Lead Product Designer - Bublishing

This is a remote position.

• The visual and experiential design of all physical products — setting and enforcing a design standard that is genuinely world-class. Every book, every page, every cover, every insert should feel like it was made by a company that cares deeply about the person holding it.
• Product usability and information design — making dense health information accessible, scannable, and actionable for an older demographic. This means smart use of typography, hierarchy, illustration, color, and layout to guide people through content without overwhelming them. You understand that design is not decoration — it is communication.
• Design system and brand visual language — building a cohesive design system across our product line so that every new product feels like it belongs to the same family. As we expand into new health conditions and product formats, visual consistency and quality need to scale with us.
• Cover and packaging design — the first impression matters enormously in our business. You own the visual impact of our products from the moment a customer sees an ad to the moment they open the package. Covers need to feel premium, trustworthy, and compelling.
• Illustration and visual asset direction — whether working with illustrators, AI tools, or producing assets yourself, you ensure that every visual element in the product serves a purpose. Illustrations should educate, not just decorate. Diagrams should clarify, not confuse.
• Collaboration with the content team — working closely with writers and researchers to ensure that the content and design evolve together, not in isolation. You push back when content is not structured in a way that supports good design, and you adapt your design when the content demands it.
• Creative input on new product formats — as we explore digital companions, apps, and new physical formats beyond books, you bring a design perspective to what these products should feel and look like. You think about the full customer experience, not just the page.
• Raising the standard of the entire team — you are the person who sets the bar. Junior designers, editors, and contractors look to your work and your feedback to understand what "great" looks like here. You mentor, review, and elevate.
• You have a portfolio that demonstrates genuinely exceptional design work for physical or information products — books, magazines, packaging, editorial, or consumer products. We want to see work that makes us stop and look twice.
• You deeply understand information design and typography. You know how to take complex content and make it feel simple, inviting, and easy to follow. You have designed for audiences who are not young, not tech-native, and not design-literate — and you made it work beautifully.
• You obsess over details — spacing, alignment, color relationships, paper texture, print quality. You care about things most peopl