Butterfly Works
Amsterdam
Do you love designing meaningful learning experiences through beautifully designed materials and learner centered processes? Do you have proven experience in developing digital learning experiences and tools? And are you excited to use your skills, experience and energy to contribute to our positive chain of events? Then this is the opportunity for you! Your role as Learning Experience Designer As a Learning Experience Designer you will work on various projects developing interactive learning and communication materials using a wide variety of media channels for and with different target groups in emerging economies. All our projects are co-created with our local partners using a Design Thinking approach and are based on a number of learning theories which increase effectiveness and impact. We design learning experiences for a wide variety of technologies as our solutions are based on available channels, we therefore collaborate closely with developers and different tech experts. These will be your main tasks: •Design educational and communication materials with active learning methodologies. •Conduct research: context, educational and technical. •Prepare and facilitate co-creation and prototyping workshops. •Conduct train the trainer sessions. •Guide and manage (local) co-authors, creatives and designers of educational materials remotely. •Making technical briefs for developers, including wireframes, user stories, interfaces, clickable prototypes and aligning technical requirements. •Guide and manage (local) technical developers in the production of technical platform, websites and applications •Integrate user needs and partner/donor requirements into the project development. •Provide support in remote testing activities and develop testing guidelines. •Ensure the use of the BW methodology and contribute to the evolution of the method •Stay up-to-date with innovations in the field of education and learning. •Maintain and develop the network of external suppliers' services and expertise. Profile We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague who is used to working independently and taking responsibility for his/her work. You feel at home in a dynamic international working environment. You are thorough and accurate, but with a good sense of priorities. You are tech-savvy, have a hands-on work style so you are able to apply theory to practice easily. You enjoy facilitating workshops and training sessions and have proven skills in writing, structuring and providing technical assistance in the development of education materials and activities. You are able to work remotely with different international partners guiding them in the development of education materials. You are able to visualise your ideas. You have good knowledge of new and old media and technologies, and you can come up with different ways to apply them in our projects. Qualifications and knowledge •A bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of learning experience design or the broader field of education. •Proven experience in active learning methodologies. •At least four years of experience in the development of learning materials, curricula and student centred, participatory learning experiences (online, offline and blended formats) •Technical knowledge and experience in the development of e-learning andm-learning technologies (LMS, authoring tools, MOOCs). •Experience in guiding / managing remote teams in the creation and development of technical solutions. •Experience in building prototypes and user testing techniques. •Knowledge about programming languages and emerging technologies is a plus. •Knowledge of and experience with design thinking (methods). •You have full professional proficiency of English, both spoken and written. Dutch and French are an advantage. •Experience in international development cooperation is a plus. •You are willing to travel to emerging economies and remote areas. •You hold a work permit to work in NL. Who are we? Butterfly Works is a social innovation studio that designs education and communication projects in emerging economies. We are born in the world of design thinking and matured in the field of international development. Building on 20 years of experience in over 25 countries, we apply the most effective tools and methods from the creative sector to social issues worldwide. We connect people with different backgrounds and viewpoints, while we tap into opportunities in ICT, education and design. This is what sparks new ideas, and that is how we create social innovations.Have a look atthe featured projects, read more aboutthe way we work, or meet our committedteam. What do we offer? We offer an interesting and challenging position in an international work field.The work hours are 32 hours a week.We start with a temporary contract of 7 months. There is the option to prolong the contract in case of a good match. And: •An inspiring work space at the NDSM Wharf in Amsterdam •Being part of a diverse and experienced team, with their own accountabilities, in which each team member’s ideas and plans are appreciated. •Good coffee and a daily lunch. •An appropriate salary. How do we work? We strongly believe in the talents of an individual and in the strength of an effective team. We have no bosses or managers, everyone is responsible and accountable at the same time. This will give you freedom to do what you are best at and make your own choices in line with the purpose of the organisation. We stand for openness and transparency. How to apply If you are interested please send your motivation letter, CV and portfolio/example work in English before Feb 26th. to Hanja Holm via jobs@butterflyworks.org. If we find a matching candidatebefore the closing date, we plan to close the vacancy. For more information about the position you also use this e-mail address. We plan interviews in the last week of February. Please note: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.For more info about our organisation please visit: www.butterflyworks.org We would be happy to meet you!
