JOB DESCRIPTION

Foursquare is the leading independent location technology company, powered by our deep understanding of how people move throughout the world. Our solutions help businesses make smarter decisions, developers create more engaging experiences, and brands build more effective marketing strategies.

Foursquare’s platform includes Attribution, Audience, Pinpoint, Proximity, Places, Pilgrim SDK and Visits. As the industry’s first and only accredited company for location data from the Media Rating Council (MRC), this foundation powers all our solutions — those that exist today and those we have yet to build. Over 14 billion consumer-verified place visit confirmations help us keep our map and models fresh and up-to-date, building a phone’s-eye-view of the world with 105 million unique places of interest worldwide.

About the role:

Foursquare is seeking a Mid-level Visual Product Designer to work on our Consumer Apps. You’ll help shape Foursquare’s newest product lines and bring them to market.

The ideal candidate has a proven design aesthetic, well-established processes, strong design principles, and excellent leadership skills. You’re passionate about finding new ways to visualize data and thrive on solving complex UX problems.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include; coordinating requirements with stakeholders, validating your concepts with users, presenting your research and insights to partners, and delivering polished designs and specs to engineers.

Responsibilities of the role:

• High degree of critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Experience designing across multiple Mobile devices (iOS, Android, Mobile Web etc.)
• A deep understanding of design tools (Figma, Mural, Principle, Framer etc.)
• Proficiency in user-centered design thinking methodologies
• Outstanding visual design aesthetics combined with usable experiences that tackle user problems
• An understanding of creating data-informed designs that satisfies business goals
• Ability to articulate, negotiate, and refine design solutions with cross-functional partners
• Excellent prioritization and documentation skills
• Address business goals and customer needs with elegantly simple design solutions
• Incorporate and recommend ways to extend Foursquare’s Design System
• Conduct design research to iterate and support your design decisions
• Articulate user journeys with scenarios, storyboards, & presentations
• Build positive relationships with cross functional & business partners
• High degree of critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Rigorous attention to detail and proficient at extending existing design patterns across Foursquare platforms
• Self motivated and must be comfortable with ambiguity and change during a project

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Visual Product Design experience
• Strong design sense that values simplicity and usability
• Experience using research insights and behavioral data to inform designs which solve user problems
• The ability to champion design and how it applies business goals
• Curious, self-motivated, optimistic and a skilled problem-solver
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human Computer Interaction, or relevant experience in a full-cycle product design environment

Nice to have:

• Experience in big data and ad tech
• Experience in both, B2B and B2C products

Foursquare is proud to foster an inclusive environment that is free from discrimination. We strongly believe in order to build the best products, we need a diversity of perspectives and backgrounds. This leads to a more delightful experience for our users and team members. We value listening to every voice and we encourage everyone to come be a part of building a company and products we love.

Foursquare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.