Senior Product Designer [Part-time, Contract]

About Fellow

At Fellow, we’re on a mission to help people brew ridiculously good coffee at home. But we’re more than just beautifully designed kettles and grinders—we’re a brand built on innovation, community, and culture. We believe great coffee isn’t just about the final cup; it’s about the experience, the ritual, and the people who make it all happen.

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Designer [Part-time, Contract]  for user interface development on our hardware electrics and mobile apps. They will work in close tandem with our product management and engineering teams to concept, prototype, present, and iterate designs alongside a group of designers, engineers, and executives. 

This role is based in our office in San Francisco, CA and is required to be onsite.
All applicants interested must submit a portfolio highlighting multiple projects & their processes.

The Senior Product Designer will accomplish all of this while living out Fellowship Thinking, our leadership principles:

• Fellowship Thinking centers our customers, always.
• Fellowship Thinking views all goals as shared.
• Fellowship Thinking never stops improving.
• Fellowship Thinking says “yes, if”.
• Fellowship Thinking deliberately seeks equity.

What You’ll Do

• Design flows and experiences that simplify and distill down complex actions into usable interfaces
• Iterate and communicate design ideas across various levels of fidelity — from concept to prototype to design to design system
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for design, user stories, use cases, and logic flows
• Prepare the highest quality assets and ensure that they meet accessibility standards
• Willingness to represent work to a broader product team and other leaders, clearly and succinctly articulating the goals and concepts

Qualifications

• 4+ years of design experience in designing consumer software or hardware products preferred, preferably both
• Ability to quickly prototype high-fidelity experiences and put them to the test with users in order to facilitate product decisions
• A portfolio highlighting multiple projects & their processes

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in design, human-computer interaction, or equivalent
• You're an expert with a deep toolbox of tools. You can handle your own whether it’s crafting a design system in Figma, building an interactive prototype in Origami or Protopie, or jumping between apps in the Adobe Suite to nail down the perfect motion sample
• A passion for physical and digital products - not just the way they work but how they feel to the end-user. Deep understanding of customer journeys with a proven ability to transform customer needs into actionable solutions and requirements
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create compelling strategies and present complex information clearly and concisely to help others understand the “What, Why, and How” of a design
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision in ambiguous environments
• Passionate about translating needs between a wide audience of stakeholders and developing strong partnerships with partners, tech team, and operating at leadership levels

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Generous discount on Fellow products
• Best coffee anywhere

Compensation: 

• Up to 20 hours/ week 
• $100- $125/hour 

 

Our highest goal at Fellow is creating a safe, inclusive, and rewarding environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and thrive. We are committed to building diverse teams and strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. 

Fellow is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.