The Points Guy is the leading expert in award travel with a passion for helping users travel the world using points and miles. Through our website, app and social channels, we give hands-on advice that helps readers maximize their credit cards, loyalty programs and travel experiences. 

We are seeking a full-time Product Designer to help develop impactful experiences for our card acquisition team, working to create experiences that help customers learn about and apply for new credit cards. As a key member of our creative team, you’ll play a crucial role in creating exceptional digital solutions that improve share of voice and drive revenue. Our team is a highly-collaborative, creative and close-knit group. We thrive off of giving and receiving feedback, solving complex problems, and developing engaging user experiences, while meeting the needs of the business. 

What You’ll Do:

• Understand business goals, develop subject-matter expertise and solve complex problems while working with product teams to plan and build iterative solutions
• Effectively balance user needs and business goals
• Apply critical thinking and problem-solving techniques to tackle product challenges, identify user pain-points and make recommendations to drive end goals
• Create and execute detailed wireframes for both desktop and mobile platforms
• Prototype designs and interactions to clearly articulate your design intentions
• Turn wireframes into high fidelity prototypes
• Work with research to build prototypes to validate your designs, then iterate and innovate based on data and findings
• Present and share work with cross-functional teams to clearly communicate design rationale and the importance to end users
• Engage with the engineering team to understand API calls and technical restrictions, and partner to build solutions through handoff and qa
• Think systematically to optimize UX/UI patterns for ease of use following design system guidelines
• Assist and support teammates through collaboration, critique and feedback
• Be autonomous, crave accountability and take responsibility for every detail, every step of the way

What We’re Looking For:

• 3+ years designing consumer-focused tech across various platforms (web, mobile, apps, etc) 
• You have a killer portfolio that demonstrates a highly-polished visual design sense, a clean command over interaction design, typography and usability
• You’re fluent in Figma, prototyping, and working with design systems
• You’re a strong communicator and collaborator who is inspired to deliver great work and bring a strategy to life
• You are always looking to grow your abilities through feedback and collaboration
• You are proactive with strong time-management skills, taking initiative for what needs to be done rather than waiting for instructions
• You enjoy staying flexible and adaptable in a fast-changing environment
• You deftly juggle multiple projects, setting stakeholder expectations, working individually and collaboratively across teams 
• You love what you do, try to have fun every day and have a great sense of humor

Nice to haves:

• Have some level of points and miles expertise, love travel, understand credit cards and loyalty programs
• Have animation and branding experience
• Familiarity with SEO best practices
• Experience with usability testing platforms like usertesting.com

Compensation

• Cash Compensation Range: $90,000-$110,000* *Note actual salary is based on geographic location, qualifications, and experience. 

Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program

Who We Are:

Over the last twenty years, Red Ventures has built a portfolio of influential brands, digital platforms, and strategic partnerships that work together to connect millions of people with expert advice. Through premium content and personalized digital experiences, Red Ventures builds online journeys that make it easier for people to make important decisions about their homes, health, travel, finances, education and entertainment. Founded in 2000, Red Ventures has 3,000 employees in 10 cities across the US, as well as in the UK and Brazil. Red Ventures owns and operates several large digital brands including Healthline, The Points Guy, Bankrate, MYMOVE, and Allconnect.com.
For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person’s merit and qualifications. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. 

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