large.
What you’ll do as Designer Advocate at Judo:
Produce Learning Content (55%)
- Create YouTube videos that explain how to use Judo. “Today we’ll be discussing one of the hottest trends in mobile design, neumorphic buttons - and I’ll show you how to create them in Judo.”
- Write guides on how to use Judo, and keep them up to date as the product evolves.
- Create a self-guided Judo 101 Course for new users to learn the product. “In this 10 part course, you’ll learn how to create a to-do list app in Judo. We’ll cover everything from…”
- Design beautiful templates to help users start new projects and showcase the very best of what Judo can do.
Marketing (30%)
- Participate in relevant threads on Twitter and Mastodon to spread awareness about Judo. Must be able to communicate authentically with other designers on relevant topics.
- Attend conferences that we sponsor (virtual and in-person), to demo Judo to potential users and drive brand awareness.
- Contribute to the Judo blog, by writing on topics relevant to designers.
- Post product updates to the Judo community, Twitter and website.
Engage Community (10%)
- Help users in the Judo community by answering questions and providing support.
- Encourage community participation (such as getting users to post examples of the work they are doing with Judo).
Product Insights (5%)
- Bring forth relevant insights from Judo users to the product team and advocate on their behalf.
- Help to inform the future direction of the product.
What we'd love to see in your work history:
- 5+ years as a professional UI/UX or Product Designer working on mobile apps
- That you’re a passionate Figma power user with extensive understanding of components and component properties
- Evidence of basic video editing skills, with the capacity to produce videos in quality similar to this
Some of the attributes we hope you’ll bring to the role:
- An interest in and capacity to learn the fundamentals of SwiftUI
- A passion for helping others learn
- Exceptional written and communication skills in English
- A fierce curiosity for your craft, always striving to learn more and improve yourself
- The ability to wear many hats, find ways to bring value and a willingness to do what needs to be done
- A desire to help our team continuously improve. We want you to teach us new things!
- A demonstrated ability to be productive working remotely and an enthusiasm for remote work environments
If you don’t have all of the attributes or particular experience we've listed above, please know that we would still love to hear from you! We understand that talent comes from many places and that skills are transferable.
How to apply:
Here’s what the entire interview process will look like for successful candidates:
1. Submit your resume and cover letter
2. 15 minute interview with Head of People and Culture
3. Video Content Assignment
4. 30 minute interview with Chief Product Officer/cofounder
5. 30 minute interview with CEO/cofounder
6. 2 x reference calls
A few of the reasons why you should join Judo:
- Small, dynamic team = massive impact
- Be part of a high performing team of critical thinkers that thrive on problem-solving
- Maintain optimal work-life balance in a remote environment with flexible hours
- We're a quickly-growing startup with competitive salaries and stock option plan
- Extended health and dental coverage (within Canada)
- Topped-up maternity and parental leave (within Canada)
- Subsidized coworking membership
- Home office stipend
- Optional virtual social events regularly to connect with colleagues
- In-person retreats twice annually
- Work alongside an international team of smart, kind individuals who celebrate each other and care for each other
About our team:
We’re a group of humans who believe that we’re our most creative and most innovative when we have the flexibility to determine where and when we work. We’re 100% remote and intend to stay that way. Currently we have team members based in Canada and Europe. We’re intentional about remote culture, and believe that meaningful connections and effective collaboration with teammates aren’t only possible in a remote environment - but that they’re crucial for organizational success.
Things move quickly around here. Judo is a fast-paced, self-directed, energetic environment where everyone is bringing a fiery passion to work every single day. We value hustle, balance, innovation, customer obsession, design-centricity and continuous learning. We’re entrepreneurial in spirit, creative in our thinking, and experimental in our approach.
Judo's total addressable market is vast, our platform is unique, and our team is ambitious. If you’re eager to be a part of something big in this next chapter of your career - we’d love to have you aboard for liftoff. Apply today!
At Judo, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Judo is an equal-opportunity employer, and we support applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the interview process.