DESIGNERS & BUILDERS – Ski Startup Founder Team

DESIGNERS & BUILDERS – Ski Startup Founder Team(This is not a traditional hiring post.)Remote | North America (Canada/U.S.), LATAM, or EuropePilot: 4–8 Weeks (Part-time → Heavy Involvement)Compensation: Deferred + Meaningful Equity / Success Bonus (post-raise)📩 Apply: jobs@snowgroup.caInclude:

• The design role(s) you want to own (UI, UX, Brand, Illustration, Systems)
• Why you want real ownership, not a role title
• Proof you execute (examples > resumes)
• Your location, availability, and weekly capacityRead This FirstSnowGroup is live, in-market, and expanding across mountains right now.We are simultaneously:

• Scaling product
• Onboarding vendors
• Running a crowdfunding raise
• Supporting customers
• Shipping new features across multiple productsThis is not a clean-slate startup.This is an operating company that needs strong, autonomous designers who can take real ownership of critical design lanes so the founder can stay focused on vision, product direction, and momentum.If you’re looking for:

• Certainty
• Slow onboarding
• Narrow scopes
• Traditional compensationThis is not the right fit.If you thrive in speed, ambiguity, and accountability — read on.About SnowGroup🌐 snowgroup.caSnowGroup is building the full-stack digital backbone for winter sports travel, connecting 150M+ skiers and snowboarders to transportation, lodging, rentals, lessons, and local experiences.Our ecosystem includes:

• SnowBus — transportation & acquisition wedge
• ReserveWinter — multi-mountain booking engine
• SnowClub — group travel, resale, social commerce, loyaltyWe are activating dozens of mountains and hundreds of vendors while scaling a global marketplace in real time.Design is not decorative here.Design is infrastructure, conversion, culture, and trust.Priority Design Roles We’re FillingWe are hiring for multiple distinct design roles.You may be strong in one role or multiple. Say which lanes you can own.1.UI Designer (TOP PRIORITY)This is the most critical design hire.You own high-fidelity product UI across SnowClub, booking, marketplace, and front-side experiences.You will:

• Design production-ready interfaces (not concepts)
• Work in Figma only (components, variants, systems)
• Design for dynamic, stateful, front-end-driven products
• Collaborate tightly with frontend engineers (React / React Native)
• Ship clean, modern, conversion-focused UI at speedUX thinking is welcome — but UI execution is mandatory.2.UX / Interaction DesignerYou own clarity across complex, multi-stakeholder flows.You will:

• Design user journeys across travelers, groups, and vendors
• Define flows for booking, group coordination, resale, accounts
• Think in systems, not pages
• Prototype and validate interaction patternsThis role can be combined with UI if you’re strong in both.3.Brand / Visual DesignerYou own SnowGroup’s brand expression in-market.You will:

• Design landing pages, campaign assets, crowdfunding visuals
• Translate brand into high-impact marketing surfaces
• Maintain consistency while moving fast
• Support storytelling, not just aestheticsThis is about execution, not mood boards.4.Illustration / Iconography DesignerYou give SnowGroup character.You will:

• Create custom icons, illustration sets, UI accents
• Design empty states, loyalty visuals, map cues, badges
• Help the product feel human, not generic travel tech5.Design Systems / Production DesignerYou own scale and consistency.You will:

• Build and maintain component libraries in Figma
• Define patterns used across multiple products
• Improve handoff quality and velocity with engineeringWhat “Founder-Level Designer” Means Here

• You don’t wait for instructions
• You see gaps and fill them
• You care about outcomes, not optics
• You’re comfortable being early, messy, and accountable
• You think in systems, not screens
• Titles matter less than ownershipEngagement Details

• 4–8 week pilot (prove it works)
• Deferred compensation
• Equity / success bonus tied to continuation
• Remote and async-friendly
• Direct access to founder and core decision-makers
• Start immediatelyThis pilot is how we decide if we build something bigger together.Apply If You Want Real Weight📩 jobs@snowgroup.caInclude:

• The design lane(s) you want to own
• Why this stage excites you
• Proof you’ve executed under pressure
• Your realistic weekly capacityIf you want comfort, this isn’t it.If you want real influence in a company that’s actually moving — we should talk.