Product Designer

Summary

Bowerbird Software Company is seeking a Product Designer who can create beautiful, intuitive experiences for museums, galleries, and collectors worldwide. The role involves designing interfaces that help curators manage artifacts and collectors track valuable assets, balancing aesthetics with usability.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end product experiences from concept to pixel-perfect implementation
• Create elegant solutions for complex workflows in cataloging, search, and asset management
• Design interfaces that work beautifully across desktop, tablet, and mobile
• Conduct user research with museum curators and private collectors to understand their needs
• Build and maintain our design system to ensure consistency across the platform
• Collaborate closely with engineering to ensure designs are implemented with high fidelity
• Design AI-powered features like visual search and automated cataloging
• Create prototypes to validate concepts and gather feedback

Skills

• 3+ years of product design experience, preferably in B2B or SaaS
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design process and shipped products
• Proficiency in Figma and modern design tools
• Experience designing complex, data-heavy interfaces
• Understanding of responsive design and mobile-first principles
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate design decisions
• Attention to detail and appreciation for typography, spacing, and visual hierarchy
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, iterative environment
• Experience with design systems and component libraries
• Background in museum technology, archives, or cultural heritage
• Appreciation for fine art, antiques, or collecting
• Experience designing AI/ML features or data visualization
• Front-end development skills (HTML/CSS/React)
• Motion design or prototyping expertise

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years of product design experience, preferably in B2B or SaaS
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design process and shipped products
• Proficiency in Figma and modern design tools
• Experience designing complex, data-heavy interfaces
• Understanding of responsive design and mobile-first principles
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate design decisions
• Attention to detail and appreciation for typography, spacing, and visual hierarchy
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, iterative environment

Nice to Haves

• Experience with design systems and component libraries
• Background in museum technology, archives, or cultural heritage
• Appreciation for fine art, antiques, or collecting
• Experience designing AI/ML features or data visualization
• Front-end development skills (HTML/CSS/React)
• Motion design or prototyping expertise

Benefits

• Equity package
• Remote-friendly with optional NYC office access
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Professional development and conference budget
• Latest design tools and equipment
• Work with world-class museums and prestigious collectors