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Who We Are Humane is a team of proven industry experts who have invented, built, and shipped category-defining hardware and software products to billions of people across the globe. We're known for building the audacious, ambitious, and the impossible, and we're doing it again. Our vision for the next shift between humans and computing requires innovation across multiple emerging technologies in hardware and software, from devices to cloud services. About The Role The Humane Design team is dedicated to creating simple, delightful and transformative user experiences. We're passionate about developing innovative yet familiar interfaces that feel like a natural extension of the human experience. We value collaboration across disciplines, from software engineering to hardware design. We're excited to work with designers who see technology as a tool to help people tackle real-world problems. As a Production Designer you'll craft, refine, and implement cohesive design components across our desktop, mobile, and laser design systems. The ideal candidate brings a keen eye for detail, a passion for creating scalable design solutions, and a talent for translating complex design concepts into user-friendly Figma components. You thrive on consistency and efficiency, finding satisfaction in creating systems that empower other designers and developers. At our company, you'll have the opportunity to shape the foundation of our digital experiences, ensuring a unified and intuitive interface across all our products. This 3-month contract role offers the chance to make a lasting impact on our design ecosystem, with the potential for extension based on project needs and performance. We request that you submit a presentation (Keynote, PDF or Figma preferred) of 1-2 examples of your work, along with any passion projects, that you feel represent you as a designer. We'd love to learn how you think about product design and make decisions - from the experience of using a product to its look and feel, the craft behind it, and the trade-offs you made to ship. What You Might Do Build out Figma components and libraries Contribute to craft and quality by scaling and refining existing designs Ensure consistency across experiences and surfaces Develop usage guidelines Collaborate with engineers to implement scalable design patterns Essential Qualifications 5+ years experience designing, prototyping, and shipping digital products Deep experience building and maintaining design systems in Figma An eye for detail and organization Some experience prototyping with tools such as Figma, Origami, Protopie, Play, etc. Excellent communication and storytelling skills Strong foundation in classical and user-centered design principles, including visual design and typography Comfortable with ambiguity Preferred Skills Experience with interaction design and UI animation principles Understanding of design accessibility guidelines Working with engineers on implementing a design system with a high degree of craft and quality Illustration, iconography and typography systems Using and experimenting with AI technologies like LLMs, Stable Diffusion/Midjourney/ComfyUI, etc Hourly Rate Range: $72 - $94/hr Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees) The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills At Humane, you'll enjoy benefits that include health & wellness and work/life balance offerings. Our portfolio of benefits include: comprehensive healthcare insurance, disability insurance, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a 401K plan Humane employees also enjoy generous paid time off and leave programs, commuter benefits, team events, snacks and other perks Why Humane? Develop cutting edge technologies in a creative and innovative environment Imagine new opportunities in areas that matter and will impact the world you live in Be a part of a high performing team of the world's best innovators and executors Flexible work arrangements to support you in working in the way that you work best Our values: trust truth +joy At Humane, diversity is important to us. Humane is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. We do not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion (including, but not necessarily limited to, religious creed, dress, and grooming practices), citizenship, marital status, age, national origin, place of birth, height, weight, ancestry, mental or physical disability, genetic information, medical condition, U.S. (state and federal) military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, sex, gender, pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical condition), or any other characteristics protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws ("protected characteristics" or "protected categories"). Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. At Humane, building a healthy and safe workplace is core to our mission. We prohibit harassment of any kind.