Feb 21, 2020
Mid-Career (3-8 years)
Do you love designing meaningful learning experiences through beautifully designed materials and learner centered processes? Do you have proven experience in developing digital learning experiences and tools? And are you excited to use your skills, experience and energy to contribute to our positive chain of events? Then this is the opportunity for you! Your role as Learning Experience Designer As a Learning Experience Designer you will work on various projects developing interactive learning and communication materials using a wide variety of media channels for and with different target groups in emerging economies. All our projects are co-created with our local partners using a Design Thinking approach and are based on a number of learning theories which increase effectiveness and impact. We design learning experiences for a wide variety of technologies as our solutions are based on available channels, we therefore collaborate closely with developers and different tech experts. These will be your main tasks: •Design educational and communication materials with active learning methodologies. •Conduct research: context, educational and technical. •Prepare and facilitate co-creation and prototyping workshops. •Conduct train the trainer sessions. •Guide and manage (local) co-authors, creatives and designers of educational materials remotely. •Making technical briefs for developers, including wireframes, user stories, interfaces, clickable prototypes and aligning technical requirements. •Guide and manage (local) technical developers in the production of technical platform, websites and applications •Integrate user needs and partner/donor requirements into the project development. •Provide support in remote testing activities and develop testing guidelines. •Ensure the use of the BW methodology and contribute to the evolution of the method •Stay up-to-date with innovations in the field of education and learning. •Maintain and develop the network of external suppliers' services and expertise. Profile We are looking for an enthusiastic colleague who is used to working independently and taking responsibility for his/her work. You feel at home in a dynamic international working environment. You are thorough and accurate, but with a good sense of priorities. You are tech-savvy, have a hands-on work style so you are able to apply theory to practice easily. You enjoy facilitating workshops and training sessions and have proven skills in writing, structuring and providing technical assistance in the development of education materials and activities. You are able to work remotely with different international partners guiding them in the development of education materials. You are able to visualise your ideas. You have good knowledge of new and old media and technologies, and you can come up with different ways to apply them in our projects. Qualifications and knowledge •A bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of learning experience design or the broader field of education. •Proven experience in active learning methodologies. •At least four years of experience in the development of learning materials, curricula and student centred, participatory learning experiences (online, offline and blended formats) •Technical knowledge and experience in the development of e-learning andm-learning technologies (LMS, authoring tools, MOOCs). •Experience in guiding / managing remote teams in the creation and development of technical solutions. •Experience in building prototypes and user testing techniques. •Knowledge about programming languages and emerging technologies is a plus. •Knowledge of and experience with design thinking (methods). •You have full professional proficiency of English, both spoken and written. Dutch and French are an advantage. •Experience in international development cooperation is a plus. •You are willing to travel to emerging economies and remote areas. •You hold a work permit to work in NL. Who are we? Butterfly Works is a social innovation studio that designs education and communication projects in emerging economies. We are born in the world of design thinking and matured in the field of international development. Building on 20 years of experience in over 25 countries, we apply the most effective tools and methods from the creative sector to social issues worldwide. We connect people with different backgrounds and viewpoints, while we tap into opportunities in ICT, education and design. This is what sparks new ideas, and that is how we create social innovations.Have a look atthe featured projects, read more aboutthe way we work, or meet our committedteam. What do we offer? We offer an interesting and challenging position in an international work field.The work hours are 32 hours a week.We start with a temporary contract of 7 months. There is the option to prolong the contract in case of a good match. And: •An inspiring work space at the NDSM Wharf in Amsterdam •Being part of a diverse and experienced team, with their own accountabilities, in which each team member’s ideas and plans are appreciated. •Good coffee and a daily lunch. •An appropriate salary. How do we work? We strongly believe in the talents of an individual and in the strength of an effective team. We have no bosses or managers, everyone is responsible and accountable at the same time. This will give you freedom to do what you are best at and make your own choices in line with the purpose of the organisation. We stand for openness and transparency. How to apply If you are interested please send your motivation letter, CV and portfolio/example work in English before Feb 26th. to Hanja Holm via jobs@butterflyworks.org. If we find a matching candidatebefore the closing date, we plan to close the vacancy. For more information about the position you also use this e-mail address. We plan interviews in the last week of February. Please note: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.For more info about our organisation please visit: www.butterflyworks.org We would be happy to meet you!
Who Gives A Crap
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Want to challenge yourself at a high-growth startup AND make a difference in the world?
A bit about us:
Who Gives a Crap sells beautiful, forest friendly toilet paper, paper towels and tissues and we donate 50% of our profits to help build toilets for those in need. As much as we love toilet paper, the reason we’re in business is the impact we’re having on the world—to date we’ve donated $1,800,000 to our charity partners to fund sanitation projects in developing countries, and with your help we’re hoping to grow our impact 10-fold in the next couple of years..
