Senior Product Designer (Illustration & Motion, EdTech)

<p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Location:</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> 100% remote (EMEA, CET±2), with team gatherings in person a few times a year<br></span><strong><span style="color:#000000">Hours:</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> Full-time, 40 hours per week<br></span><strong><span style="color:#000000">Pay:</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> €60.000 to €90.000 annually, adjusted by experience and location</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><p><span style="color:#000000">At Miaplaza, we build homeschool platforms that kids aged 4–18 actually want to use — Miacademy, MiaPrep, and our Online High School are serving over 150.000 students today. Our product foundations are strong. What we want next is a step change in how our products </span><em><span style="color:#000000">feel</span></em><span style="color:#000000">: more expressive illustration, more purposeful motion, more moments of craft that turn a lesson into something a kid remembers.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">We're hiring a Senior Product Designer whose craft anchor is illustration and motion. Our design team is small and senior, five designers when you join, and each brings a distinct strength: brand, design systems, research, and now yours</span></p><p style="min-height: 1.7em;"></p><h3>The role</h3><p><span style="color:#000000">You'd own product design for the student learning experience end-to-end: from problem framing through delivery, in a Product Trio with a PM and EM who have strong opinions and expect yours. This is product work with real trade-offs — pedagogical, technical, and business — and you're accountable for how it lands, not just how it looks.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">Beyond Curriculum, you'd set the illustration and motion bar for all of Miaplaza: the standards, motion principles, and character direction that the other designers and the design system build from.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">A defining part of the role is art-directing AI-assisted production. You'd build the prompts, references, and review process that let a small team produce quality illustration and motion at a scale hand-crafting alone can't reach. We don't expect you to know every current tool — we expect the taste and judgment to direct output rather than accept defaults.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">You'd report to the Head of UX, with regular 1:1s covering craft, product, and career growth. The direction is upward: deeper craft leadership, cross-product influence, or both.</span></p> <br> <h3>You must have all of these to be considered:</h3><ul><li><p><span style="color:#000000">A portfolio of shipped digital product work — not only concepts or standalone pieces</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">At least 2 years working inside a product team, collaborating with PMs and engineers</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Strong illustration or motion skills, with at least 1 year focused on either as a primary craft</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Proficiency in Figma</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Some experience directing or guiding visual work produced by others — freelancers, junior designers, or AI tools</span></p></li></ul><h3>You’ll stand out if you also have:</h3><ul><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Deep motion skills in product contexts: interactions, transitions, onboarding, character animation</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Experience using AI image or motion tools as production accelerators</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Confidence running your own usability research, not just receiving findings</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Multi-brand or education-focused design experience</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Accessibility practice, especially for neurodivergent audiences</span></p></li></ul><h3>This probably isn’t right for you if:</h3><ul><li><p><span style="color:#000000">Your work hasn't yet lived inside a live product with real constraints</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">You prefer well-scoped tasks over shaping ambiguous problems</span></p></li><li><p><span style="color:#000000">You see AI tools as either a threat to craft or a shortcut around it</span></p></li></ul><h3>Our hiring process</h3><p><span style="color:#000000">As a remote company, we receive a large number of applicants, and finding the best fit for this role is our top priority — that’s why our process is longer than usual. At every stage, we try to be respectful of your time and grateful you’re spending it with us.</span></p><ol><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Application and eligibility check</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — work authorization, timezone, availability</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Async assessment</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — 12 scenario-based, multiple-choice questions (~30 min) + when qualifying; 3 open questions (max. 45 min)</span></p><ol><li><p><span style="color:#000000">If you pass the multiple choice section, you will asked to complete 3 open written questions (max. 45 min)</span></p></li></ol></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Portfolio review</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — the design team will review your best work and thinking</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Behavioral interview</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — a conversation with our People team about how you work</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Take-home design task</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — ~60 minutes, scoped for this role, AI tools encouraged</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Hiring team interview</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — with a design team member and the Head of UX</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Skip-level conversation</span></strong><span style="color:#000000"> — with executive leadership</span></p></li><li><p><strong><span style="color:#000000">Reference checks</span></strong></p></li></ol><p><span style="color:#000000">We give honest, timely feedback at every step. Job searches are hard; we don't want to make yours harder.</span></p><h3>Compensation and setup</h3><p><span style="color:#121317">The pay range for this role is €60,000 - 90,000. Miaplaza’s compensation philosophy ensures equity and competitiveness while considering regional differences in labor costs. Placement within a range is determined based on factors such as demonstrated skills, internal equity, and local labor market rates for the candidate’s geographic area.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000">Miaplaza is a growing, self-funded EdTech company. We're an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need accommodations at any point in the process, just let us know.</span></p><h4><strong>Links:</strong></h4><ul><li><p>🎒 Miacademy:<span style="color:#121317"> </span><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://parents.miacademy.co/">https://parents.miacademy.co/</a></p></li><li><p>🍨 Always Icecream:<span style="color:#121317"> </span><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://parents.always-icecream.com/">https://parents.always-icecream.com/</a></p></li><li><p>🐉 Clever Dragons: <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://parents.clever-dragons.com/">https://parents.clever-dragons.com/</a></p></li><li><p>📚 MiaPrep:<span style="color:#121317"> </span><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://parents.miaprep.com/">https://parents.miaprep.com/</a></p></li><li><p>🏫 MiaPrep Online High School: <a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://miaprep.com/online-school/">https://miaprep.com/online-school/</a></p></li><li><p>▶️ Hear our CEO, Johannes Ziegler, discuss our company:<span style="color:#121317"> </span><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://tinyurl.com/miaplaza-CEO-video/">https://tinyurl.com/miaplaza-CEO-video/</a></p></li><li><p>🖥️ Careers page:<span style="color:#121317"> </span><a rel="noopener" target="_blank" href="https://careers.miaplaza.com/">https://careers.miaplaza.com/</a></p></li></ul><p><em><span style="color:#000000">Individuals only — no recruitment agencies.</span></em></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>