Collectbase Inc.- Ui Designer - Direct Hire [Remote]

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• LOCATION: Remote - Work from anywhere
• BRAINTRUST JOB ID: 6767
• SALARY RANGE: $50,000 – $80,000/yr
• JOB TYPE: Direct Hire/FTE Position (no agencies/C2C - see notes below)
• ESTIMATED DURATION: 40h/week - Long term

THE OPPORTUNITY
Job Overview
We're looking for a UI Designer with extraordinary visual and interaction design skills to be a foundational member of our product team.
You will be responsible for the design and implementation of all the experiences a collector has when interacting with our mobile app and our website. You will work closely with our marketing team and product team, as well as the founders, to ensure seamless web/mobile design and the successful implementation of UI/UX best practices and principles across all our digital platforms.
Not only that, but you will oversee all aspects of the design process, from research and ideation, to creative conceptualization and design. And you will work with the rest of the team to research and develop cohesive design plans, concepts, and prototypes.
This is an exciting opportunity for creative problem solvers who's passionate about finding the best user experience and obsessive about building the best product in our class.
You are a crucial component of our company’s growth and product launches through your contributions to our short and long term strategic direction with a strong focus on user needs.
Your Role

• Deliver pixel-perfect mockups and design specs while maintaining design quality in shipped product
• You will work directly with our Head of Product and Head of Design, engineers, and founders to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience
• Drive overall corporate design and branding
• Iterate on features and edits to drive adoption and customer satisfaction
• Design experiences across all of our platforms such as iOS, Android and Web
• Conduct user centered research, manage user testing sessions, and derive meaningful insights from findings
• Contribute to the overall strategy and decision-making about product design and direction
• Assess existing UX architecture and identify areas for improvement

Your Profile

• Experience building beautiful and inspiring product design experiences that help users discover, inspire and connect
• A passion for exploring new and existing paradigms to add to your repertoire of ideas and solutions. You are especially curious about technology, design, product and people
• 5+ years experience as an in-house UX/UI designer OR equivalent portfolio
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Expert knowledge of design and prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Adobe Creative Cloud)
• Flexibility, resourcefulness, and professionalism; the ability to work with little direction in a fast-paced, remote startup environment
• Detail oriented, critical thinker, problem solver and customer centered
• An impressive portfolio demonstrating strong UI/UX design, prototyping, visual design, typography, and visual hierarchy

Nice to Have

• Experience with user research and testing, and with motion, illustration or brand design
• Excitement for the collectibles space
• You are well-versed in data-informed product design and development
• Marketplace experience or building social communities

What you’ll be working on
About Us
Collectibles.com (Collectbase Inc.) is building the world’s first Web3 marketplace and community for collectors, integrating blockchain technology which includes a decentralized Collectibles Protocol and tokenization.
We are a venture-backed, US-based company with offices in Germany, and funded by leading Web3 and marketplace investors & advisors.
By offering a powerful asset management system, Collectibles.com will help collectors manage, dynamically value and trade their physical and digital items — with transparent data, fair fees and more trusted transactions. Powered by the most comprehensive data, aligned incentives, and a more efficient market, Collectibles.com will deliver a superior solution and user experience.
As an early-stage startup with huge ambitions, we’re currently a small team of experienced entrepreneurs and passionate collectors working to build a new category-defining business and leading destination.
In growing our team, we’re looking selectively for exceptionally talented, fellow travelers, builders who share our desire to innovate and establish a better solution.
Opportunity Size
One of the biggest potential for disruption exists in the collectors experience, which has remained unchanged for decades. Currently valued at over $410 billion and with a 6% annual growth rate, the collectibles industry, is anticipated to reach nearly $500 billion in 2027.
Even beating the S&P, collectibles are becoming a more widely recognized alternative financial asset on a worldwide scale.
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C2C Candidates: This role is not available to C2C candidates working with an agency. If you are a professional contractor who has created an LLC/corp around their consulting practice, this is well aligned with Braintrust and we’d welcome your application.
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