**/ What is Shibuya??**
A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya Inc. (“Shibuya”) is building the online home for
emerging music creators and interactive consumption experiences leveraging
generative AI. Our ambition is nothing short of being “the” music platform for
the next generation.
Shibuya was founded by former Spotify Execs and is proudly backed by some of
the world’s best venture capital funds, including Mantis, BoxGroup, SV Angel,
Common Metal, Gold House, Quiet Capital, Liquid2, RRE, and ConsenSys. Our
Advisory Board includes executives from Spotify, YouTube, Twitch, Amazon,
Audible, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Giphy, Warner Music Group, Sony
Music, UMG, Avex, et al. Our Creator Advisory Board includes Grammy Award-
winning artists and artist Managers.
We pride ourselves on solving the most challenging problems in the emerging AI
music space, developing an incredibly flat, low-ego, and playful culture, and
hiring the most talented creative technologists in the world. Together, we’re
developing the future of music. Are you up for it?
**/ And what exactly do you want me to do…?**
We’re seeking a founding Head of Design (reporting to CEO) to join our team
and fill a pivotal role in shaping the direction and success of our product
offering(s) and company. As our Design leader, you will be an energetic
thought-partner to the CEO, hands-on contributor for our product development
and strategy, and relentless innovator and builder. In your role, you’ll be
responsible for the following:
* Own the Design practice and strategy;
* Work closely with the team to define problems, ideate solutions, and design the path forward from a UX/UI, interaction design, front-end code, and product strategy standpoint;
* Lead end-to-end design of user journeys, prototypes, product features, and our overall platform;
* Maintain relentless user-centricity and design principles to develop highly-engaging experiences;
* Lead design discussions, and be a prominent voice in our product decisions especially as it pertains to user experience, UI and interaction design, and incentive design;
* Along with the CEO, lead company and product(s) brand design and development efforts;
* Act as the “voice of our user,” and be fluent in prominent design principles and applications, including generative AI, AI-assisted creative, interactive media, incentive design, gamification;
* Translate ambiguous user problems and ambiguous solutions into tangible, sticky product experiences, and execute in building them in collaboration with the team;
* Truly design things that push the boundaries of what users have ever experienced;
* Act like a founder.
**/ Sounds great, but why me?**
You have a deep understanding of UX/UI and interaction design, product
development, and branding with a proven track record of shipping product(s) at
an unparalleled velocity. No project is too big nor too small, and impossible
is nothing. Below we’ve outlined some preferred qualifications:
* One of the most technically-proficient, creative, and ambitious designers in the world;
* 8+ years of experience in UX/UI and interaction design including leadership roles, preferably at consumer internet companies, ideally in/around the media, social, gaming, and/or AI space;
* Deep expertise in building sticky, viral, and scalable digital consumer products;
* Prolific tinkerer, full-stack designer, and front-end coder with a lead-by-doing approach (i.e., a “do-er” not just a manager) able to ship product end-to-end without support;
* Familiarity in AI-based technologies and applications, in particular in foundational large language models, deep learning and adversarial networks, neural networks, and media applications;
* Familiarity in media, music, and audio streaming products, technologies, and applications;
* Thrive in ambiguity, autonomy, creative problem-solving, and fast-paced startup environments;
* Equally as comfortable acting as an independent contributor designing and shipping prototypes as building and leading a scaled product and design team;
* Demonstratable experience building a winning consumer product, from “0 to 1” or “1 to 1 million” users highly preferred (in a startup or corporate environment);
* A low to no-ego team player who just loves to get shit done and design;
* Love for culture, technology, and music.
**/ Okay, but actually . . . why Shibuya?**
Shibuya offers the opportunity to help build the future of the music industry
alongside some of the smartest, most creative, and most technically talented
people in the world - with the support of some of the best venture
capitalists, music industry execs, and artists you could ask for.
To support you, we provide a competitive compensation, equity, and benefit
package, including health insurance, 401k, technology stipends, a hybrid
working environment, and unlimited PTO (and playlists).
We’re also extremely committed to fostering a team-focused, low-ego, and
incredibly fast-moving entrepreneurial culture. To that end, everyone who
joins Shibuya is expected to act like a founder. That means adopting a working
culture of extreme ownership, radical self-reliance, and relentless
creativity.
**Oh, and we’re fun. :-)**
*Shibuya is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. *
