We're not hiring you to just design screens.
We're hiring you to lead product design for millions of players.
**Position**: Product Designer
**Working Hours**: We are asynchronous, work when you want
**Location**: Fully Remote
**Salary Range**: $2,800 - $7,800 USD/month
**Eligible Locations**: Anywhere
**Why This Role Exists**:
Colonist.io is the #1 online alternative to the board game **Catan**, with hundred million games played.
We're profitable, indie, and small — just 15 people — but we punch above our weight.
Our design needs have outgrown our founders, and we're ready for our **first dedicated senior designer**.
This is a rare chance to own the end-to-end product experience of a game loved by millions.
You'll set design standards, lead UX across web & mobile, and work closely with product, engineering, and community.
**What You'll Do**:
- Lead UI/UX design for all non-gameplay surfaces: menus, leaderboards, payments, onboarding, modals, and more.
- Drive UX strategy across both web and mobile clients.
- Own the full design lifecycle: research, wireframes, UI, handoff, iteration.
- Collaborate tightly with product, devs, and our community to ship weekly updates.
- Shape our design systems, accessibility, and visual clarity.
- Work with exceptional colleagues on challenging projects
**What We're Looking For**:
- 5+ years of product design experience, preferably in games or interactive tools.
- Proficiency in Figma and additional design tools.
- Ability to thrive without review — your work sets the standard.
- Strong balance of UI clarity, UX intuition, and systems thinking.
- Experience designing in Figma and shipping to live products with fast cycles.
- Ability to leverage data insights to drive design.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
**Why Join Us?
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- ** High impact**: Your decisions directly affect millions of players.
- ** Startup ownership**: Full autonomy, fast cycles, no red tape.
- ** Remote freedom**: Work from anywhere.
- ** Culture-first**: We're a professional team, passionate about games and driven to build great things together.