Lead Product Designer

Who is CADY?

CADY exists to inspire and unleash human potential. Started in 1999, we have become the fastest growing photography company in the U.S., with an average 20% growth each year. Through photography, classroom solutions, school branding, and more, we deliver an experience unlike anything in our industry. We are an innovative company competing to outdo ourselves, year after year. As the nation’s premier school photography company, we engage with students, schools, and our team members to make them feel accepted and empowered.

CADY’s mission is to go beyond a portrait and to provide a premier experience for the extraordinary- because each of our guests, school partners, and team members are utterly extraordinary.

Who are you?

You are an ambitious, detail-oriented team member who finds joy in making meaningful connections with people. You have a true passion for creating memorable experiences for people. You see beyond the surface of interactions and recognize that every person has a story, and the idea of being a part of that is exciting! You enjoy working hard and celebrating hard. You love the opportunity to exceed expectations- and be rewarded for your contribution to the company!

Job Summary Are you passionate about creating digital experiences that are as beautiful as they are intuitive? At CADY, we are building the future of school photography, and we need a talented Lead Product Designer to help bring that vision to life. Reporting to the VP of Brand Experience, you will design responsive web experiences across mobile and desktop that students, parents, and school administrators interact with every day.

In this role you will constantly balance the needs of the business with the voice of the customer, using data-driven insights, user research, and design best practices to inform decisions that are both strategically sound and genuinely user-centered. A great storyteller at heart, you communicate your vision with equal confidence in a Figma prototype and a room full of executives and you thrive in the fast pace of a seasonal production cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Design Leadership Own the product design experience across our Booking and Ordering websites, Parent Dashboard, and  platforms, setting the design vision for new products and feature updates

Lead product design initiatives in partnership with the VP of Brand Experience, establishing design language, component structure, and interaction models from the ground up Translate design concepts and constraints into elegant wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and functional UI prototypes that communicate ideas clearly and shape responsive web experiences across mobile and desktop platforms

Analyze data-driven insights and user research to inform design decisions

Stay current with the latest product design trends, techniques, and technologies and apply best practices across CADY’s digital platforms

Create high-fidelity designs and mockups that demonstrate strong visual design craft, integrating copy, photography, product imagery, and promotional assets into polished, pixel-perfect digital layouts that elevate the CADY brand

Clearly organize and maintain Figma files with consistent naming conventions, structured layers, annotated specs, and detailed annotations explaining functionality and how features work to ensure a clean and efficient handoff to the development teamUAT test and coordinate with external development partners to ensure Designs are implemented with fidelity

Design System and Prototyping Own and maintain the CADY Design System including components, tokens, and documentation

Create interactive prototypes using a variety of software tools for stakeholder review, user testing, and developer handoff

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