Senior Product Designer

(This is a remote position with preference given to candidates residing in the continental United States.)

Who we are

CollegeVine is an AI company with a mission to bring lifelong guidance to the next generation. Facilitated by Sage, CollegeVineʼs AI advisor, the platform guides millions of students with personalized advice and actionable insights and empowers students to navigate their admissions journey proactively. Meanwhile, we are also transforming recruitment at colleges, universities, and other institutions. By leveraging advanced AI agents, proprietary data, and an extensive network of millions of high school students, CollegeVine enables these institutions to hyper-personalize their recruitment activities at scale and across multiple modalities.

About the Role

As a Senior Product Designer at CollegeVine, you’ll play a crucial role in shaping the future of our product. You’ll work closely with our cross-functional teams to create meaningful experiences that help high school students navigate the college admissions process.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end design process, from research and ideation to prototyping and implementation, ensuring a user-centered approach.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define product goals and requirements.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to gather insights and validate design decisions.
• Create high-fidelity designs and prototypes that effectively communicate your vision and enhance the user experience.
• Iterate on designs based on feedback, data analysis, and usability testing results.
• Maintain and evolve our design system to ensure consistency and efficiency across our product suite.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to the overall growth of the design team.

Requirements

• You have 4+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design process and the impact of your work.
• You have a deep understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
• You’re proficient in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
• You have excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to present and defend your design decisions.
• You’re passionate about education and making a positive impact on the lives of students.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Knowledge of the college admissions process or the education industry.

Why you’ll love working at CollegeVine

• Enjoy actually meaningful work: Spare yourself the dread of having to do mental gymnastics about your company’s mission by working on something that’s high impact and clearly beneficial for society.
• Iterate quickly and see the impact of your decisions and hard work: You’ll find that the teammates who you serve are not only appreciative, and also celebrate your ideas and innovations.
• Be part of a strong consumer brand: We’ve been closing the guidance gap in the United States since 2013 and have one of the most valuable brands in the space. Mention you work on CollegeVine to any college-bound family and see their faces light up.
• Experience remote work at its best: We claim to do remote right and can’t wait to talk to you about it!

CollegeVine was originally founded in 2013 in Cambridge, MA as Admissions Hero and reaches over 20 million families annually in search of guidance. Our roots are in delivering near-peer mentorship at scale, which has since evolved to delivering lifelong guidance through AI and a vast professional network. We have raised over $66m in venture funding from dedicated investors such as Morningside Technology Ventures (Xiaomi, TikTok), the founding partner of 5Y Capital, Fidelity, University Ventures, and more. In 2020, after years of being a remote-friendly company, CollegeVine became a fully remote company centered on Eastern Time with a diverse cast of team members based predominantly in the United States, but also around the world.