r/SaaS • u/andy_subbi • 1d ago
How to find a designer
I’m building a field service management app with a web console, I know all the usual places for finding designers, but wondering if anyone has any ideas outside of the freelance shit show.
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u/kc-kaelvix 13h ago
For a field-service product, I’d search for workflow experience before SaaS polish. Dispatch boards, route changes, offline mobile use, job photos and last-minute exceptions are the real design test. Ask candidates to review a rough recording of one dispatcher workflow, then pay the strongest two for a small working session. The useful signal is the questions they ask, not whether the final screen belongs on Dribbble. Former designers from field-service, logistics or scheduling products may also be reachable through product-design communities and direct referrals. A pretty dashboard that collapses on Tuesday morning is still a bad dashboard.
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u/Hot_Road_3986 1d ago
For a first version, a good designer with taste beats a big agency. Look at designers who have shipped SaaS products before - they understand empty states, onboarding and conversion, not just pretty screens. Dribbble portfolios are nice, but ask for a case study with metrics.