Principal Product Designer, Brand and Experience (Contract, Hands-On)
OfferUp · California
Posted 12 days ago · $140–$165
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 12 days OfferUp's roles stay open a median of 37 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 70% of OfferUp's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at OfferUp
- high 4 stale, 0 reposted of 10 open
- Hiring momentum
- 11 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from OfferUp's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for OfferUp.
About this role
The Principal Product Designer will play a crucial role in transforming OfferUp's product experience to better align with its brand vision of local connection and trust. This hands-on position involves designing user experiences in Figma, developing prototypes, and collaborating closely with UX and product teams to ensure that design principles are effectively implemented. The designer will also assess the current product experience, identify strategic gaps, and create reusable design patterns to enhance the overall product design system.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of OfferUp as an employer.
What you need
- Significant experience designing consumer mobile products at scale
- Strong interaction design and visual judgment in portfolio
- Ability to translate brand strategy into digital experiences
- Experience improving marketplace or local products
- Fluency in experimentation and behavioral metrics
- Experience creating or evolving product design systems
Worth weighing
- This is a contract role with no health benefits, paid time off, or equity
- Compensation is hourly and varies based on classification and experience
- The role involves working within an established product with legacy behaviors and technical constraints
Summarised from OfferUp's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by OfferUp on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.