Product Designer

Posted:
11/26/2024, 12:59:59 PM

Location(s):
Pennsylvania, United States ⋅ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product ⋅ UI/UX & Design

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

About Taskrabbit:

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.

At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love.

Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

  • Taskrabbit is a remote-first company with employees distributed across the US and EU
  • 5-time Best Places to Work in 2022 by BuiltIn. Including Best Companies in SF, Best Mid-Sized Companies, and Best Benefits
  • DataBird journal’s “Best Places” Best Companies for Diversity, #1 2019 and 2020
  • DataBird journal’s “Best Places” Best Companies for Women, #4 2019 and #1 2020

This role will be remote first with limited travel through August 2025 with the expectation that employees will begin working 2 days per week in our dedicated office space starting September 2025. 

About the Job

We're looking for a Product Designer to help lead our post-booking experience. As a member of the Taskrabbit Product Design team you will help define the end-user experience for our Clients and Taskers, and may also occasionally contribute to support-experience initiatives. 

This position works closely with product designers, researchers, product managers, engineers, data analysts and stakeholders to create designs that reflect business requirements, support user needs, increase delight, and are technically feasible. Qualified candidates will be experienced product designers who can facilitate and leverage user research to prototype delightful, high-performing, solutions.

Join us in creating a better everyday life for everyday people.

** Along with your resume, please submit a link to your online portfolio **

About The Role

At Taskrabbit, we treat each other like family. We don’t beat around the bush, have each other’s backs, and are unafraid to be curious and speak our minds. “Always be learning” is our mantra, and we advocate for our customers by being open-minded, thoughtful and empathetic.

Small but mighty and no stranger to complex problems, our team includes product designers, visual designers and researchers. Our lean size allows us to work closely together from anywhere, while directly impacting the Taskrabbit experience, internal tools, and business strategy.

Our health and well-being is a top priority. We share and support each other’s interests and hobbies outside of work, including fine art, hiking, cooking, music, and hanging with our pets, who serve as our official team mascots.

Responsibilities

  • Uphold our design team values
  • Demonstrate grit, accountability, and craft
  • Use your strong written and verbal communication skills to move projects forward
  • Understand and advocate for the people that book tasks on our partner’s platforms 
  • Stay sharp on our tools and practices, bring new techniques and methods to the team
  • Use storytelling to influence and persuade your audience
  • Set the bar for design craft, best practices in Figma, interaction design, and handoff
  • Plan, conduct, and synthesize user research
  • Communicate and collaborate to establish timelines for projects, get regular feedback on designs, and move projects forward to completion
  • Contribute to and work within our Design System, Meadow
  • Share early, share often

You should have

  • At least 3 years of experience of constantly shipping in a product design role 
  • A positive attitude, an open mind, and a desire to collaborate and learn
  • Advanced-level Figma and Figjam chops
  • Ability to build complex and delightful prototypes
  • Strong communication skills; the ability to clearly explain your design decisions and process to anyone in the company
  • A portfolio showcasing modern looking consumer-facing web & mobile applications that have shipped and that were impactful for the company
  • Able to facilitate cross-functional activities 
  • Hands-on, direct experience conducting user research studies and interviews 
  • Experience working in Agile development environments with engineers and product managers
  • Impeccable attention to detail

You might be a strong fit if you have

  • Design system experience
  • Multi-sided marketplace experience

Learn more about our scrappy team at taskrabbit.design

Compensation & Benefits: 

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent and equitable.  total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is $96,000-$134,000 This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above, and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

You’ll love working here because:

  • Taskrabbit is a Remote-First Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.
  • The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!
  • The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.
  • The Perks. Taskrabbit offers US employees employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting. Taskrabbit offers EU employees medical insurance. We offer all of our global employees, generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment. 

Taskrabbit’s commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform.

We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our anti-racist culture actively strengthens the knowledge, understanding, and awareness of underrepresented experiences and our ongoing allyship commitment. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. 

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. 

Taskrabbit will never use text or chat applications to conduct interviews. We have a thoughtful and interactive interview process that includes an initial recruiter phone screen and several video-based interviews with our hiring teams. Communications will always be conducted by taskrabbit.com domain names.

Taskrabbit

Website: https://taskrabbit.com/

Headquarter Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Employee Count: 251-500

Year Founded: 2008

IPO Status: Private

Last Funding Type: Secondary Market

Industries: E-Commerce ⋅ Facilities Support Services ⋅ Freight Service ⋅ Janitorial Service ⋅ Marketplace ⋅ Peer to Peer ⋅ Sharing Economy