Job Description

About NodeShift

NodeShift is a Web3 infrastructure aggregator that combines decentralized infrastructure resources such as Compute, GPU, Storage from platforms like Akash, Aethir, Filecoin, and Storj into a seamless, managed cloud solution. It offers a complete AI cloud stack for data storage, GPU-based model training, and inference.





Our mission is to democratize access to AI through decentralized cloud infrastructure.





The company was founded in 2023, backed by Intel, Notion Capital, Oxford University, Arca, Inovo and angels from Palantir and Epic Games. NodeShift is building an ambitious DePIN product with global expansion in its sights, which is why we're seeking entrepreneurial-minded people to join our mission as part of the initial founding team and become a key part of our success in overtaking the cloud market.



Read more about us on TechCrunch: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/nodeshift-wants-to-challenge-the-hyperscalers-with-its-decentralized-cloud

Role Description




The Graphic Designer will work closely with the marketing and engineering team, and play a leading role in the end-to-end design of the NodeShift marketing campaigns, platform, landing page whilst coordinating user research and creatively solving user problems.




You will help us take NodeShift' UI/UX to the next level through the development of user research activities, design systems and processes. You will be responsible for making sure all design output is not only aesthetically beautiful but well researched, easy-to-use and delivering a consistent user experience. As a passionate user-centric design advocate, you will be able to win stakeholder buy-in and bring everyone on board with your creative vision.



Responsibilities



• Concept, prototype, validate, fine-tune and present design solutions for NodeShift
• Communicate those solutions to our marketing and developers
• Create sketches, flows, wireframes and other design artifacts
• Advocate for our customers by gaining a deep understanding of their work and the challenges they face
• Be a leader to product management in helping to come up with approaches that work -- you're here to empower us with your creativity
• Proactively apply research techniques that are appropriate to the problem being addressed
• Help identify and leverage metrics to drive product management and measure success
• Build out a design team as we scale



Requirements



• 4+ years' experience in a UI/UX or Product Design role
• A good understanding of UI/UX best practice with interest in the latest design trends
• Fluency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch and Adobe Creative Cloud
• Familiarity with traditional cloud providers or DePIN
• Experience advocating for users and championing UI/UX principles to internal stakeholders
• Experience using data to create evidence-based design (and on occasions conducting your own research activities)
• A passion for consistency and quality, with experience creating design guidelines
• Fluency of the end-to-end design lifecycle from strategy and conceptualisation to wireframing, UI design, art working and quality checking
• Experience managing user research activities using Human-centered Design or similar



What do we have to offer you?



• Hybrid office / remote-working practices
• Competitive salary and equity
• Learning and Development budget
• 24 days PTO
• Become part of the founding team
• Real career opportunities with opportunity to grow quickly in seniority as the team scales
• Disrupting the industry and being part of the Web3 revolution
• Work colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven with backgrounds from FAANG companies and leading universities
• Transparent company culture, open to feedback where you can wear multiple hats at once
• Learning and Development budget