Lead/ Staff Product Designer - KICK

<p><strong>Ready to lead complex product initiatives, influence strategy and elevate design across a global platform? Join KICK as a Lead/ Staff Product Designer.</strong><br><br><strong>What’s in it for you?</strong><strong><br></strong>Take your design career further at KICK and create experiences for millions around the world. You’ll tackle big, meaningful challenges and see your ideas influence the product from start to finish. Join a curious, collaborative team that thrives on experimentation. Mentor others, push creative boundaries and deliver work that truly sets the standard for design across the platform.</p> <p><strong>Your role with us:</strong><strong><br></strong>Expect to lead end-to-end design across complex product areas. Translate strategy into intuitive, scalable and engaging experiences for creators, viewers and moderators. Partner with Product and Engineering to define priorities and shape the roadmap. Mentor the design team, champion human-centered solutions and raise the bar for design impact and maturity across KICK.</p> <p><strong>Who are we?</strong><strong><br></strong>Headquartered in the beautiful city of Melbourne, Australia,<strong> </strong>KICK is built by gamers, for gamers. Our platform may be new, but we're already making waves by partnering with some of the biggest names in streaming</p> <p>We’re not just another live streaming platform though - we’re a community of gamers, creators, and fans who are passionate about building something incredible together, and we’re already seeing the results of our hard work: Our platform is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing forces in the industry. Fast forward to today, we have more than 50 million users and recently celebrated 1 billion watch hours, and we are just getting started.</p> <p>Our founders have spent the last two decades playing video games together and fueled by their extensive knowledge, experience, and deep love for tech, they have turned their passion into a number of thriving entertainment and gaming brands. This passion for gaming, has led to KICK being recognised as an industry disruptor and the ones to watch, making us the ultimate destination for gamers and creators alike.<br><br>Kickstart your career and apply today!</p> <h3><strong>What you will do:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Lead the full design process, from discovery and problem framing through to delivery and iteration.</li> <li>Design high-quality, scalable experiences across KICK’s live streaming platform, supporting creators, viewers and moderators.</li> <li>Translate complex requirements into engaging user-focused solutions.</li> <li>Uphold a high standard of visual and interaction design, ensuring consistency with KICK’s design system and brand identity.</li> <li>Conduct or collaborate on user research, competitive analysis and usability testing to validate design hypotheses.</li> <li>Translate user insights and business requirements into actionable design decisions that enhance engagement, reduce friction, and drive measurable outcomes.</li> <li>Present design work confidently to cross-functional stakeholders and executive leadership, communicating rationale, trade-offs and expected impact with clarity and conviction.</li> <li>Work cross-functionally with Design, Product and Engineer stakeholders to shape roadmap priorities and define what success looks like to ensure alignment between design and business objectives.</li> <li>Balance competing priorities across multiple user personas (e.g. viewer/ creator), ensuring each interface serves its specific audience while maintaining platform coherence.</li> <li>Design for scale and internationalisation, considering global audiences, varied content types and platform growth.</li> <li>Embrace experimentation and innovation, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible through your interface design.</li> <li>Mentor and coach designers across levels, raising overall team capability and design maturity.</li> <li>Help foster an inclusive, curious, and collaborative environment where great ideas can thrive.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>What you will bring:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>10+ years of experience in product design, with proven end-to-end ownership of design projects.</li> <li>Interest or knowledge in streaming, gaming, or emerging technologies such as AI</li> <li>Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple projects and priorities.</li> <li>High-quality UX and UI craft with accessibility best practices (WCAG 2.1 AA)</li> <li>Strong communicator who can clearly articulate design decisions and rationale.</li> <li>Analytical and strategic mindset, able to connect design work to business and product outcome through relevant metrics in which you will perform a role in defining.</li> <li>Expert proficiency in Figma, with strong responsive web design expertise.</li> <li>Proven experience with developer handoff including detailed specifications, redlines and comprehensive documentation.</li> <li>Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing complex projects and priorities.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>Bonus points if you also have:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Experience designing for omnichannel environments, including mobile and TV apps</li> <li>Sports, Gambling and Cryptocurrency knowledge</li> <li>Proficient with Google Suite (Drive, Spreadsheets, Docs), Slack, Airtable &amp; Intercom</li> </ul> <p><strong>Some of the perks of working with us:</strong></p> <p><strong>Wellbeing &amp; Personal Development</strong></p> <ul> <li>Access to our Employee Assistance Program for you and your loved ones</li> <li>9,000+ courses on our Learning &amp; Development platform</li> <li>One paid volunteer day per year</li> <li>Weekly Wednesday massages by professional masseuses</li> </ul> <p><strong>Office Perks &amp; Environment</strong></p> <ul> <li>In-house baristas serving free coffee, tea, fresh juices, and smoothies</li> <li>Daily catered breakfast and regular company-wide events</li> <li>Snack walls and drink fridges on every floor</li> <li>Fun /modern office spaces with pool tables, table tennis, gaming consoles, and an F1 simulator</li> </ul> <p><strong>Team Connection &amp; Rewards</strong></p> <ul> <li>Team budgets for lunches and activities to celebrate achievements</li> <li>Social sports teams and participation in Corporate Games</li> <li>Easygo branded swag</li> <li>Birthday and work anniversary gift vouchers, plus a chance to win prizes&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Events &amp; Experiences</strong></p> <ul> <li>Company-wide talks with key partners such as Everton FC and Team Sauber in Formula 1</li> <li>Office visits from big-name streamers</li> <li>Meet Ambassadors like Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya</li> <li>Ballots for exclusive tickets to events like Formula 1, UFC, and more sporting and music events</li> </ul> <p>We believe that the unique contributions of everyone at Easygo (and KICK) are the driver of our success. To make sure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experiences, we never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, nationality, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.&nbsp;</p> <p>We’re a global team of dreamers, creators, and game-changers from every walk of life, united by a passion for entertainment that inspires the world.</p> <p>We believe that the best ideas come from different perspectives, so we actively welcome and champion talent from all backgrounds, cultures, identities, and experiences. Whether you're just starting out or bringing decades of experience, your unique voice matters here.</p> <p>Come as you are. Be part of something bigger. Click play on your career today.</p>