Product Designer
Design and develop products, taking into consideration functionality, aesthetics, and user experience.
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- What's it like to be a Product Designer?
- Latest Product Designer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Product Designers
- Product Designer role reviews
What's it like to be a Product Designer?
A Product Designer is involved in all stages of product development, from concept and design, to testing and production. They combine art, business, and engineering to create products that meet both user needs and market demands. Their role involves sketching, 3D modelling, prototyping, user testing, and refining designs based on feedback and analysis.
Tasks and duties
- Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
- Undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements.
- Formulating design concepts for material goods, as well as commercial and industrial products.
- Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to illustrate design concepts.
- Analysing and recommending materials and production methods.
- Detailing and documenting the selected design for production.
- Designing and commissioning prototypes and samples.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Product Designer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Figma
UX
User Research
Interaction Design
Wireframing
Product Design
User Centred Design
Prototyping
Visual Design
Intuition
UI
Design Thinking
Usability Testing
User Testing
Miro
Adobe Creative Suite
Accessibility
Creative Thinking
Human-Computer Interaction
Information Architecture
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Latest Product Designer reviews
Sep 2023
A growing industry with lots of potential & variety
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Information Technology
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationDesign & Architecture
The good thingsAs a digital product designer, the spectrum of UX work required is broad. It allows you to either focus on the discovery, research and journey mapping side of things. Or the more visual design (UI) si...
The challengesIf you have support for good design and customer centricity then you can flourish in this industry. But it can be difficult if you are alone or under appreciated.
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Dec 2024
Reflecting on My Role
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Design
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsBeing a product designer is more than just crafting interfaces—it's about solving problems and creating meaningful experiences for users. Every day brings new challenges that require a blend of creati...
The challengesThis industry is often about who you know and can be very hard to work in as it can be very isolating.
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