We currently have a team of over 70 people working out of Melbourne, Manila, Los Angeles and China and we’ve got some super ambitious growth goals across Australia, North America, the UK and beyond. We’re never happy with the status quo, though, so we’re planning to double or triple our team in the next year, and we won’t stop growing until everyone in the world has access to a toilet.
A bit about the role:
We’re in the process of rethinking our digital experience, and we need your help. As our Head of Digital Product, you’ll ensure we deliver a seamless and delightful digital experience that works beautifully for our customers and our business. Reporting to our Chief of Product & Purpose (and co-founder), you’ll represent Digital Product on our Planning Team. Collaboration will be key to your success and you’ll regularly bring together our Growth, Logistics, Creative and Customer Experience teams to constantly seek to understand the needs of our customers and our teams.
You’ll take the reins of our digital product roadmap, lead the day to day prioritization of our backlog and identify, test and execute ideas at a rapid clip. We’re built on Shopify for the time being but you’re not afraid to push for more and more customization, while staying true to one of our core values: Be Scrappy. You’ll define and track our performance metrics and drive continual improvements to see us deliver results we’ve never dreamt of putting into writing.
You’ll manage our Front End Developer and Digital Product Designer and our agency partner relationship. And you’ll lead the strategy for growth within the team, quickly hiring more in-house talent across our engineering, design and product management. And you’ll ensure our team members are kicking ass and staying happy through all this growth, helping us achieve our crazy goals and still get a good night’s sleep.
You’ll probably have a few ‘oh, crap’ moments along the way but you’ll pick yourself back up, dust yourself off and ensure we’re all a bit wiser because of them. You will also feel totally supported and have a hell of a good time, we promise!
If you worked here this past month here are some things you might have been involved in:
Launched a new subscriber upgrade feature, working with our creative team, our agency, and our broader customer experience team to roll it out
Participated in our quarterly planning session, aligning on our cross-functional priorities for the next quarter
Jumped in to diagnose the cause of an error that’s causing a lot of discount codes to create errors, and reprioritized the team’s workload to deliver a quick fix.
Managed sprint kick-off meetings and slack standups to keep the team aligned and focused
Worn a unicorn mask and danced through the frame of our latest Facebook ad, shaking rolls of toilet paper on the way through. Oh, did we mention the confetti?
Kicked off a project to redesign our homepage
Led a cross-functional wireframing workshop to think through how new products the team is working on might affect our digital experience
Collaborated with our Head of Growth to revise our digital product dashboards, ensuring everyone has visibility into how the site is performing
Shared a few provocative articles about unique ways to rethink our customer experience to be more delightful and higher performing.
Drafted and reviewed the Digital Product team’s quarterly OKRs, getting feedback from your team and other teams.
Collaborated with our People & Culture team to create a roadmap for hiring additional development, design and product management roles over the next few quarters.
Spearheaded a project to rethink how we manage Gift Cards, getting your hands dirty and experimenting with new Shopify Apps and deciding which is the best for us.
Brainstormed ways to make one-click reordering possible with our Growth Marketing team, and reached out to our Shopify Account manager and other vendors to see what the best way to test it would be.
Led the development of a new “Give a Crap” button, a button that adds an extra dollar of donation to customers’ orders (while making a flushing sound, of course)
Let’s talk about you
You’re user-obsessed
You have an incredible intuition for what will make an amazing user experience, and you’re always looking for ways to surprise and delight. You easily walk in the shoes of your customer and experiment with every stage in their journey to ensure it’s optimised. You’re always on the lookout for places to hide delightful content or functionality, and you love to talk to our customers to get their feedback!
You’re not afraid to get dirty
We’ve got a small but mighty team right now, so you’ll be wearing all sorts of hats. You’ll be setting the strategy and prioritizing feature development, but you’ll also be in Google Analytics pulling reports, setting up new products in Shopify, configuring new apps, and testing the heck out of new features yourself. You’ll lead the growth of the team to support you, but you’re not afraid to be scrappy and get your hands dirty in the meantime!
You’re a total technophile
You know the latest in front end frameworks and know how to decide what cloud server we should be using to host our middleware. You probably have some experience in Shopify (although it’s OK if you don’t), and can think through the best solution to any tech problem we’re facing, whether it’s in the App Store or needs to be custom-built.
You’re a damn good driver
You’ve had plenty of experience defining and driving strategic roadmaps and you know how to steer everyone in the right direction. You are comfortable and skilled at leading a team and working cross-functionally to ensure everyone is engaged, effective and enjoying themselves. You can plan and lead sprints while still squashing bugs as they arise.
You think live outside of the box
You’re the best in the biz when it comes to innovation, optimisation and out-of-the-box thinking. You’ve tested and trialed some crazy ideas and will be able to think of unique ways to increase conversion, retention, revenue and delight.
