In the last 50 years, home sizes in the US have nearly doubled, yet the housing supply is growing at half the pace that it was 50 years ago. This has caused housing prices and rent to skyrocket. At the same time, isolation is now considered America’s most significant health risk.
CoLife aims to solve both by making coliving safe, easy, and affordable. We match homeowners with live-in renters based on mutual values and interests. CoLife enables homeowners to offer renters a home on average 50-60% lower than the market rate and helps solve isolation by bringing people together.
CoLife has recently closed its pre-seed round and joined a San Francisco-based venture studio founded by an ex-Sequoia partner who has invested in six unicorns and is led by one of the founders of one of those unicorns, in addition to Alpaca VC (Sandbox, Classpass, Compass) and Social Leverage VC (Robinhood, Wag, Airtable).
As a rapidly growing startup, we prioritize a user-centric approach and believe a strong UX is fundamental to our success. Join us in shaping the future of housing and human connection and make an impact from day one.
What You Will Do
User-Centric Design: Lead the ideation, creation, and iteration of intuitive user interfaces, ensuring that the user remains at the heart of all design decisions.
Design Execution: Craft high-fidelity designs that adhere to standards and develop and maintain a cohesive design system for product consistency
Collaborate & Innovate: Engage closely with our Director of Product, Founder, CTO, and multidisciplinary team, from marketing to engineering, to create seamless and engaging user experiences
Rapid Prototyping: Quickly conceptualize and prototype new ideas, leveraging iterative design techniques to validate and refine concepts
Feedback Ecosystem: Be open to giving and receiving feedback, fostering a culture of continuous collaboration and refinement in a fast-paced startup environment
Scrappy & Agile: Flexibility in design approaches, staying responsive to user feedback and business needs in a constantly evolving startup landscape
User Research: Facilitate and analyze user testing sessions, translating insights into actionable design improvements within a system
Champion Design: Advocate for best UX practices within the team, ensuring that user-centricity is a staple in our product development process
About You
Bachelor's degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, HCI, or related field, or equivalent experience
4+ years of professional UX design experience, preferably in startup environments
A compelling portfolio that demonstrates a balance of creativity and user-centric design
Proficiency with design and prototyping tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, etc
Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey design visions and rationales
Uses data to inform and measure the impact of design solutions
Enjoys a dynamic, fast-paced startup setting
You have conducted user research studies with diverse populations and can demonstrate how and when to apply them during the product development process
Help define metrics and solutions that improve product performance
Experience designing for marketplaces and systems is a plus
Benefits & Perks
Salary commensurate with experience
Competitive equity options
Opportunity to shape a product from the ground up
Collaborative, transparent, and fun-loving company culture
Flexible work arrangements
Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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