Senior Producer, Character Art
Bonfire Studios
Staff Design Producer
ŌURA
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $182,000 - $228,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Drive collaboration between industrial design, UX/UI, engineering, and product management to deliver integrated experiences at the intersection of physical and digital.
- Lead the end-to-end design production process across software and hardware initiatives.
- Develop and maintain integrated design timelines and deliverables, ensuring alignment with broader product milestones.
- Coordinate across disciplines—ID, UI/UX, firmware, mechanical, and software engineering—to ensure dependencies are identified and addressed early.
- Serve as the connective tissue across teams, fostering communication and alignment between software, hardware, and experience design stakeholders.
- Drive effective cross-functional design reviews, sprint planning, and milestone check-ins.
- Act as a liaison between creative/design and technical/product teams, translating needs, risks, and tradeoffs.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all project-related communications, ensuring that stakeholders are informed and aligned.
- Facilitate effective communication within the team and across departments, ensuring everyone works towards the same goals.
- Conduct regular meetings to review project status, gather feedback, and adjust plans as necessary.
- Lead the team in identifying and resolving challenges that arise during the design process.
- Make informed decisions quickly, balancing the need for timely action with thoughtful consideration.
- Ensure that the team maintains a strong focus on quality, from initial design through to final product testing.
- Champion innovative thinking, encouraging the exploration of new ideas and approaches that can enhance product design and performance.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in design production, with a strong track record in building and leading high-impact, complex design functions.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, building a positive and collaborative work culture.
- A proactive, results-oriented approach with a relentless drive to overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively manage relationships with team members, stakeholders, and external partners.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make sound decisions under pressure in complex environments.
- Exceptional organizational skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and equity packages
- Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
- An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
- 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
- Paid sick leave and parental leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
design productionUX/UI designcross-functional design reviewsproject managementdesign timelinesproduct testingproblem-solvinganalytical skillsquality assurance
Soft skills
collaborationleadershipcommunicationinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsproactive approachresults-orientedattention to detailteam inspirationinnovative thinking
