Athlete To Athlete · 11 hours ago
Design Director (Hands-On IC)
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$135K/yr - $165K/yr
10+ years expAthlete To Athlete (A2A) is a leading technology platform connecting youth athletes with verified college athletes for coaching and mentorship. They are seeking a hands-on Design Director who will define and execute the design vision for the company while leading design across the platform and collaborating closely with product, engineering, and marketing teams.
ConsultingSportsTraining
Responsibilities
Own and execute end-to-end product design across web and mobile (wireframes → prototypes → high-fidelity → production-ready assets)
Serve as the lead individual contributor for all UI/UX work
Define and evolve A2A’s design vision, principles, and product experience
Translate user needs and business goals into elegant, simple, and scalable solutions
Design experiences across our full ecosystem: Youth Athletes, Guardians, Mentors, and Internal Teams
Partner deeply with Product and Engineering on roadmap shaping, problem framing, and solution definition
Build and maintain a scalable design system that enables speed, consistency, and accessibility
Balance craft, usability, and velocity knowing when to perfect and when to ship
Advocate for the user through strong storytelling, prototypes, and clear rationale
Qualification
Required
10+ years of product design experience, including 5+ years in lead roles
Proven success designing consumer products in fast-moving, product-led companies
Strong portfolio demonstrating world-class craft and clear business impact
Deep experience with Figma (components, auto-layout, prototyping, design systems)
Experience across subscription products, marketplaces, consumer apps, and/or video
Fluency in motion and interaction design (Lottie, After Effects, ProtoPie, etc. a plus)
Strong understanding of design systems, UX strategy, and design-engineering collaboration
Experience designing responsive web and mobile experiences
Comfort working in ambiguity and iterating quickly
Understanding of AI-driven UX and conversational interfaces is a plus
Preferred
Bonus: Passion for youth sports, college athletics, or mentorship
Benefits
Competitive equity
Benefits
Company
Athlete To Athlete
Athlete to Athlete is an athletic coaching platform that offers a mentorship program to build relationships between a mentor and student.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Anthony Waller
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Zachary Maisus
Co-Founder and COO
Recent News
EIN Presswire
2025-04-16
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