JOB TITLE: Senior Technical Product Designer (US Remote)

LOCATION: REMOTE

THE ROLE: 

We seek a seasoned and passionate Senior Technical Product Designer to join our team. In this role, you will be crucial in designing, prototyping, and developing intuitive, engaging, and impactful user experiences for our platform’s music creative workflows. You’re equally comfortable in design and front-end development. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate user needs and business goals into innovative design solutions that inspire and empower our users who are music creators.

 

WHO WE ARE:  

Splice is a creative platform for people who make music. Serious producers choose Splice Sounds to bring their ideas to life. A subscription to Splice inspires and accelerates creative success for digital music creators with an industry-leading catalog of sounds and samples and an expanding AI stack. With a rent-to-own marketplace of DAWs and plugins, the Splice experience seamlessly integrates into any music production workflow, regardless of DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Via Splice, an unparalleled team of sound designers and sample creators are fueling the success of a growing global community of chart-topping producers, students, and DIY creators. 

 

HOW WE WORK:  

At Splice, DISCO is a rallying cry for collaboration, accountability and unity within our organization; Direct, Inclusive, Splice Together, Creator Centric and Optimistic. Our shared success depends on our ability to support one another, work well together and communicate directly. By embracing flexibility and a unified approach, we can navigate anything that’s thrown at us. 

Splice embraces a culture of remote work. You’ll see your colleagues showing up from across the US and the UK. To keep us working well as a team, we have regular communication, including Town Halls, departmental all-hands and get-togethers.

When you join Splice, you join a network of colleagues, peers, and collaborators. Are you ready?

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

• Lead the design process from concept to execution, creating user-centered designs for web and native applications
• Build rapid prototypes to test and validate concepts early and often. You will be expected to iterate quickly based on user feedback and technical feasibility.
• Partner closely with the engineering team, leveraging your technical knowledge, particularly in Javascript and audio DSP frameworks, to ensure audio interaction designs are feasible and performant.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and ensure a deep understanding of our user's needs and behaviors
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging tech, and best practices in music tech and user experience design

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years of experience working as a Product Designer with a proven track record in creating engaging and intuitive user experiences
• Deep expertise in DAW music production
• 3+ years of experience designing audio/music (or equivalent) interfaces such as DAW VST plugins 
• 3+ years of experience in Javascript and front-end development or equivalent
• Familiarity with web and native development frameworks, understanding their capabilities and limitations
• Experience authoring and managing design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across products
• A portfolio showcasing a history of high-quality work, highlighting your design process, creativity, and problem-solving skills

 

NICE TO HAVES:

• Proven experience in high-growth organizations, adapting to rapid change while scaling design solutions
• Familiarity with digital signal processing and audio frameworks such as JUCE, Superpowered and Elementary Audio
• Expertise in creative workflows incorporating AI

 

Splice is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Splice provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The national pay range for this role is $142,500 - $155,000. Individual compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience.