Lead Product Designer- Platform
Description
Carry1st is the leading publisher of social games and interactive content in Africa. We work with studios across the globe - from Addis Ababa to Sofia to New York City - to level up their games and scale in dynamic, frontier markets. In addition to our full-stack publishing service, we’ve built a proprietary payments and ecommerce platform which allows customers to pay for digital content, even when they don’t have a credit card.
As our Lead Product Designer - Platform, you will be responsible for defining the design system, leading a team that designs intuitive UX and attractive interfaces and defining the design culture for the Carry1st Platform. The Platform includes our gamer-centric digital commerce, the Carry1st Shop, and our publisher partner-facing payments ecosystem, Pay1st. You will be a key influencer in the Platform Vision & Strategy working closely with the VP of Product - Platform and the Platform Product Leads. You will also partner with Product Leads and engineers to craft and iterate innovative features that will reach millions of users daily, employing user-centered design practices to deliver a rage of world-class, interactive mobile experiences. This is a unique opportunity to set the vision and art-style for our platform, combining classic functional utility with dynamic, fun, game-like interfaces.
You will...
- Collaborate with the Pay1st Product Team to design user experience for our game publisher partnerships which include a range of AAA to indie mobile games
- Collaborate with the Shop Team to design the mobile and web shop experience for our customers but also future B2C propositions for African gamers
- Conduct product research and apply it to user experience design
- Mock up low fidelity wireframes and clickable prototypes
- Produce high-fidelity static designs and animated content for mobile and desktop interfaces
- Work closely with engineers to ensure designs are being implemented with excellence
Requirements
What makes you a great candidate?
- 7+ years of user interface and experience design for mobile and / or mobile-web platforms
- Being user centric and be the voice of the customer
- Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, copywriting, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing
- Ability to incorporate quantitative & qualitative user feedback into improved user experiences
- Have worked on an e-commerce/ transactions platform
- Bonus: Experience working with marketplaces, loyalty, gamification or payments products
Benefits
What will it be like to work at Carry1st?
Carry1st is a fast-growing, dynamic place to work. And while we are laser focused on building the flagship mobile internet company in Africa, our team is fully remote and 100% global - with people in 25+ countries! At Carry1st, you will…
- Build awesome, industry-changing products, every day
- Grow with a VC-backed startup at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and web3
- Work from anywhere in the world with international teammates
- Own shares in the Company - enabling you to benefit from the value you create
Some additional perks…
- Co-working excursions: Travel to meet your colleagues in cities around the world
- Awesome equipment: Get everything you need to work effectively
- Remote working allowance: Put an additional $600 / year to optimise your WFH experience
- Learning and development: Attend courses, conferences and training events
- Social events: Participate in regular company events to relax and connect with teammates
- Birthday leave: Enjoy a paid day off on your special day
We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. Join us!
Learn more about Carry1st…
- Andreessen Horowitz shared why they invested in Carry1st
- VentureBeat announced that Carry1st has raised $27 million to develop and publish mobile games in Africa
- Remerge hosted Cordel on a podcast to discuss Carry1st and the African gaming market