You’re a Jack (or Jill!) of all trades
You love to think strategically whilst being tactical. You love data and you’ve got an eye for good design. You obsess over UX but you’re comfortable being scrappy. You speak developer-ese and designer-ese fluently. You get the gist.
You give a crap
Yep. We’re all here because we genuinely want to make the world a better place with our work, and we want you to want that too! Cue the warm fuzzies.
Why you should work with us
Every minute you spend working with us, you’re making a difference. The more we grow, the bigger an impact we’ll have. Sell your soul no longer! We think that’s a pretty great perk, but we don’t stop there…
If you have a great idea, we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. This is the kind of role that will be hard to find anywhere else: you’ll work with an incredible bunch of passionate people to grow a fast-paced startup at a crucial point in its trajectory.
The job is also amazingly flexible, something we’re working hard to hold onto even as we grow super quickly. We started the business remotely, and now have hubs in 4 cities around the world with our LA base currently in DTLA. While the LA team spends most of the week together in the office, you can also mix it up and work in your PJs from home or set up office at the beach a couple of days a week! And while we don’t have a Friday drinks cart (yet), you will get free toilet paper. A lot of it. And nothing beats that.
Lastly, you get to say the word ‘crap’ more than in any other job. Guaranteed.
What you’ll get in return
The salary on offer depends on your experience but just because we’re a social enterprise doesn’t mean you’ll get paid peanuts. Think chocolate covered macadamia nuts with some extra perks thrown in. In other words, we pay competitively and are determined to make this the best job you'll ever have – you won’t ever want to leave!
We take our benefits pretty seriously and we’re really proud to offer 4 weeks of paid annual vacation (we even let it roll on, woot!), flexibility to work remotely for up to 3 months of the year, 401(k) matching up to 4%, access to a generous health insurance scheme including dental and vision and a newly launched and very generous paid parental leave policy - just to name a few! Oh, and did we mention the unlimited free toilet paper?
Feb 19, 2020
Mid-Career (3-8 years)
Want to challenge yourself at a high-growth startup AND make a difference in the world?
A bit about us:
Who Gives a Crap sells beautiful, forest friendly toilet paper, paper towels and tissues and we donate 50% of our profits to help build toilets for those in need. As much as we love toilet paper, the reason we’re in business is the impact we’re having on the world—to date we’ve donated $1,800,000 to our charity partners to fund sanitation projects in developing countries, and with your help we’re hoping to grow our impact 10-fold in the next couple of years..
We currently have a team of over 70 people working out of Melbourne, Manila, Los Angeles and China and we’ve got some super ambitious growth goals across Australia, North America, the UK and beyond. We’re never happy with the status quo, though, so we’re planning to double or triple our team in the next year, and we won’t stop growing until everyone in the world has access to a toilet.
A bit about the role:
We’re in the process of rethinking our digital experience, and we need your help. As our Head of Digital Product, you’ll ensure we deliver a seamless and delightful digital experience that works beautifully for our customers and our business. Reporting to our Chief of Product & Purpose (and co-founder), you’ll represent Digital Product on our Planning Team. Collaboration will be key to your success and you’ll regularly bring together our Growth, Logistics, Creative and Customer Experience teams to constantly seek to understand the needs of our customers and our teams.
You’ll take the reins of our digital product roadmap, lead the day to day prioritization of our backlog and identify, test and execute ideas at a rapid clip. We’re built on Shopify for the time being but you’re not afraid to push for more and more customization, while staying true to one of our core values: Be Scrappy. You’ll define and track our performance metrics and drive continual improvements to see us deliver results we’ve never dreamt of putting into writing.
You’ll manage our Front End Developer and Digital Product Designer and our agency partner relationship. And you’ll lead the strategy for growth within the team, quickly hiring more in-house talent across our engineering, design and product management. And you’ll ensure our team members are kicking ass and staying happy through all this growth, helping us achieve our crazy goals and still get a good night’s sleep.
You’ll probably have a few ‘oh, crap’ moments along the way but you’ll pick yourself back up, dust yourself off and ensure we’re all a bit wiser because of them. You will also feel totally supported and have a hell of a good time, we promise!
If you worked here this past month here are some things you might have been involved in:
Launched a new subscriber upgrade feature, working with our creative team, our agency, and our broader customer experience team to roll it out
Participated in our quarterly planning session, aligning on our cross-functional priorities for the next quarter
Jumped in to diagnose the cause of an error that’s causing a lot of discount codes to create errors, and reprioritized the team’s workload to deliver a quick fix.
