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Senior Product Designer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$44.89 - $56.11/hr

... employed through NextDeavor Benefits You'll Love NextDeavor offers health, vision and dental ... Prototype and iterate rapidly using AI-assisted tools and vibe-coding techniques to accelerate ...

Provide design leadership through concept, prototype, pre-production and ECN release. * Provide ... Self-directed regarding project goals with excellent organizational and time management skills.

Product Designer

West Bend, WI · On-site

$90K - $116K/yr

... to self-defense. The Product Designer partners closely with Product Managers, engineers, and ... Develop interactive prototypes to validate product behavior and interaction patterns before ...

... to self-defense. The Product Designer partners closely with Product Managers, engineers, and ... Develop interactive prototypes to validate product behavior and interaction patterns before ...

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How much do self employed prototype designer jobs pay per hour?

As of Jun 10, 2026, the average hourly pay for self employed prototype designer in the United States is $26.11, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $20.19 and $27.64 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Self Employed Prototype Designer vs Freelance Industrial Designer?

AspectSelf Employed Prototype DesignerFreelance Industrial Designer
CredentialsPortfolio, design experience, possibly certificationsPortfolio, design experience, possibly certifications
Work EnvironmentHome studio, client sites, workshopsHome office, client sites, design studios
Industry UsageProduct development, prototyping, testingProduct design, concept development, manufacturing
Work FocusCreating prototypes, testing ideasDesigning products, overseeing manufacturing

Both roles involve design skills and industry knowledge, but Self Employed Prototype Designers focus on creating and testing prototypes independently, while Freelance Industrial Designers typically handle broader product design projects for clients. The main difference lies in the scope of work and project focus, with prototype designers emphasizing physical models and testing.

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Staff Content Designer - Brand and Marketing

Staff Content Designer - Brand and Marketing

Intuit

San Francisco, CA • On-site

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago


Intuit rating

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 82 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

73rd of 188 rated software companies


Job description

At QuickBooks, world-class design helps power the success of small businesses and self-employed people around the world. Our content designers are involved at every step of a project-from gathering insights, brainstorming, prototyping, and experimentation to launching  award-winning creative. And we're innovating through generative AI and conversational UI to make every interaction delightfully simple.

You'll work to develop Marketing Experiences across our owned channels that position our products as best-in-class, educate potential customers, as well as enable purchase. This content design role is available in California locations and requires hybrid-in-person work in the office 3 days per week. We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about content design, a collaborative team player, creative problem solver, strong communicator, and a constant advocate for the customer.


Customers are at the heart of everything we design. We're inspired by the courage, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit of our small-business customers. If you're ready to create bold and elegant solutions that power prosperity around the globe, let's talk!


Responsibilities

  • Gain product knowledge across our suite of offerings

  • Design meaningful and purpose-driven E2E experiences with an emphasis on web that inform and guide customers toward the right product for their business

  • Assess site architecture to optimize complex customer journey and merchandising flows

  • Activate strong creative storytelling and explanation of product benefit by developing interactive experiences

  • Proactively seek new knowledge and connections with partners

  • Participate in customer research and qualitative testing to inform meaningful customer experience design for the web and beyond

  • Have fun partnering closely with marketing stakeholders and visual designers to build benefit-driven storytelling that enable customers and prospects to make confident decisions.

  • Transform complex financial jargon into conversational, approachable language. 

  • Craft web experiences, landing pages, and other project deliverables. 

  • Help our partners understand the QuickBooks voice and tone system-through examples, training, and review sessions.

  • Collaborate effectively with other designers, content strategists, product managers, marketers, and researchers. We are one big team, and we value everyone's insights.

  • Eagerly solicit feedback and contribute constructively to design reviews. 

  • Advance a strong point of view, backed up by personal expertise, design rationale, customer data, and industry trends.

  • Go wide in exploration, then narrow to 2 or 3 based on experimentation and customer research.

  • Lead and work on multiple projects at a time, using strong communication skills to manage time and expectations appropriately


Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in content design, content strategy, or related field

  • Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Human-Computer Interaction Design, or another relevant field or equivalent experience (Master's degree a plus but not required)

  • Deep knowledge of design principles and methods. You are a designer of storytelling.

  • Curiosity and commitment to testing new ideas and innovating to drive business results.

  • Effective communicator, presenter, and negotiator.

  • Excellent verbal and written English skills.

  • A strong portfolio demonstrating your craft and collaborative process. 


Intuit provides a competitive compensation package with a strong pay for performance rewards approach. This position may be eligible for a cash bonus, equity rewards and benefits, in accordance with our applicable plans and programs (see more about our compensation and benefits at Intuit: Careers | Benefits). Pay offered is based on factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and work location. To drive ongoing fair pay for employees, Intuit conducts regular comparisons across categories of ethnicity and gender. The expected base pay range for this position is: 

Bay Area California $ 188,500- 255,000



Employment Type: Full-Time

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