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Black Airplane is hiring : Staff Product Designer (UI / UX) in Tucson

MediabistroTucson, AZ, United States

2 days ago

Job type

Full-time

Job description

Black Airplane is a digital product agency dedicated to solving complex business problems through innovative technology and design. We focus on developing impactful products by combining technical expertise with a commitment to creative excellence.

We're looking for a world-class Staff Product Designer who can lead complex design initiatives while serving as a strategic design partner to both our team and our clients. This individual will drive substantial contributions to highly complex projects, mentor other designers, and champion the adoption of AI-enhanced design workflows. You'll shape design systems across multiple teams, participate in pre-sales efforts, and consistently deliver solutions that have measurable impact on both user experience and business outcomes.

What We're Looking For

Design leader with 5-8 years of experience and a proven track record of shipping multiple large products and complex design systems
Strategic contributor who provides strategic input on design decisions and shapes broad architecture across client projects
Systems designer skilled at synthesizing complex business requirements, user research, and technical constraints into coherent design strategies
AI advocate who champions AI tool adoption across teams and develops AI-enhanced workflows that multiply team efficiency
Team multiplier who facilitates cross-team work and serves as a role model and mentor to all team members
Business contributor capable of accurate project estimation and active participation in pre-sales efforts to support client acquisition
Quality driver known for consistently delivering large systems involving multiple teams on time and with exceptional quality

Responsibilities

Lead design initiatives for highly complex client projects, anticipating product-level design issues and making strategic decisions to prevent them while providing strategic input that impacts long-term success

Champion AI tool adoption across the design team, developing AI-enhanced workflows, and training others on advanced AI prototyping techniques to multiply team effectiveness

Design complex systems involving multiple teams and stakeholders, mastering the full input-process-output (systems thinking) framework from business requirements to comprehensive developer handoff packages

Participate in pre-sales efforts to assess design feasibility and requirements, providing reliable project estimates that inform client proposals and resource planning strategies

Facilitate cross-team collaboration by breaking down complex problems into solutions, knowns, and unknowns swiftly while serving as a role model for design excellence across all project teams

Drive process leadership by leading internal conversations about major design process directions, driving wide-team consensus and mentoring junior and senior designers to foster continuous learning

Qualifications

Educational foundation with Bachelor's Degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent industry experience demonstrating comprehensive design expertise

Extensive experience of 5-8 years in product design with demonstrated expertise & a supporting portfolio in UI and UX design principles across web and mobile platforms with multiple successful product launches

Advanced tool proficiency with expert-level Figma skills including design systems, design tokens, and engineer annotations, plus ability to anticipate broad technical changes

AI integration expertise with proven experience championing AI tool adoption, developing AI-enhanced workflows using ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable, v0, Figma Make, and / or others for work and team efficiency

Systems thinking capabilities with ability to design complex systems, make strategic trade-offs supporting business initiatives, and deliver measurable client satisfaction outcomes

Leadership and estimation skills including accurate project estimation for complex projects, pre-sales assessment experience, exceptional communication abilities, and proven mentoring experience that enhances team performance

This is a full-time, remote position (US only).

Black Airplane is a fully remote-friendly environment. Work location is flexible if approved by Black Airplane, except that the position may not be performed remotely from AK, CA, HI, MA, NY, OR, PA, WA, or outside of the United States.

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