Product Designer

Background

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Ethereum and related technologies. The EF is not a company or even a traditional non-profit. We do not control Ethereum, nor are we the only organization that funds the critical development of Ethereum-related technologies. We are part of a large ecosystem of organizations, individuals, and companies that support Ethereum. Our mission is to do what is best for Ethereum’s long-term success.

First introduced in 2022, Devconnect has evolved into a space for deep discussions, co-working, and innovation. This year, we aim to take it even further—transforming Devconnect into a "World’s Fair" for Ethereum, aiming at  fostering ecosystem progress, collaboration, and most importantly: adoption.  We want to create a Schelling point where the community and newcomers can gather to learn about, showcase, and experience real-world Ethereum applications.

We want to support an ecosystem-wide effort and contribute to the local communities' goal to make Argentina the crypto capital of the world. We hope the broader Ethereum ecosystem can work together with the local ecosystem to move the country toward greater Ethereum adoption. **For a look at our previous Devconnect editions: in Amsterdam in April 2022, see here: https://devconnect.org/amsterdam; and Istanbul in November 2023 https://devconnect.org/istanbul.

About the role

We are looking for an ambitious Product Designer who has experience in both web2 and web3 product management and UX design, to play a critical role in designing user-centric, visually compelling, and highly functional interfaces. The ideal candidate combines strong visual design expertise with a deep understanding of UI/UX principles and the technical know-how to collaborate seamlessly with frontend developers. Our team is looking to improve devconnect.org, devcon.org, Devcon Archive, the Devcon PWA, and many more crypto-native “dogfooding” applications at Devconnect Argentina this year. These application serve many thousands of visitors each year, and we look to set the bar high for how built-on-ethereum applications should work and how they should feel. We're looking for someone who loves a good challenge and is excited by the opportunity to design production-ready applications for Devconnect Argentina and beyond.

The Successful Applicant Will Be:

• Passionate about designing intuitive web applications that will be used by thousands.
• Excited to lead a development team and drive the direction (feature-set, designs) of the digital products we need for Devconnect and Devcon
• Excited about using web3 tech built on Ethereum and enthusiastic about the power of decentralized, neutral, sovereign systems.

• 5+ years of experience in product design, UI/UX, and visual design, for web and mobile applications, crypto-native applications, etc
• Strong knowledge of design principles, typography, layout, and scalability.
• Experience owning and refining adaptive design systems and component libraries to ensure consistency.
• Proficiency in wire framing to high-fidelity designs across web and mobile platforms.
• Demonstrable familiarity with HTML, CSS, and front-end collaboration.
• Strong sense of motion, interaction, and micro-animation design guidance.
• Expert in Figma and keeping update on emerging design tools and trends.
• Experience directing the vision of a product and managing a team (developers, communications person, graphics designer).
• A high-level understanding of Ethereum and blockchain tech (and the values ethereum applications should inherit).
• Strong sense of autonomy & ownership, able to continuously re-prioritize and juggle adjusting demands and requirements due to changing circumstances.
• When you take on a task, you get it done. You proactively troubleshoot problems blocking your path, and the problems blocking the paths of others

• As a team responsible for crafting the Devcon/Devconnect experience, we aim to integrate the digital and physical aspects into a cohesive whole. This unified experience often necessitates collaboration with both internal and external creatives.

• Have the flexibility to work on various creative outputs, including physical design such as a swag design and communication materials, as needed.

• Exact time commitment can be discussed, but we estimate this role will require 40 hours a week starting as soon as possible until the end of Devconnect 2025 and possibly beyond
• This will be a contractor-style role where you will be able to bill based on the number of hours you worked, which may vary month-to-month depending on needs.
• Able to meet and respond to messages at varying hours of the day to accommodate a globally-located, remote team across time zones (largely based in the Americas and European time zones).

• Our team and this position are fully remote (except being in-person during Devconnect).
• It will be important to be willing to have some meetings very early in the morning or late at night, as our team is all located in different time zones.