Alt is on a mission to revolutionize investing by unlocking the value of alternative assets (collectibles first), a $60B+ market. Currently, we’re focusing on establishing ourselves as the dominant marketplace for trading cards, a $5B market, before taking on additional asset classes. Our platform enables users to exchange, invest, value, securely store, and authenticate their trading cards. And we envision a world where anything is an investable asset.
To date, we’ve raised over $100 million from thought leaders at the intersection of culture, community, and capital. Some of our investors include Alexis Ohanian’s fund Seven Seven Six, the founders of Stripe, Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, BlackRock co-founder Sue Wagner, the co-founders of AngelList, First Round Capital, and BoxGroup. We’re also backed by professional athletes including Tom Brady, Candace Parker, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Alex Morgan, Kevin Durant, and Marlon Humphrey.Alt is a dedicated equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce.
We celebrate our differences and strive to create an inclusive environment for all. We are focused on fostering a culture of empowerment which starts with providing our employees with the resources needed to reach their full potential.
What we are looking for:
As a Senior Product Designer (Contractor), you’ll play a key role in shaping the core Alt platform, creating seamless and engaging user experiences across web and mobile. You’ll help collectors research, manage, insure, and leverage their alternative asset portfolios. As one of the early members of the Design team, you’ll have a significant impact on our Product, Brand, Culture, and overall Company trajectory.
The impact you will make:
- Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to create thoughtful, user-centric solutions.
- Own design projects end-to-end, from early exploration to final implementation.
- Advocate for users by continuously iterating on and evolving our core products and experiences.
- Conduct and participate in design reviews, gathering feedback from across the organization.
- Balance broad, open-ended design explorations with tactical, execution-focused work.
- Become a champion for our customers—dive into user research, analyze data, and run experiments to uncover insights that drive impactful design decisions.
- Split your time between maintaining and expanding our design system (50%) and working on core product features (50%).
What you bring to the table:
- Experience: 5+ years of experience designing digital products in an agile, cross-functional environment.
- Design Expertise: Strong skills in visual/interaction design, branding, typography, and UX/UI best practices.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Figma design systems, including creating, maintaining, and scaling across platforms. Experience with Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Framer, and other industry-standard tools.
- Platform Experience: Background designing for iOS, Android, and Web applications.
- User-Centered Approach: Ability to leverage quantitative data and qualitative research to inform and iterate on design decisions.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong ability to articulate design decisions, gather feedback, and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in Marketplaces or Fintech is a plus.
This is a contract role, and we are looking for someone who can hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.
