Staff Designer
Otter•San Francisco, CA
•Onsite
About The Position
We're looking for a Staff Designer to take on the biggest, messiest, most ambiguous problems at Otter, the ones that don't have an owner yet because nobody's figured out what the real problem even is. This isn't a role where you're handed a brief. You'll go find the thing worth solving, make the case for why it matters, and lead it from a rough idea to something real, shipped, and unmistakably Otter.
Requirements
- A track record of finding the right problem to solve, not just solving the one you were given
- Experience shipping work that started as pure ambiguity, no clean brief, no clear owner, just a direction
- A sharp eye for brand and craft, someone who notices when something feels almost right and pushes it the rest of the way
- Strong storytelling instincts, you can get a room to believe in a direction before it exists
Nice To Haves
- Enterprise or B2B experience is a strong plus
- Bonus points if you've also touched the consumer side of that same business
Responsibilities
- Spot the P0 problems other people haven't seen yet, and make the case for why they matter
- Take a vague, company-level direction and turn it into a concrete plan, then rally the people needed to build it
- Own initiatives that cut across teams, not confined to one roadmap or one pod
- Raise the bar on what Otter feels like, pushing every surface toward something more cohesive, more considered, more us
- Bring energy and craft to work that's often invisible until it's done right, then impossible to imagine any other way
- Mentor and sharpen the designers around you just by how you work, no direct reports required
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
- Pet insurance discount
- 401(k)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