Managed sprint kick-off meetings and slack standups to keep the team aligned and focused
Worn a unicorn mask and danced through the frame of our latest Facebook ad, shaking rolls of toilet paper on the way through. Oh, did we mention the confetti?
Kicked off a project to redesign our homepage
Led a cross-functional wireframing workshop to think through how new products the team is working on might affect our digital experience
Collaborated with our Head of Growth to revise our digital product dashboards, ensuring everyone has visibility into how the site is performing
Shared a few provocative articles about unique ways to rethink our customer experience to be more delightful and higher performing.
Drafted and reviewed the Digital Product team’s quarterly OKRs, getting feedback from your team and other teams.
Collaborated with our People & Culture team to create a roadmap for hiring additional development, design and product management roles over the next few quarters.
Spearheaded a project to rethink how we manage Gift Cards, getting your hands dirty and experimenting with new Shopify Apps and deciding which is the best for us.
Brainstormed ways to make one-click reordering possible with our Growth Marketing team, and reached out to our Shopify Account manager and other vendors to see what the best way to test it would be.
Led the development of a new “Give a Crap” button, a button that adds an extra dollar of donation to customers’ orders (while making a flushing sound, of course)
Let’s talk about you
You’re user-obsessed
You have an incredible intuition for what will make an amazing user experience, and you’re always looking for ways to surprise and delight. You easily walk in the shoes of your customer and experiment with every stage in their journey to ensure it’s optimised. You’re always on the lookout for places to hide delightful content or functionality, and you love to talk to our customers to get their feedback!
You’re not afraid to get dirty
We’ve got a small but mighty team right now, so you’ll be wearing all sorts of hats. You’ll be setting the strategy and prioritizing feature development, but you’ll also be in Google Analytics pulling reports, setting up new products in Shopify, configuring new apps, and testing the heck out of new features yourself. You’ll lead the growth of the team to support you, but you’re not afraid to be scrappy and get your hands dirty in the meantime!
You’re a total technophile
You know the latest in front end frameworks and know how to decide what cloud server we should be using to host our middleware. You probably have some experience in Shopify (although it’s OK if you don’t), and can think through the best solution to any tech problem we’re facing, whether it’s in the App Store or needs to be custom-built.
You’re a damn good driver
You’ve had plenty of experience defining and driving strategic roadmaps and you know how to steer everyone in the right direction. You are comfortable and skilled at leading a team and working cross-functionally to ensure everyone is engaged, effective and enjoying themselves. You can plan and lead sprints while still squashing bugs as they arise.
You think live outside of the box
You’re the best in the biz when it comes to innovation, optimisation and out-of-the-box thinking. You’ve tested and trialed some crazy ideas and will be able to think of unique ways to increase conversion, retention, revenue and delight.
You’re a Jack (or Jill!) of all trades
You love to think strategically whilst being tactical. You love data and you’ve got an eye for good design. You obsess over UX but you’re comfortable being scrappy. You speak developer-ese and designer-ese fluently. You get the gist.
You give a crap
Yep. We’re all here because we genuinely want to make the world a better place with our work, and we want you to want that too! Cue the warm fuzzies.
Why you should work with us
Every minute you spend working with us, you’re making a difference. The more we grow, the bigger an impact we’ll have. Sell your soul no longer! We think that’s a pretty great perk, but we don’t stop there…
If you have a great idea, we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. This is the kind of role that will be hard to find anywhere else: you’ll work with an incredible bunch of passionate people to grow a fast-paced startup at a crucial point in its trajectory.
The job is also amazingly flexible, something we’re working hard to hold onto even as we grow super quickly. We started the business remotely, and now have hubs in 4 cities around the world with our LA base currently in DTLA. While the LA team spends most of the week together in the office, you can also mix it up and work in your PJs from home or set up office at the beach a couple of days a week! And while we don’t have a Friday drinks cart (yet), you will get free toilet paper. A lot of it. And nothing beats that.
Lastly, you get to say the word ‘crap’ more than in any other job. Guaranteed.
What you’ll get in return
The salary on offer depends on your experience but just because we’re a social enterprise doesn’t mean you’ll get paid peanuts. Think chocolate covered macadamia nuts with some extra perks thrown in. In other words, we pay competitively and are determined to make this the best job you'll ever have – you won’t ever want to leave!
We take our benefits pretty seriously and we’re really proud to offer 4 weeks of paid annual vacation (we even let it roll on, woot!), flexibility to work remotely for up to 3 months of the year, 401(k) matching up to 4%, access to a generous health insurance scheme including dental and vision and a newly launched and very generous paid parental leave policy - just to name a few! Oh, and did we mention the unlimited free toilet paper?
