Product Designer

About Arena Club 

If you’re fascinated by sports cards and memorabilia, your search ends here. Arena Club is pioneering the collectibles domain by introducing the first-ever digital card show. Spearheaded by 5x World Series Champion Derek Jeter and serial entrepreneur Brian Lee, Arena Club has developed a fully digital marketplace. This innovative platform is built on trust, transparency, and fun, featuring grading & authentication, vaulting, and digital pack openings for collectors to build and showcase their collections in a personalized online showroom from anywhere in the world. 

Role Overview 

We’re looking for a curious and entrepreneurial Product Designer to help shape the future of collecting on Arena Club. As an early design hire, you’ll own projects end to end—from research and prototyping to polished, developer-ready visuals. You'll collaborate closely with product, engineering, and leadership to design intuitive, scalable experiences across mobile and web.

Key Responsibilities

• Design thoughtful, end-to-end experiences across web and mobile
• Prototype and test ideas to refine user flows and interactions
• Conduct user research initiatives, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing, to gather actionable insights
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and other stakeholders to ship high-impact features
• Translate complex product requirements into intuitive, user-friendly interfaces and interactions
• Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure accurate implementation of designs and smooth handoffs
• Iterate rapidly based on user feedback and analytics to continuously improve product usability and engagement
• Advocate for the user at every stage of the product lifecycle, balancing user needs with business goals
• Stay up-to-date with design trends, tools, and best practices, bringing fresh ideas to the team
• Partner in building and refining Arena Club’s design culture, processes, and product roadmap

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of hands-on experience designing consumer-facing digital products (mobile and/or web)
• Proven ability to create user-centered designs through research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma (strongly preferred), Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar
• Experience collaborating with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders in an agile development environment
• Understanding of user experience principles, interaction design, and accessibility best practices
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with ambiguity and evolving priorities
• Strong visual design skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills to articulate design rationale and collaborate cross- functionally
• Passion for marketplaces, community platforms, collectibles, or similar consumer products is a plus