Principal Product Designer. Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)

Bellevue, WA · contract · Principal

$100 – $165 / hour

Listed on OfferUp’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

OfferUp is seeking a hands-on Principal Product Designer to translate their brand vision into a more distinctive, locally relevant product experience across their mobile marketplace. This role is ideal for someone who can move fluently from strategy to detailed design work, lead with both design craft and research rigor, and leave behind improved experiences plus sustainable design systems.

Our summary, not OfferUp’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

Required

Significant experience designing consumer mobile products at scale
Portfolio demonstrating strong interaction design and visual judgment
Ability to translate brand or product strategy into end-to-end digital experience
Fluency in experimentation and behavioral metrics
Experience creating or evolving product design systems
Executive communication skills to influence senior leaders
Hands-on design work, not direction-only
Experience as Principal Designer, Design Director, or equivalent role

Nice to have

Experience improving discovery, marketplace, commerce, social, community or local products
Fluency in qualitative research methods
Experience navigating established products with legacy behavior and technical constraints