Academy UX

Design Lead @ Big Human (Full-time, remote)

Academy UX  •  $401k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Remote)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

About Big Human:

  • Big Human is a New York City-based technology, design, and branding agency with over a decade of experience solving complex problems and creating world-class digital experiences
  • Notable work includes HQ Trivia, Vine, and Subdial; clients span from high-growth startups to Fortune 500s including Netflix, Gemini, Rockefeller Center, and Whistle
  • Fully remote team with regular company retreats and quarterly coworking events
  • Values: supportive, grounded, passionate, forward-thinking, and accountable

About the Role:

  • Big Human is looking for a Product Design Lead with 8+ years of product design experience at an agency, studio, or client-side organization
  • This is a rare opportunity to meaningfully shape the creative direction and design culture of a growing studio. They're looking for someone with a builder's mindset — someone motivated by influence and craft, not just credentials.
  • You'll lead design projects end-to-end, from discovery and ideation through to high-fidelity design, handoff, and QA, across a diverse range of clients from startups to Fortune 500s
  • You'll collaborate closely with Design, Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams to deliver exceptional digital experiences
  • Agency experience is required

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

Nice to Have

Compensation & Benefits

  • Medical: Up to $950/month company contribution (~$11,400/year)
  • Dental: 100% of premiums covered (~$700/year)
  • Vision: 100% of premiums covered (~$100/year)
  • 401(k) with 3% salary match
  • Home internet reimbursement: $900/year
  • Home office upgrade stipend: $960/year
  • Shared experience fund: $960/year
  • Coworking stipend: $960/year
  • Education stipend: $1,500/year
  • 10–16 weeks parental leave
  • 14 paid holidays + generous vacation time
  • Summer Fridays
  • Donation matching
  • Yearly team retreat + quarterly coworking events

Details

  • For US applicants: US citizens or Green Card Holders only
  • For Canadian applicants: Canadian citizens based on the East Coast & working EST timezone are welcome to apply
Academy UX

About Academy UX

A flexible UX agency designed around you. Whether you need a studio team, a few contractors, or help to build your full-time staff, we offer flexible resources customized to you. We use firsthand industry experience to find, vet, and represent world-class digital talent.

We’ve supported ove startups, Fortune 500 companies, agencies, venture studios, VCs, and PEs build world-class teams across:

Product Design

• Product Design

• UX and Experience Design

• UI & Visual Design

• Prototyping

Strategy & Innovation

• Competitive Analysis

• Facilitation

• Product Strategy

• Innovation Strategy

• Growth & GTM Strategy

• Digital Strategy & Transformation

• Proposition Development

• New Ventures

• New Business Models

• Strategic Insight

Research

• Qualitative & Quantitative Research

• Analytics

• Usability Studies

• User Interviews

• Journey Mapping

• Persona Development

• Trends & Foresight

Design Operations

• Partner with design leadership

• Shape and document processes

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams

• Identify key operational issues

• Develop Team KPIs

• Continuous org improvement

UX Writing

• Crafting clear, user-friendly UI copy.

• Maintaining consistent voice and tone.

• Collaborating on design and user testing.

Industry
Creative & Design
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Brooklyn
Year Founded
2017
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