Product Designer (parental cover)

ABOUT US: At Gravity Sketch, we’re on a mission to revolutionise 3D design by making it accessible, intuitive, and collaborative. Our platform empowers designers across industries—from automotive to footwear and beyond—to bring their ideas to life in an immersive, real-time 3D environment. We are at an exciting stage in our journey as we continue to build our product to unlock clear communication and collaboration between design and engineering teams. Our goal is to drive the adoption of our platform by fostering a thriving user community while continuing to engage with the enterprise clients who have joined the journey. OUR VALUES Force Multiplier - Make everyone around you better - Raise the Bar - Deliver Results Owner mindset - Hold yourself and others accountable - Make every investment as if it were your own - Don't let the egg drop Resourceful - Take calculated risks - Use what you/we have to deliver the most value - Stay Hungry Curiosity - Always be in learning mode - Go Deep: ask the why/why not - Explore and have fun Empathy - Put yourself in the shoes of your customer - Be genuinely caring and respectful - Act from a place of understanding/longing to understand Role Summary - You’ll drive product design for our web app (app.gravitysketch.com http://app.gravitysketch.com), helping us deliver experiences that bring user delight - You’ll also be supporting the other parts of our product ecosystem (VR and desktop apps). This means that it’ll be important to think holistically across the product ecosystem to ensure consistency and quality in the user flows. You’ll also be supporting on visual branding for the marketing team. - You’ll be working with a passionate group of internal stakeholders - whether that is our founders or your peers in engineering and product. There will be many strong opinions and we strive to foster an environment of healthy challenge and collaborative debate in order to reach the best solution possible - This is a 9 month contract for parental cover, with the possibility of turning permanent at the end Key Responsibilities - Drive product design for web, and support on the VR and desktop apps where needed - Work collaboratively with peers in Engineering and Product from scoping, ideation to delivery to ensure we have solved the identified problem with the best solution possible balancing user experience, visual design, and feasibility - Continue to iterate on and maintain our web design system - Be an evangelist and voice of Design internally within the company, sharing work in progress prototypes and the thought process to take the broader team on the journey Requirements: - Experience working on digital products as a product designer on a cross-functional delivery team - Experience working at small or early stage companies - Some experience in physical product design - for example through your studies, work in industry, or your hobbies Why Join Gravity Sketch? This is an exceptional opportunity to join at a pivotal moment of growth and transformation. Here’s what you will gain: - A chance to build and own the end to end experience in a company’s flagship product - The opportunity to work directly with the founders to help refine and iterate on the vision of the product experience - Work as part of a small but tightly knit and talented cross-functional team to ship product rapidly without undue process or governance Startup Agility: Be part of a fast-paced environment where you’ll gain experience in an evolving company structure and learn how to navigate these challenges in real-time. Benefits - Uncapped holidays: the startup world is busy, we encourage taking time off to recharge and rest - £50 month (or equivalent in relevant currency) personal wellbeing budget - Private healthcare - £1,000 (or equivalent in relevant currency) personal budget per year for professional development. You will learn a lot here but there may be more want or need. With this budget, we aim to support you in your career