About Ceros

Join us as Ceros embarks on the next chapter in our mission to unlock creativity. Ceros is evolving into the essential design platform for professional creatives the world over. Our suite of cloud-based tools empower professional creators to push the boundaries of creativity, while our collaboration tools make it easy to get everyone involved in the process.

Today, our products power some of the most engaging experiences on the web. In 2021 alone, interactive content created with Ceros Studio — from landing pages and pitch decks to interactive social media — has been viewed more than half a billion times. In the meantime, more than 3 million comments have been added to digital content using Markup, our new visual collaboration tool.

Working at Ceros means having an impact at scale. Our products and services are leveraged by top tier brands such as Mashable, Bloomberg, Red Bull or Pinterest and are loved by more than 500,000 users. And we are building something even bigger and better: the creative operating system of the future.

We are backed up and well-funded by top-tier investors including Sumeru Equity Partners, Grotech Ventures, Greycroft, and Starvest Partners.

We are remote first forever with a 4½ day workweek that finishes every Friday at 1pm.

The Role

As a Senior Product Designer (UX/UI) you will play an essential role on our product team, shaping the future of the Ceros product ecosystem and user experience. 

Working on an open-ended content creation tool, you will be focused on solving challenging interaction problems and rationalizing the complexity of our platform into simple, delightful and future scalable product experiences. Throughout the process, you will be considering our broad range of target users and create solutions that both unlock creativity and enhance the overall creation workflow and collaboration. 

For this particular role we’re looking for someone who is fluent across the broad spectrum of product UX and UI design, covering everything from user research, information architecture, wireframing to visual design execution. You will work very closely and highly collaboratively with the broader design team as well as the Product Managers and Engineers.

Working at Ceros is a unique opportunity to push your capabilities and skills as a product designer. We are looking for someone with a deep passion for content creation tools, who combines laser-focused analytical with creative problem-solving skills and a relentless drive for detail obsessed execution. 

Design Skills we will be looking for:

• Experience Expertise. You have an endless curiosity about your customers and a proven track record of leading research and user testing initiatives. You are fluent in translating your findings into meaningful insights to drive differentiated design solutions. 
• Design Depth. You demonstrate a deep understanding around design patterns, edge cases and complex dependencies. You can use this knowledge to develop conceptual frameworks that drive solutions that coexist in harmony and complement other features and functionality
• Outcome Obsession. You excel in the craft of design, creating flawless, pixel perfect design solutions and interactions, both based on existing and new design patterns and functionality. You work comfortably within and outside of existing design systems.
• Future Focus. You are up-to speed with the roadmap and are always thinking ahead, anticipating future connections and scalability requirements.
• Trusted Team-Player. You can both work highly independently and collaboratively within the product team and across the broader business. You are well respected by your peers, confident in presenting and defending your designs, and you love mentoring junior designers.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and conduct user research and concept testing across assigned project
• Contribute to research synthesis and strategy development
• Develop holistic user journey maps and frameworks
• Create system-level frameworks and patterns to drive scalable design solutions
• Translate customer insights into meaningful UI concepts and user journeys
• Utilize, build and maintain our design system
• Develop detailed wireframe task-flows and user journeys
• Create high-fidelity, pixel perfect UI screens and prototypes
• Build comprehensive design documentation and specifications
• Continuously test design assumptions in the product using real-world use cases
• Ideate and visualize strategies and future-state concept directions
• Work day-to-day with design team and management ensuring alignment with broader strategic objectives 
• Collaborate closely with product engineering and proactively fill any specification gaps
• Stay informed in the design / content creation / MarTech / SaaS domain

Practical stuff we anticipate you having:

• 5+ years of product-centric UX or UI design under your belt
• Proven track record and expertise in complex UX / UI Design problem solving
• Fluid with best practices in qualitative and quantitative user research and validation methodologies
• A pro in Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Invision and Zeplin
• Knowledge of and experience using a variety of design, presentation and project tracking software
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• A top notch design portfolio, demonstrating process, outcomes and impact
• A relentless passion for content creation and creative collaboration tools 
• Bonus items:
• Experience working in a remote-first environment
• Background in B2B or SaaS and/or No-Code creation platforms
• Visual design background
• Animation and/or video skills
• Advanced prototyping skills (Flinto, Framer or Principle)

Key things to know

• We want you to start ASAP 
• This is a full-time position
• This is a remote first role

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Stock options
• Premium health insurance
• 401K match
• Paid parental leave
• Unlimited vacation days
• Wellness Fridays (Half Day Fridays)
• Excellent gear (Macbook Air, external monitor, etc.)
• Stipend for the home office set up
• Growth and Learning opportunities within the company
• Virtual experiences in which Cerosians can collaborate, educate, and create social connections with one another

At Ceros, we are deeply committed to the recruitment, retention, and growth of diverse talent; uniting people from unique backgrounds in our shared passion for unlocking creativity through technology.

As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, veteran status, parental status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.