Principal Product Designer

Lonely Planet is a trusted, iconic travel brand with over 50 years of experience in helping travelers explore the world. Known for our extensive guidebooks, we are now evolving our digital offerings to create innovative, user-friendly travel digital experiences that bring the expertise of our guides into the modern age. Our goal is to revolutionize how people discover, plan, and experience their travel adventures.

We are seeking a Principal Product Designer to lead the design of our next-generation travel app, creating intuitive, engaging, and highly functional digital experiences. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of travel tech for a beloved brand.

What You'll Do:

• Lead Design Strategy: Define and drive the design vision for Lonely Planet travel app, ensuring alignment with our brand’s legacy while pushing innovation in the digital space.
• User-Centered Design: Conduct extensive user research and usability testing to understand traveler needs, behaviors, and pain points, translating insights into actionable design solutions.
• Push the Boundaries of UX: Drive cutting-edge, intuitive UX design by rethinking and reimagining what a best-in-class travel experience can be. Use creativity to push the limits of human interaction design and craft experiences that feel both natural and novel to users.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, engineers, marketing teams, and other stakeholders to ensure the app’s design is cohesive and effectively meets business objectives.
• App Design Leadership: Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that deliver a seamless and delightful user experience across all app platforms (iOS and Android).
• Maintain Brand Integrity: Ensure consistency with the brand’s voice and heritage, while adapting design elements to modern user expectations in the digital travel space.
• Innovation & Trends: Stay informed about the latest design trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape in the travel and app industries, bringing new ideas to the table.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Mentor and guide other designers on the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, creativity, and growth.

What We're Looking For:

• 7+ years of experience in product design, with a strong focus on mobile app design.
• Proven experience in designing for the travel, hospitality, or lifestyle industries is highly desirable.
• Mastery of design, libraries, & prototyping in Figma
• Exceptional skills in user research, interaction design, visual design, and prototyping.
• Experience leading large-scale design projects, from concept to delivery, within agile product operating teams.
• A strong portfolio showcasing successful mobile app designs with a focus on user experience, usability, and innovative solutions.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Passion for travel and a deep understanding of the modern traveler's journey.

Compensation

• Cash Compensation Range: $130,000 -$170,000*
  *Note actual salary is based on geographic location, qualifications, and experience. 
  

Additionally, the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures, subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program

Who We Are:

Founded in 2000, Red Ventures (RV) is home to a diverse portfolio of industry-leading brands and businesses, strategic partnerships and proprietary technology – including Bankrate, Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, BestColleges and more. Together, RV helps millions of people worldwide make life’s most important decisions, accelerates digital adaptation, and innovates the online consumer experience by improving every step of the consumer journey – from first discovery of information, throughout the decision-making process, to transactions. Headquartered south of Charlotte, NC, Red Ventures employs thousands of people across the US and Puerto Rico, with international offices in the UK and Brazil. For more information, visit https://redventures.com and follow @RedVentures on social platforms.

We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid time off, life insurance, disability coverage, employee assistance program, 401(k) plan and a paid parental leave program.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. 

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [email protected]. 

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