We are looking for a Product Design Director who will have an impact on the entire product design life cycle, from proposing initial ideas to ensuring high quality, pixel perfect releases. This role will be a mix of consultation and hands-on design. The Product Design Director must be an excellent and persuasive communicator, capable of dealing with a wide variety of internal and external partners. This position requires deep experience with hands-on product development and an understanding of the mobile industry. They must be comfortable with all degrees of ownership, from personally designing areas to providing high-level feedback to development and design teams. The Product Design Director must thrive in a challenging and ambiguous environment and be able to approach problems in a creative and flexible manner.

In this role you will:

• Design easy-to-use and intuitive product experiences 

• Interpret qualitative and quantitative data and iterate on design elements based on findings
• Contribute to all stages of the design process from user research to wireframes and shipping the product
• Work with engineers closely to ensure your designs are built as spec’d 

• Define user specifications, flows, and interaction models 

• Help define the short and long-term roadmap for your product area 

• Regularly give and receive feedback on design iterations

We are looking for:

• 5+ years experience designing and shipping mobile applications 

• Demonstrated ability to think at a high level about product strategy and into the details of user 
experience 

• Capable of acting as a Product Manager when needed
• Ability to break down user stories and flows to find UX problems 

• Ability to prototype designs (in code or using a prototyping tool such as Flinto, Framer, Principle, After Effects, etc) 

• Proficiency (or desire to learn) Sketch as a UI tool 

• Can bring to the table skills in interaction, visual, iconography, and most importantly, strong product thinking and problem solving
• Strong visual and interaction design skills 

• Passionate about great design and UX 

• Have a go-getter entrepreneurial spirit 

• Very detail oriented and think that every pixel is important 

• A strong communicator, with the ability to clearly articulate complex ideas. 

• Energized by a fast changing environment 

• Positive and responsive self -starter with a good work ethic and attention to detail. 

• Strong portfolio featuring examples of visual and interaction design work 


Nice to have:

• Experience in mobile game design
• Ability to quickly internalize new engines and game technologies
• Strong design mentality and intuition for game mechanics and game flow
• Passion for content, film/tv, reading is a plus

Benefits and perks:

• Competitive compensation
• Unlimited PTO + 12 company holidays
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Employer sponsored 401k
• Monthly company social events
• Free snacks and catered lunches on Fridays
• Free parking OR metro pass reimbursement

About Mammoth:

Mammoth Media is redefining entertainment for the mobile-first generation. Mammoth is the first company to produce, distribute, and monetize original entertainment apps for micro-boredom in daily life.

"Most app developers targeting teens and their ever-shrinking attention spans fall short of mainstream success — but not Mammoth Media." - Mashable

• Mammoth is the studio behind consistently top-charting apps, Yarn and Wishbone
• Mammoth is disrupting the traditional hollywood model by combining established writers, Influencer talent, and an innovative format with real-time data analytics to deliver premiere content for the mobile-first generation
• Mammoth’s innovative approach to creating and distributing content has made waves within the industry, grabbing the attention of authoritative outlets Mashable, Variety, TechCrunch and VideoInk, to name a few
• Mammoth is creating unique and organic sponsored content with partners and brands such as L’Oréal, Dunkin’ Donuts, M2, Crypt TV, Vertical Networks and Skype, allowing for direct engagement with consumer audiences that cuts through the clutter