Padlet (YC W13) is looking for a Head of Design

Padlet (padlet.com) is a revolutionary new way to create websites. It is so simple a 5 year olds use it, yet so powerful entire organizations manage their workflow on it. It’s the future of how people will build things on the Internet.

For 20 years, websites have stayed essentially the same (better fonts, though). We are reimagining what websites can be and what they can do.

------ WHY US ------ Big vision There are 3 billion people on the Internet. They are going to do more than just messaging. We want to be the place they go to for creating things.

Huge traction We have millions of monthly ACTIVE users and are growing fast. On pace to be one of the top 500 websites in the US in 6 months. We grow 2-3x every year by word of mouth alone.

Lotsa love https://twitter.com/search?q=padlet. As of writing this, we know 21 books that talk about us. These are like books books. Printed on paper. The kind you cut trees for. http://padlet.com/doodlebug/padlet-in-books

Much wow Venture-Backed. YCombinator. All that jazz.

Nice people Small, elite team of 4. We laugh a lot. Really.

Awesome swag We have the best tees. They feel like hugs from a malnourished teddy-bear.

------------- ABOUT THE JOB ------------- As the head of design of the company, you’ll be leading all of design - visual, graphic, UI/UX. (Duh!) And design is the most important part of our product. No pressure, though.

JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF DESIGN AT PADLET

Our software is used by 5-year-olds and 65-year-olds. A lot of design has to happen from first principles. You can't assume the user knows how modern software works.

Accessibility is a first-class citizen on our platform. You have to think about people with vision difficulties, screen-reader support on day 1.

Our software is used pretty much everywhere in the world; it’s available in 27 languages. Your design needs to look good in every language, and, even better, reflect the cultural subtleties of different regions.

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

We don't focus on pretty gradients and animations or the current design trends. All we care about a product that is simple to understand and easy on the eyes.

We are not wedded to design theory. It doesn’t matter what Dieter Rams says. The question is, does the design work?

Bias for action. Launch, learn, and iterate instead of trying to get it absolutely right on the first go.

BONUS POINTS FOR

Having an interest in designing physical products. Good design permeates everything we do - tees, stickers, and bookmarks included.

Being able to write well. You cannot have a good design without a good copy.

------------ HOW TO APPLY ------------ Please email job@padlet.com with some samples of your work and a cover letter.