Product Designer
About the role
Company
Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents, Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun, social, and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion, encouraging kids and adults to move more, play more, and have fun together. Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences, including motion and dance games, fitness and educational experiences, and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro, Sesame Workshop, and NBCUniversal.
Location
San Jose, CA (1 day in office)
Salary
$125,000 - $175,000 USD
Type
Full Time
Reports to
Director of Product Design
The Role
We are looking for a talented and motivated Product Designer to own the design and user experience (UX) of Playground. This role will be critical in creating an engaging, family-friendly interface that enhances how users interact with Playground. You will collaborate closely with our product and engineering teams to design and iterate on experiences that support our mission to connect families through fun and physical activity. Using first principles thinking, you’ll be tirelessly seeking opportunities to improve the first-time user experience, the core browsing experience, and other features intended to engage and retain users.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design process for the OS, focusing on user needs, usability, and delightful interactions for both kids and adults.
- Design and prototype the UI/UX for our custom Android-based operating system, including navigation, settings, and play modes.
- Design user-friendly web-based features that allow users to manage their Playground account off-device.
- Work closely with product leaders, engineers, and marketers to understand requirements, align on objectives, and deliver innovative design solutions.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for new features. Collaborate with engineering to refine designs based on feedback and testing.
- Work to build more consistent practice around team-wide customer empathy by participating in and leading research and testing.
- Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions, identify pain points, and iterate on solutions.
- Help build and maintain a consistent design language and design system for both the OS and web platforms.
- Conduct regular audits and usability testing to ensure design quality.