Product Designer
Design and develop products, taking into consideration functionality, aesthetics, and user experience.
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- What's it like to be a Product Designer?
- Latest Product Designer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Product Designers
- Product Designer role reviews
What's it like to be a Product Designer?
A Product Designer is involved in all stages of product development, from concept and design, to testing and production. They combine art, business, and engineering to create products that meet both user needs and market demands. Their role involves sketching, 3D modelling, prototyping, user testing, and refining designs based on feedback and analysis.
Tasks and duties
- Determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
- Undertaking product research and analysing functional, commercial, cultural and aesthetic requirements.
- Formulating design concepts for material goods, as well as commercial and industrial products.
- Preparing sketches, diagrams, illustrations, plans, samples and models to illustrate design concepts.
- Analysing and recommending materials and production methods.
- Detailing and documenting the selected design for production.
- Designing and commissioning prototypes and samples.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Product Designer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Figma
UX
User Research
User Centred Design
Product Design
Prototyping
Interaction Design
Wireframing
Visual Design
UI
Design Thinking
Intuition
Usability Testing
Miro
Adobe Creative Suite
Human-Computer Interaction
User Testing
Creative Thinking
Customer Journey Mapping
Web Applications
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Latest Product Designer reviews
Oct 2025
Using strategy and craft to create an impact
Reviewer's QualificationMaster of Design
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationEngineering
The good thingsWith senior experience in product design, you transition from executing individual features to shaping the strategic vision for entire products. This role requires a blend of deep craft expertise—mast...
The challengesIt can be challenging when the role requires you to constantly be an advocate for the value of design itself, rather than simply doing the work. A common frustration is the persistent need to educate ...
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Jun 2025
Good variety and collaboration opportunities
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Interactive Design
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsYou can dive deep into the problem and be able to collaborate with a wide range of people, like other designers, product managers, and developers.
The challengesPoor communication and management from higher ups. Vague career growth. Can get caught into a lot of meetings with not much time to actually do work.
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