Mr/Sr Digital Product Designer

Koos is a fast-growing design and innovation agency based in Amsterdam. We work with both governments (Covid passport app in the Netherlands) and corporates (Careem Super app in the Middle East) to develop intuitive digital products, seamless services and effective innovation engines. Now we are looking for fresh talent in product design to help boost our digital projects.

Your challenge

Are you passionate about making a positive impact through digital products? Do you want to develop yourself by working on diverse complex design projects worldwide - both in terms of hardcore UX skills and strategic innovation skills? Then this role will fit you like a glove. 

As a Medior or Senior Digital Product Designer, you create powerful, user-friendly digital products. Products that are not only pixel-perfect and well thought-out, but also visually compelling.

You are strategically strong and act with empathy. In your design process, you maintain a holistic perspective as in, you think beyond the screen. You know which tools to use in every step of the design process. Besides this, we strongly support you in developing your own passion. Maybe you're a geek in motion design, digital accessibility or design systems. Or just surprise us with a niche we haven't heard of!

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on UX, digital development, and user-centered design

• Identify relevant needs of users and clients.

• Understand how to strategically turn these needs into products.

• Create wireframes, design systems, prototypes and designs (we ❤️ Figma).

• Set up and conduct usability tests.

• Take ownership of stakeholder and project management

• Coach less experienced colleagues

Your profile:

• A relevant university (WO) or applied sciences (HBO) degree

• 3+ years of relevant work experience for Medior, 5+ years for Senior

• A solid UX/UI portfolio

• Fluency in English; Dutch is a plus

• Proficient in user-centric design methods.

• Strategic, empathic and holistic thinker.

• Availablefrom Aug/Sep for 40 hours a week. (start date to be discussed)

What we offer you:

• Challenging work with real ownership

• Diverse set of clients: from multinationals to public institutions

• An inspiring office in Amsterdam, with a swimming spot right outside the door

• A market-compliant salary depending on your experience:*
  - Medior range: €3,640 – €4,680 gross/month (40h/week excl. holiday allowance)
  - Senior range: €4,429 – €6,180 gross/month (40h/week excl. holiday allowance)

• 25 vacation days with the option to buy 10 extra.

• Hybrid work-style.

• A safe learning environment.

• Personal development budget of €1200 p/y.

• Weekly workouts and monthly team activities with the Amsterdam team

• Co-ownership of Koos through certificates of shares (59% of our employees are also part-owners).

• Annual Koos awards evening to put your colleagues in the spotlight.

* At Koos, we follow a transparent compensation model. Your years of relevant experience determine your position within the salary range. This way, we ensure that everyone is fairly rewarded based on experience, not negotiation skills.

Apply

Do you want to join our team as a Mr/Sr digital product designer? Send your motivation and portfolio no later than June 29th.

Application procedure:

• 1st round: Interview

• 2nd round: You get a case in advance to present

• Contract negotiation