Junior Product Designer
WealthCounsel, LLC
Job Description
WealthCounsel brings together the best - the best drafting software and legal tools, the best educators, the best support staff, and the best collegial community - to cultivate the growth and success of its member attorneys and their clients. We recently added another âbestâ to our toolbelt when we were awarded the <strong>2025 Best Place to Work in the Cloud</strong>. The Cloud Awards is one of the longest-running awards platforms of its kind and recognizes the latest achievements and innovations in cloud computing.<br><br>Weâre committed to fostering a positive work environment that is backed up by competitive benefits (see below) and a culture of collaboration. As we continue to expand, we are seeking a motivated and driven Junior Product Designer to join our team.<br><br><strong>Job Summary:<br><br></strong>The <strong>Junior Product Designer</strong> is a foundational member of WealthCounsel's product design team, responsible for designing clear, well-crafted experiences across our software products. Working within the Discovery Trio alongside Product Managers and Engineers, you contribute to the full design process â from research and discovery through design specifications and implementation support. You bring curiosity, growing user empathy, and a commitment to craft, taking increasing ownership of features and product areas as you develop in the role.<br><br>This role is less about producing visual artifacts and more about learning to think like a product designer â understanding user needs, framing problems clearly, and making valuable capabilities accessible and intuitive.<br><br><strong>As a Junior Product Designer, youâll be responsible for the following:<br><br></strong><strong>Design Thinking & Problem Framing<br><br></strong><ul><li>Apply structured problem-framing with guidance â articulate the problem a design is solving, not just the solution</li><li>Participate in discovery sessions with the PM and Engineering Lead, contributing a user-centered perspective</li><li>Create wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation that communicate intent and support decision-making</li><li>Learn to distinguish between user requests and underlying user needs<br><br></li></ul><strong>Design Craft<br><br></strong><ul><li>Design interaction flows, interface layouts, and components in alignment with the design system</li><li>Deliver designs that account for the full spectrum of states: happy paths, error states, empty states, loading states, and edge cases</li><li>Designs that account for fluid viewport sizes and device types</li><li>Apply design system patterns consistently; contribute to iterative improvement<br><br></li></ul><strong>User Empathy & Research<br><br></strong><ul><li>Participate in user research activities (usability tests, interviews, and discovery sessions) with support from senior designers</li><li>Shadow Support troubleshooting sessions and Member Success training sessions to build direct understanding
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