What are the responsibilities and job description for the Design Systems Visual Brand Designer position at Nextdoor?
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Nextdoor
Nextdoor (NYSE : KIND) is the essential neighborhood network. Neighbors, public agencies, and businesses use Nextdoor to connect around local information that matters in more than 340,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. Nextdoor builds innovative technology to foster local community, share important news, and create neighborhood connections at scale. Download the app and join the neighborhood at
nextdoor.com .Meet Your Future
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As a Designer on our Design Systems team at Nextdoor, you'll design digital experiences that empower neighbors to build stronger communities and transform how people connect and engage with their local area. In this role, you'll define and deliver new experiences across multiple platforms as well as work cross-functionally to shape the future of the Nextdoor product as we continue to grow.
At Nextdoor, we offer a warm and inclusive work environment that embraces a hybrid employment experience, providing a flexible experience for our valued employees.The
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If you want the challenge of fast-paced growth, the satisfaction of seeing your design work come to life, and the pride in helping grow a world-class design team, this is the place for you. Please include a link to your portfolio in addition to your resume and cover letter.
Your responsibilities will include : You'll work closely with executive leadership to help us define and launch an entirely new design language across our end to end product experienceYou'll collaborate closely with our marketing team to help elevate our brand identityYou'll envision, design, and ship delightful, user-centered, cross-platform experiences that build the fabric of local communities around the globeYou'll be involved in all aspects of the product development for a foundational product area; from strategy, research, prototyping, concept to interaction design, to final QA and code tweaks right before launchYou'll participate in cross-functional brainstorms, discussions, design reviews and interesting and inspiring design team activitiesParticipate in in-person Nextdoor events such as trainings, off-sites, volunteer days, and team building exercisesBuild in-person relationships with team members and contribute to Nextdoor's company cultureWhat You'll Bring To The Team5-7 years demonstrated experience building and shipping design systems across a variety of platforms preferably including work on social networks, or relational models and / or the ability to perform at an advanced level in the domainExperience designing robust design systems, including components, design tokens, iconography, typography, animation, pattern libraries and clean documentationA strong background in visual design with understanding of how layout, hierarchy, balance, color and balance impact user experienceOutstanding communication and presentation skills. The ability to both inspire and deliver incredible design systems workBring a deep empathy for customer needs and insights as well as an intuitive grasp of the business problems we're trying to solveComfort working in a fast paced environment from ideation to delivering pixel-level details for front-end development and implementationFluency with both mobile and responsive web design principles and best practicesRewards
Compensation, benefits, perks, and recognition programs at Nextdoor come together to create our rewards package. Total compensation will vary depending on your relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.
The starting salary for this role is expected to range from $178,000-$190,000 on an annualized basis, or potentially greater in the event that your 'level' of proficiency exceeds the level expected for the role. Compensation may also vary by geography.
We expect to award a meaningful equity grant for this role. With equal quarterly vesting, your first vest date will take place within the first 3 months of your start date.
When it comes to benefits, we have you covered! Nextdoor employees can choose between a variety of health plans, including a 100% covered employee only plan, and provide a OneMedical membership for concierge care.
At Nextdoor, we empower our employees to build stronger local communities. To create a platform where all feel welcome, we want our workforce to reflect the diversity of the neighbors we serve. We encourage everyone interested in our mission to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, or any other trait that unfairly targets a group of people. In accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For information about our collection and use of applicants' personal information, please see Nextdoor's Personnel Privacy Notice, found here.
Salary : $178,000 - $190,000