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About Event
[NOTE]: THIS IS A JOB POSTING, NOT AN EVENT. We thought it would be fun to run our hiring process through our platform to give applicants a sense of what we've built so far. :)
Applications are open until April 25th at 11:59pm but will be reviewed on a rolling basis -- Apply ASAP!
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The Role
We're looking for a thoughtful, strategic, and FUN designer who wants to dramatically simplify the process of starting and scaling in-person communities. You'll lead the end-to-end design process, working directly with the founding team to translate the needs and workflows of highly skilled hosts into a product that feels like magic. We want to handle the heavy lifting so hosts can focus on what they love (designing experiences that help people connect).
What you'll do:
Wrangle complex manual workflows into intuitive features that drive meaningful outcomes for our hosts (e.g. save time, increase motivation, reduce mental load, create quicker feedback loops, improve economics, attract sponsorship, etc.)
Develop beautiful, modern, high fidelity UI that maintains flexibility for hosts while embedding the whimsy, personality, magic and flair of our brand into our product
Understand the host experience -- Identify product opportunities by studying the needs and workflows of our hosts and hosting events yourself
Understand the attendee experience -- go to events and enter new communities to empathize with the platform user who is trying to find belonging in the place they live.
Maintain and expand our design system as the platform evolves
Build our company's design culture by establishing a process for design critiques, peer mentorship, and sharing best practices across the org
Occasional illustration, graphic design, poster-making, and fun silly stuff. We want to make space for your personal taste to shine through in your work :)
What you'll bring:
A portfolio of real work: we’re looking for experience across UXR, UX, UI, freelance clients, passion projects, community brands, full time, etc.
Truth-seeking instincts and a high bar for your craft. You'd spend 10 hours reworking a flow because you know it'll save our users hundreds of hours down the line
Strong intuition for driving user behaviour through interface design
Sense of playfulness in interaction design -- we want our product to be genuinely fun to use
You thrive in high-responsibility environments and have experience making decisions with incomplete information and tight time constraints
Bonus: experience leading or growing in-person communities, especially if you started building your own custom systems and spreadsheets to manage them
What's in it for you:
Work on a product with a clear, human purpose -- your design decisions will directly reduce the barrier of entry community building, help hosts scale, and support the maintenance of strong communities, making the world less lonely.
See your work used by real people quickly -- get direct feedback, see your decisions go live fast, and hear directly from customers who feel the impact of your work
Shape how a new category of entrepreneur experiences their work -- our hosts are vivid and interesting people, and you'll design the tools that help them do what they love.
Who we are:
We're building a team that is driven, ambitious, and kind. We work extremely hard to support our customers (who are some of the most interesting, entrepreneurial, ambitious, and mission driven people in the world). We are incredibly proud to be growing alongside them.
We prioritize giving high performers the autonomy and space to grow. Joining us this early means you'll be trusted to make decisions that matter -- if that level of responsibility and learning is exciting to you (even if it's a bit terrifying), you're likely a good fit. If you’re worried you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications (nobody does), still apply. We’re looking to bring a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to the table – don’t self reject, help us get to know you!
Our team has a strong in-person, collaborative culture and is based in downtown Toronto.
Compensation
The anticipated salary for this position is $80,000–$160,000 CAD annually, plus equity. Compensation depends on a variety of factors, including qualifications, years of relevant experience, specific skills, and education.
If you have any questions for us, please submit them with your application or reach out to wygo@wygo.world.
About The Hosts
Wygo builds software & support systems for in-person community organizers.
We're building the economic rails, professional networks, and discovery layer that will allow a new class of creators to step up and meet the exploding demand for real-world experiences.
Today, our ticketing platform is an operational home base for organizers. As we grow, we'll help hosts build their identities, strengthen their economics, and plug into resource-rich partner ecosystems so they can go from organizing one-off events to sustaining vibrant in-person communities long term.
Our Team
We (Joss & Chris) are the cofounders of Wygo, lifelong hosts, and Systems Design Engineering graduates from the University of Waterloo. We work super hard, love what we do, and have a ton of fun building this company -- we can't wait to welcome awesome new hires onto the team.
Joss has been building networks of community organizers since age 14, with her impact recognized by the Pearl Sullivan and TD Scholarship for Community Leadership. She and Chris were lead organizers at Socratica and UW Startups, growing the community to over 3,500 attendees and 100 hosts across 30 locations hosting regular in-person events. She works daily to build the complete support system community organizers need to be successful.
Chris has solo-built and maintained websites for multiple creative collectives, reaching over a million visitors. He's built our product from the ground up, is a skilled software engineer and user experience researcher, and brings a healthy dose of camp counsellor energy to the team. 😁
We love thinking from first principles and getting to the root of complex problems. We believe in getting our hands dirty (can be found cleaning up chairs after events), using our own product (we host a MEAN scavenger hunt), and letting our personalities shine through in our work.
Most importantly, we're building the world we want to live in.
We are thrilled to be supported by top-tier investors and advisors from N49P, Standup Ventures, Garage Capital, Zero21 Partners, Backbone Angels, and Good Future.
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