Underdog Sports: Senior Product Designer, Motion

remote-job.net Job Summary: 💶 Salary: 139,500–176,700 ⏰ Weekly Working Hours: Full-time 🔍 Recommended Experience: Senior 🎓 Recommended Education: Not specified 🏭 Industry: Sports & Gaming 📋 Main Responsibilities: Define a scalable motion language and guidelines for the product. Design and prototype micro-interactions that enhance usability and delight. Collaborate with engineering for precise and accessible implementation of motion components. ✅ Key Requirements: 3–5 years of product design experience with a strong focus on motion, including demonstrable delivered work. Portfolio showcasing clear problem definition, process, and results in interaction and motion design. Deep understanding of timing, easing, choreography, as well as accessibility/reduced-motion strategies. About the Company Underdog makes sports more entertaining for fans. The company creates products for fantasy sports, sports betting, and prediction markets, combining these into a simple, intuitive app. In just over five years, Underdog has become one of the fastest-growing companies in the sports sector, most recently valued at $1.3 billion. The company’s values emphasize dedication and accountability (“give a sh*t”). They seek team members who are driven, perform well, and help advance the product. Responsibilities Lead and define motion design principles, patterns, and guidelines for interaction and UI motion. Create high-quality micro-interactions (transitions, state changes, loading/empty states, feedback, onboarding) that enhance usability and enjoyment. Quickly prototype using motion-oriented tools and validate interaction models. Collaborate closely with engineering for precise, performant, and accessible implementation; provide specifications and QA support. Build reusable motion components and contribute to the design system (tokens, curves/easing, durations, choreography rules). Use motion to communicate hierarchy, cause/effect, and system status (errors, success, progress, latency). Evaluate the effectiveness of motion through research and data (comprehension, conversion, time to completion, error reduction). Mentor designers and elevate motion quality through reviews, critiques, and workshops. Align with brand/marketing to ensure consistent motion across product and storytelling touchpoints. Requirements 3–5 years of experience in product design with a strong focus on motion design in delivered digital products. Portfolio demonstrating interaction design and motion expertise, including problem definition, process, and results. Thorough understanding of timing, easing, choreography, and narrative flow for UI motion. Systems-thinking mindset: Ability to create scalable patterns rather than isolated instances. Strong collaboration with engineering and understanding of implementation constraints (performance, platform behavior, rendering). Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design, including reduced-motion strategies. Excellent communication skills to justify motion decisions and align stakeholders. Experience on web and/or mobile platforms (iOS/Android) in cross-functional teams. Benefits Unlimited PTO (except during a few weeks before/during the NFL season) 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave Home office stipend Virtually-first culture with a connected, distributed team 5% 401(k) match, FSA, company-paid health, dental, and vision plans for employees and dependents