Product Design Intern

About Faire

Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local ?" there are over 2 million independent retailers in North America and Europe doing more than $2 trillion in revenue. At Faire, we're using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect this thriving community of entrepreneurs across the globe. Picture your favorite boutique in town ?" we help them discover the best products from around the world to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses everywhere can compete with these big box and e-commerce giants.

By supporting the growth of independent businesses, Faire is driving positive economic impact in local communities, globally. We're looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. If you believe in community, come join ours.

About this role

Faire is a company invested in good design?"as a Product Design Intern, you'll join a tight-knit, collaborative team of designers who care deeply about creating beautiful and intuitive experiences. Our team is at the center of product work at Faire, designing experiences for the thousands of small retailers and maker brands growing their businesses in our marketplace.

In this program, you'll learn how we shape Faire's product alongside team members across content strategy, design research, engineering, product, and customer service. You'll build relationships with your product team and partner on designing features and experiences for a strategic pillar of our product. As a design intern, you'll learn our customers' challenges and craft flows that help people move through our products with confidence.

We're looking for design interns that have interest in spanning the entire product development lifecycle, come with a growth mentality, and bring a genuine desire to learn about our customers.

This role can be based in San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, New York City, NY, Atlanta, GA, Toronto, ON, Kitchener, ON or remote.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with partners across product and engineering to define, build, and release new products and features.
• Construct user flows, wireframes, and prototypes that optimally communicate design concepts for validation.
• Develop and deliver well-documented, high-fidelity visuals that accurately represent Faire's brand and design system standards.
• Help conduct and participate in user interviews and research to better understand customer needs.
• Contribute critical thinking to product features and roadmap.
• Contribute to and positively shape the Faire internship program through collaboration, feedback, and process iteration.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of practical experience designing digital products. You are developing a breadth of knowledge of what goes into product design, from systems to visuals.
• Stellar communication skills. You present design decisions and processes clearly and confidently, regardless of audience.
• A collaborative approach. You're an excellent partner to other designers, interns, and your cross-functional teammates.
• A growth-mindset. You're open and receptive to feedback, and can adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• A sense of humor. We spend a lot of time together?"sharing gifs and laughing over lunch keeps us energized and inspired throughout the day.

Education

• Must be working towards or completed a Bachelor's Degree in a design, research, or computer science related field.

We value candidates that bring a range of experience from different experiences, educational backgrounds, and a variety of creative influences. If you're a maker or retailer yourself and can bring first-hand experience and empathy for the small business and entrepreneurial journey, tell us your story!

Why you'll love working at Faire

• We are entrepreneurs: Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is an owner of the business and taking part in the founding process.
• We are using technology and data to level the playing field: We are leveraging the power of product innovation and machine learning to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a growing community of more than 350,000 small business owners.
• We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie - not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
• We are curious and resourceful: Inquisitive by default, we explore every possibility, test every assumption, and develop creative solutions to the challenges at hand. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making, and reason from a first principles mentality.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We're backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have headquarters in San Francisco and Kitchener-Waterloo, and a global employee presence across offices in Salt Lake City, Atlanta, Toronto, London, New York, LA, and Sao Paulo. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.