Artisan Talent

Most companies don’t realize they need a product designer until something breaks, a feature flops, or the user experience quietly falls apart between teams. The role has changed more in the last few years than in the decade before. It’s no longer about mockups. It’s about outcomes. The best product designers today shape product thinking, simplify complexity, and influence decisions long before anything gets designed. If your designers are decorating decisions that have already been made, that’s not a design problem. That’s a hiring problem. And we’re here to help. #hiring #productdesign

The way most companies use designers isn't working, and it's not because the designers aren't talented. It's because the model is broken. Hand a designer a spec, wait for screens, argue about button colors, ship it. Sound familiar? Modern Product Designers don't operate that way. They're in the room from day one, shaping what gets built and why. They're measured not on the quality of their mockups but on whether the product actually works. For users and for the business. That's a fundamentally different kind of hire. And it creates a fundamentally different kind of team. https://lnkd.in/eN927vfy

We just dropped a role that made us stop scrolling. Product Designer. Full-time. New York. AI + Financial Services. This is the kind of role designers wait for. You’re not coming in to “make things look better.” You're setting the visual standard for AI in financial services. From brand system to product interfaces to motion and campaigns, you’ll own the entire design surface. You’re not inheriting the system. You’re building the one everyone else will inherit. The product is live. The clients are real. The category is wide open. If this sounds like your next dream role, we should talk. And if your team is looking for a designer like this, we can help you find one! #hiring #productdesigner #jobs #jobsearch #openjobs #fulltimejobs

We've been seeing this shift over the last 18 months. All of the managers I know are either no longer employed or in some IC capacity. Good luck to those still hording people to "manage" in the AI economy. https://lnkd.in/e83rCbt3

Met with a high-caliber Product Design candidate this week who stopped me in my tracks. They were equally a UX/UI designer, a performance marketing designer, and an AI-fluent coder. One person, one workflow. This is the AI Design Engineer everyone's been writing about. They're real. They're here. The smartest companies are already hiring them. What struck me wasn't the toolset. It was their mindset. They weren't using AI to work faster. They were using it to expand what a designer could own. If you're still scoping these roles by traditional titles, you'll miss the most innovative people in the field. And if you're a designer building this way, companies are actively looking for you. Let's chat. #CreativeTechnology #ProductDesign #AiNative #MarketingTech #DesignEngineers

Ever been curious about what recruitment looks like behind the scenes? Introducing Meet Artisan. A new series spotlighting the people behind Artisan Talent. We're in the middle of a pivotal moment in the creative industry. Tech, especially, is reshaping so much of our space, and faster than anyone expected. The people everyone wants to hire have become those who can bridge creativity and technology. That's exactly where we focus. And it starts with who leads us. First up: Bejan Douraghy, Founder & CEO. Bejan started Artisan on a simple but powerful belief. Talent at all levels deserves to be listened to, cared for, and to feel like part of something bigger. As CEO, he sees his role as creating the kind of environment where great ideas and great people can thrive. He talks about leading with purpose and why, even in an AI-driven world, creativity will always be the differentiator. Up next: meet more of the Artisan team. #meettheteam #artisantalent #leadership #creativestaffing

Most hiring managers review a creative portfolio and see what the candidate wants them to see. Knowing what to look for beneath the fluff is the difference. We dug into the 5 red flags that are easy to miss and the exact interview questions to ask. #hiring #hiringmanagers #creativeportfolio #portolios #interviews #interviewadvice

Last week, the April jobs report was higher than expected. Some are surprised, but we've seen an uptick in digital, design, and creative engineering hiring lately. So we're curious, has your team been hiring more? Has the pressure around keeping hiring costs down subsided? Do you have plans to hire? https://lnkd.in/eWPeRQF4

*Calling all HR Coordinators/Generalists/Ops* We're working with a great client on a short-term maternity coverage contract, 40 hrs/week, fully remote US, ASAP - August 2026. HRIS acumen, like Namely, experience supporting recruiting efforts, benefits admin, payroll, and general HR coordination. Anyone interested, you can message me directly. And network, please share far and wide. #Remote #Hiring #OpenRole #HR

Hot take: A beautiful portfolio can actually be a red flag. Why? When everything looks polished but nothing has a story behind it (i.e., no constraints, no iteration, no clear problem being solved), you're not evaluating a body of work. You're evaluating a highlight reel. Creative portfolios are designed to impress. But your job as a hiring professional is to look past the impression and find the thinking. We’ve identified the top creative portfolio red flags to watch for and the questions that uncover them. https://lnkd.in/eqMEsK9k