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• Overview

  ScaleForward is hiring a Product Designer in Wilmington, NC.

• Role description

  Your sketchbook says more than your resume ever could, and at ScaleForward that's precisely the kind of Product Designer we're hunting for. At its core, this is a senior Product Designer job in NC that rewards 5 years with $71,000 - $110,000 and room to run.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Research trends and competitor work to keep ScaleForward's output ahead of the curve
  • Support senior designers through critique, mentorship, and shared best practices
  • Trace every Iconography asset back to the brief so revisions stay honest
  • Salvage usable frames from a shoot the weather in Wilmington half-ruined
  • Curate the reference wall that keeps a 6-person studio pointed the same way
  • Reframe constraints from the full-time budget as the brief's most useful lever

  What You'll Bring

  • Fluency across Usability Testing and 3D Modeling, with strong opinions on both
  • The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
  • Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
  • A craft-focused attitude and eagerness to learn new skills
  • Experience translating 3D Modeling complexity for a non-technical audience

  Joining ScaleForward means joining an empathy-led group of professionals who push creative forward from Wilmington. Mistakes get dissected for lessons at ScaleForward, never weaponized in your next review.

  Come grow with us: $71,000 - $110,000 to start, a mentor to guide, benefits to lean on, and hours flexible enough for Wilmington living.

  Refreshed minutes ago, this Product Designer req is wide open and taking applications.

  Join our Wilmington team by applying for this Product Designer position today.

• Required skills

  • Lottie
  • Atomic Design
  • 3D Modeling
  • Service Design
  • Interaction Design
  • Iconography
  • Usability Testing
  • Delegation
  • Stakeholder Management

• Benefits & perks

  • Partner Discounts
  • Company retreats
  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Paid paternity leave
  • 401(k) matching
  • New hire onboarding stipend
  • Paternity Leave
  • Asynchronous work culture
  • Phased retirement options
  • Team Building Events
  • Accrued vacation time
  • Kitchen Facilities

• Apply before 2026-09-14

  Submit your application for this Full-time creative position.