? Your qualifications and contributions

• 6–10 years of experience as a Product Designer. Relevant experience in team leadership and product ownership.
• Experience leading multiple projects end-to-end, from early strategy to final production. Confidence in collaborating with other designers, engineers, and strategists.
• Outstanding ability to articulate design decisions with best practices in craft, outside research, and your unique perspective.
• Some nice-to-have skills include: 
  • Experience planning and conducting user research, including contextual inquiry and usability testing.
  • You are code-literate or a designer-coder and know how to balance design concepts against technology constraints.

• You’ve acted as a mentor for other designers, helping them achieve their individual goals and develop a unique perspective on their craft.
• You place a keen focus on the wellness and growth of your team. You lead with a sense of humility, are a positive presence in the room, and empower others to lead.
• You have a proven track record of listening to, coordinating with, and aligning individuals across multiple teams. You know how to mediate conflict with candor and care. Hydro has no middle management; we make decisions democratically.

• You are resourceful and flexible and can come up with your own goals while balancing efficiency with work quality and team wellness.
• You communicate clearly and transparently and collaborate without ego.
• You are excited to learn new things, question your assumptions, and grow in new areas.
• You are a systems thinker who creates clarity for others when faced with ambiguous or complex problems.

?‍? Our benefits and ways of working

• Profit Sharing: Every 12 months, we put aside a portion of profit earned throughout the year to be distributed to every member, through a simple calculation based on the overall team efficiency throughout the year, and the time that each team member has been with garden3d.
• 100% Healthcare, Dental & Vision: Unlike most US companies, we offer at least one of our four healthcare plans at 100% employer coverage (no cost to the employee). This usually means saving $3–6k USD a year for the individual!
• Freedom Fridays: In the spirit of Yvon Chouinard’s “Let My People Go Surfing”, the last Friday of every month is a day off. We think that well-rested, calm and thoughtful team members make far better decisions, and 12 extra long weekends each year helps everyone stay focused.
• A TON of Time Off: We take 15 days PTO, 7 days sick leave, all major US holidays, the last Friday of every month, and we close between Christmas & New Year, making for 40+ paid days off each year.
• 150% Carbon Negative: Our studio offsets 150% of the carbon we use to do business each year, dating back to our founding in 2015. We turn down work that is not in line with our morals, and we encourage our peers to do the same. We were certified climate-neutral earlier this year.
• Strong Morals: Last year we turned down somewhere between $200k - $300k of work that didn’t meet our moral standards. (Most of that was DTC brands that can't show a valid sustainability initiative).
• Generous Parental Leave Policy: We give new parents 4 months of paid leave, and make no distinction between primary and secondary caregivers.
• Async & Decentralized: We use tools optimized for calm, thoughtful communication, and opt for async whenever possible. We fight hard to maintain our focus time.
• Choose your own Timezone & Work Hours: We don't mind where or when you work. Just look out for your team, get your work done, and make your meetings. Ideally, your time zone should overlap at least 2 hours with US Eastern Time.
• Remote Friendly: In the wake of COVID-19, our company has transitioned to remote working, and has evolved to make our workplace more decentralized, and democratized.
• Optional 401k: Our payroll provider integrations with Slavic401k to provide garden3d employees a way to save for retirement, without all that tax.
• Optional 4-Day Employment: Prefer to work 4 day weeks? Op-in at 80% of our salary and benefits.
• Transparency & Ownership: We release our Profit & Loss statements to the community each year, open source our best ideas, and talk business & money with everyone in the company. We’re proud to run our business with integrity, and for that reason we share everything with our team & community.
• Ideas & Products: In our spare studio time, we work to build our own open source or internal products to diversify & bolster our income. We create fantastic technology products for our clients, so why not for the studio?

? How to apply

• A resume and portfolio link.
• What excites you about our studio and this role.
• One fun fact about yourself, or something you’ve recently learned (unrelated to design) ?

? Our interview process

• Apply for the role after reading this job description.
• Intro Call (30 mins) — We’ll learn more about you, introduce our team, and hold space for you to ask questions about the role.
• Portfolio Review (60 mins) — Share one project representing your skillset, design sensibilities, and relevant experience.
• Collaborative Exercise (90–120 mins) — A fun, collaborative workshop to get a feel for how we’d work together, and demonstrate your skills in a practical setting.
• Reference Call — If we move forward after the Intro Call, our team will speak with your provided reference to learn more about your experience and past collaborations.
• Get an offer — If you ace the review and exercise, and we are both excited to move forward, we will formally extend an invitation to join our team.
• Skill Tree Review (60–90 mins) — We will each evaluate your skills on our Skill Tree, and you’ll propose a starting salary based on your assessment. If there’s disagreement on the numbers, this is also space for you to advocate for yourself.
• Join the crew! — Once you’ve accepted the offer, you’re officially a Hydro! We’re stoked to bring you into the fold and get you up to speed.