Director - Platform Design and UX - GoPro - San Francisco

Job description
The Role:
We're looking for an awesome, fun, smart, hardworking, creative, friendly, responsible person to effectively help GoPro execute on company vision, create great products, and make a great working environment.

In the GoPro Platform Group, our design and UX team is focused on dynamic web, desktop, and mobile product design and development in service of GoPro's mission to help eliminate the pain points involved in capturing, managing, and sharing engaging life content. As the Director of Platform Design and UX, you'll be responsible for leading the design and UX of the overall Platform, GoPro's vision for helping people manage and share all the great content they create using GoPro products.

Your day-to-day will include:
* Overseeing general operations of the Platform design team
* Strategizing and planning for the Platform design team
* Providing resources and communicating the direction and vision of the company to the Platform design team
* Leading Platform design initiatives
* Removing impediments to progress and productivity
* Recruiting and building the team as we grow
* Providing mentor-ship, design knowledge, and support to the Platform and the wider company
* Implementing and refining Platform design processes, methodologies, and tools
* Encouraging the team to advance the state of the art
* Working closely with the Platform Product Management team and company stakeholders to define requirements from a Customer's perspective, and ensure that business priorities are well aligned with user experience needs
* Working with the Creative Director and Hardware Human Interface teams to ensure alignment across the company
* Prototyping rich interactive interfaces with multiple states and roles
* Conducting user testing and reporting on the outcomes
* Pitching and presenting designs to stakeholders for sign-off
* Creating and implementing dynamic style guides and design standards
* Designing consistent interfaces and experiences across multiple devices

So what's so great about our gig? Yeah, we figured you'd ask eventually.
* Good benefits and good salaries.
* We all learn, teach, and train together. Learn something new? Tell us about it. We'll return the favor.
* Own the projects you work on. Grab the reins and take control.
* Sunny, dog friendly office that's centrally located.
GoPro is an equal opportunity employer.

Desired Skills and Experience
Our Ideal Candidate Has:
* 5+ years of experience implementing visual design and UX/UI for a healthy combination of web, desktop, and mobile applications
* Experience leading teams and mentoring more junior designers
* The ability to code working prototypes in HTML, CSS, and other current technologies
* Expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite
* Experience integrating design and UX with Agile software development

Bonus Points For:
* Knowledge of common design patterns and best practices for application, mobile, and web design
* JavaScript coding skills
* Expertise in OmniGraffle, LucidChart, or other charting tools
* The ability to design responsive interfaces that will adapt to screen size, connection speed, localization, etc
* A thorough understanding of grid-based layouts and UI frameworks like Twitter Bootstrap
* Strong communication skills and the ability to sell your work

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