Location: Brooklyn, NY
Discipline: UX / Product Design
Experience: TBD
Compensation: $95,000–$125,000
About Smart Design
Smart Design is a strategic design and innovation consultancy dedicated to creating meaningful experiences that make life better. From fast-growing startups to the world’s most recognized brands, our work is driven by a deep understanding of human behavior and a passion for problem-solving. Our Brooklyn studio is a deeply collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment where strategists, researchers, and designers of all backgrounds unite to create impactful solutions.
The opportunity
We’re looking for a Senior Design Strategist with mixed methods research expertise to bring human insight and a data-driven approach to our projects. You’ll combine qualitative depth with quantitative rigor, and help shape product and business strategy for some of the world’s most exciting organizations. If you are passionate about uncovering insights and working on ambiguous forward-thinking challenges, we’d love to connect.
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What you’ll do:
Lead research and strategy activities on client projects using established best practices, but with an eagerness and interest in experimenting with new methods and tools (e.g. AI-powered processes, creative methods, new data sources)
Project responsibilities will include:
Qualitative research:Design screeners and discussion guides, and moderate interviews, diary studies, and co-creation workshops that clearly support the goals of the project. Synthesize findings and create compelling narratives for clients, including senior stakeholders.
Product and business strategy:Translate research into opportunity areas, frameworks, and go-to-market recommendations. Conduct landscape and trend analysis, market sizing, and triangulate findings with emerging technology and business inputs to make product and business recommendations to clients.