Product Designer, Whatnot

Salary not provided
Mid and Senior level
Remote from US
Whatnot

Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles

Job no longer available

Whatnot

Live stream platform & marketplace for collectibles

501-1000 employees

B2CMarketplaceToysSocialSocial MediaConsumer Goods

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
Mid and Senior level
Remote from US

501-1000 employees

B2CMarketplaceToysSocialSocial MediaConsumer Goods

Company mission

Whatnot missions is to enable anyone to turn their passion into a business and bring people together through commerce.

Role

Who you are

  • As our next Senior Product Designer you should have 4+ years of experience designing modern consumer-focused products
  • An impressive portfolio demonstrating strong UI/UX design, prototyping, visual design, typography, and visual hierarchy
  • A passion for exploring new and existing paradigms to add to your repertoire of ideas and solutions. You are especially curious about technology, design, product and people. You never feel done learning your craft
  • Confidence sharing thoughts in verbal or written form. You can engage constructively in debate and discussion with your colleagues and peers
  • Experience facilitating discussions with the product and engineering team to drive strategy and execution
  • Attention to detail, excitement to refine your work until it's pixel-perfect, and excellent organization and time prioritization skills
  • A strong willingness to learn with a lack of ego and want to do the best work of your life

Desirable

  • Excitement for the livestream auction space!
  • Experience with user research and testing, and with motion, illustration or brand design
  • Flexibility and willingness to adjust to new priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Marketplace experience
  • A sense of humor

What the job involves

  • Design and craft intuitive, human-centric flows and experiences on iOS and Android
  • Partner closely with engineering to design and build new features
  • Evaluate and recommend design solutions and help guide team decision making
  • Create high-fidelity prototypes and visuals to bring designs to life
  • Deliver pixel-perfect mockups and design specs while maintaining design quality in shipped product
  • Communicate cross-functionally to drive alignment around design direction

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Insights

Top investors

54% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Wellness: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. We also cover some of the cost for your dependents as well.
  • Compensation: Full-time Whatnauts receive equity, a WFH stipend to support your remote workspace and a monthly stipend to dogfood the app.
  • Recharge: Flexible Time Off policy, holiday week off at the end of year, and paid parental leave after 1 year with us.
  • Flexibility: Remote-first work culture. We provide a working environment where you're in charge of your time and schedule.

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

Jan 2025

$265m

SERIES E

Jul 2022

$260m

SERIES D

Total funding: $749.2m

Our take

The collectible toy market is large, and Whatnot has built a unique social platform that enables sellers to use livestreams to showcase their products and reach more buyers. The company’s focus is on collectible toys, some of which are rare and can cost thousands of dollars, and has also expanded to sports cards.

The idea of Whatnot was led by buyer trends. Instagram's live feature became a popular place for selling toys and trading cards, but of course was not set up to facilitate bidding or handling payments after a sale occurs. Whatnot combines live showcasing with follow-up sale capabilities, thus serving the community in a more novel way than established collectibles market players such as eBay.

The company has grown fast. It was established in 2019 and has already expanded from its original category - Funko Pop figurines - to Pokemon cards, pins, sports cards, and many more. There is still plenty of scope for expanding into new categories, as the company aims to establish itself as the go-to for this large niche, which will be facilitated by the strong levels of funding that Whatnot has raised.

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