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Reedsy

United Kingdom

Senior Product Designer - Remote Europe at Reedsy

ON-SITE SENIOR
Posted 3 months ago
£60,000 - £90,000
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Company snapshot

Reedsy

Reedsy connects authors with top publishing professionals to create and market high-quality indie books. They offer innovative collaboration tools and launched Reedsy Discovery in 2019 to showcase the best indie books.

Publishing Arts B2C Marketplace
HQ
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Team size
11-50
Founded
2014
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Quick Summary

Role Overview

Reedsy is seeking a UX/UI Designer to collaborate with founders and engineers on crafting beautiful interfaces for their publishing marketplace. You will work across multiple products to simplify complex concepts and deliver an outstanding user experience for millions of authors.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design new user journeys and product features.
  • Maintain and evolve existing applications.
  • Manage components and documentation for the design system.
  • Develop front-end code for your own designs.
  • Collaborate with the engineering team for implementation.
  • Maintain UI patterns and the component library.

Requirements Snapshot

  • Five or more years of UX/UI design experience.
  • Proficiency in design tools like Sketch or Figma.
  • Strong knowledge of interaction design and visual principles.
  • Ability to implement front-end code for designs.
  • Previous experience working in a remote setting.

Expected Impact

You will shape the visual and functional identity of Reedsy's products, directly influencing how millions of authors interact with publishing professionals. By bridging design and front-end implementation, you will ensure a high-quality user experience across the entire marketplace.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Compensation

£60,000 - £90,000

Job Description

Europe-based applicants only.

About Reedsy

We’re here to give authors the tools and resources they need to create beautiful books. Our marketplace gathers the industry's best publishing professionals — the likes of Neil Gaiman's editor, Nora Roberts' book marketer, and GRRM’s cover designer.

We’ve grown to a community of 5,000,000 authors, and transformed the way people write and publish their book. Want to hop on board and help us get to our next destination? Cool, keep reading!

Responsibilities

As a UX/UI Designer, you will be working closely with our founders, Lead Designer and engineering team to craft beautiful interfaces and develop an outstanding user experience.

Working across multiple products, you will:

  • Design new user journeys, features and products;

  • Contribute to maintaining and evolving existing applications;

  • Design and maintain the components, UI patterns, and documentation for Reedsy’s design system and component library;

  • Develop (at least some of) the front-end for your designs and collaborate closely with our engineering team to ensure perfect implementation.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience as UX/UI designer and ability to implement (some of) your own designs;

  • You enjoy learning about complex concepts, dissecting them, and simplifying them for the team and ultimately users.

  • Knowledge of design tools such as Sketch or Figma;

  • Strong knowledge of interaction design, information architecture, and visual design principles;

  • A portfolio of design work;

  • Good, critical eye for detail;

  • Perfectly fluent in English, great communication skills;

  • Experience working remotely.

Bonus points

  • Experience working with fast-growing Series A – B startups

  • Experience with Ruby on Rails

  • Fluent in multiple languages. Reedsy welcomes applicants of all cultures and backgrounds.

  • A good dose of ambition, a willingness to learn, and a great sense of humor

Benefits:

  • Work from home;

  • Paid paternal and maternal leave;

  • Annual team retreat

Salary range:

£60K – £90K

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