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.<p>For 20 years, websites have stayed essentially the same (better fonts, though). We are reimagining what websites can be and what they can do.<p>------ 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.<p>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.<p>Lotsa love https:&#x2F;&#x2F;twitter.com&#x2F;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:&#x2F;&#x2F;padlet.com&#x2F;doodlebug&#x2F;padlet-in-books<p>Much wow Venture-Backed. YCombinator. All that jazz.<p>Nice people Small, elite team of 4. We laugh a lot. Really.<p>Awesome swag We have the best tees. They feel like hugs from a malnourished teddy-bear.<p>------------- ABOUT THE JOB ------------- As the head of design of the company, you’ll be leading all of design - visual, graphic, UI&#x2F;UX. (Duh!) And design is the most important part of our product. No pressure, though.<p>JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF DESIGN AT PADLET<p>Our software is used by 5-year-olds and 65-year-olds. A lot of design has to happen from first principles. You can&#x27;t assume the user knows how modern software works.<p>Accessibility is a first-class citizen on our platform. You have to think about people with vision difficulties, screen-reader support on day 1.<p>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.<p>OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY<p>We don&#x27;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.<p>We are not wedded to design theory. It doesn’t matter what Dieter Rams says. The question is, does the design work?<p>Bias for action. Launch, learn, and iterate instead of trying to get it absolutely right on the first go.<p>BONUS POINTS FOR<p>Having an interest in designing physical products. Good design permeates everything we do - tees, stickers, and bookmarks included.<p>Being able to write well. You cannot have a good design without a good copy.<p>------------ HOW TO APPLY ------------ Please email job@padlet.com with some samples of your work and a cover letter.