BFP-33: Hire Kotaro

Proposer: deezbeanz

Proposal: Hire Kotaro as part-time UX Designer within the Design department

Resume: Kotaro is a product designer who is personally invested in the long-term success of Beanstalk. Kotaro has experience working in multiple agile and fast paced startups and projects, delivering end to end product design experiences from research to implementation. Their experiences also include but are not limited to, in depth user research, system and user flow mapping, low and hi fidelity prototyping, designing and maintaining design systems, and working closely with both developers and stakeholders to implement designs from start to finish.

Role Definition:

• Innovate the Beanstalk Farms experience to promote user engagement through interactive and intuitive end-to-end user flows.
• Design low and high-fidelity prototypes and through user testing to map the most effective user journey for Bean farmers.
• Design UI components for mockups and final deliverables that are on brand.
• Simplify the onboarding experience for new farmers and figure out how to help them quickly grasp and catch the Beanstalk vision.
• Research and discover current methods as well as new potential experiences for Beanstalk users.
• Assist the UX/UI Design Lead with anything else needed.

Payment: 3900 beans per month, paid twice a month, starting on March 1st.

Commitment: A minimum of 15 hours per week, through the end of Q1, 2022. At-will.

Trial period: Beanstalk Farms supports anonymity and understands many contributors may not want to share their doxxed portfolio and wishes to give many chances for paid contribution. If a contributor does not have a portfolio or has not done previous work for Beanstalk, then Beanstalk Farms can offer a paid trial period. Length: A 2 week trial to determine design skills and team fit. Payment: All payment during this period will be in Pods and after successful completion of the trial, compensation form will be up to the contributor.