Hey, I’m Mathilde, founder at Woody πŸ‘‹

So, you’re curious to know who is behind this? πŸ€—

Hi, I’m Mathilde! The one-woman team behind Woody! I’m the one curating jobs, designing the site, writing blog posts, and promoting all of it.

Now, Woody counts 8,000+ product designers across sign ups and social media using it in their job search, 20,000+ monthly views, and dozens of recruiters using it on a daily basis via their ATS or posting directly.

A little bit about me

After 5+ years in recruitment, I became obsessed with transitioning into a more creative career. I experimented with illustration, freelancing in gaming, and product design. Deep down, I knew I wanted to create something of my own!

So I decided to combine everything: my curiosity for building an online platform, my experience in recruitment and gaming, where I struggled to source the best creative talents, and what I knew the market needed. That’s when Woody came to lifeβ€”and it’s had many lives!

Woody started as a no-code challenge so I could learn how to build online. Then, it grew into a job board for Web3, and to my surprise, it gained amazing traction, with talents loving it. When the market shifted, one thing remained: product designers still showed interest.

Product designers were signing up, giving feedback, and looking for cool, creative jobs. They loved the look and feel of Woody. So, when I specialized Woody exclusively for product designers, the numbers kept growing!

That was the right niche, but it was also just the beginning of the journey.

What is Woody?

Woody is a job platform that helps product designers throughout their career and creative recruiters find the right talent πŸ€—

I believe there’s a job for everyone, and a good candidate for every job, but the matching process should be much more efficientβ€”without gatekeeping, hidden fees, or insane prices.

To make it work, the traditional job board model needs to be dusted off!

No more massive aggregators, but instead, tailored and human-first job platforms that ensure both job quality and volume.

That’s why I'm building a powerful system to do just that.

How does it work?

  • πŸ”Œ Woody integrates with top ATS and recruiting softwares, so recruiters can post in one click (dozens of recruiters post on Woody daily via Ashby)

  • πŸ‘€ A system that scans the web for the best creative companies (+2000 scanned already)

  • πŸ“¬ A daily β€œinbox” with the latest best product design jobs (as soon as they are posted on career sites) so that I can come in and handpick the best ones that are relevant to you!

  • πŸ’Œ Personalized job alerts to help you apply to the right jobs that match your skills, and spend less time looking everywhere for jobs.

  • πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Woody also partners with niche product design communities to share jobs to the most relevant candidates and support each other.

Want to support Woody?

  • If you’re currently hiring product designers, post a job and reach top talent today.

  • If you’re searching for your next job, get your own job alert!

  • Want to advertise on Woody? Reach out directly!

  • And If you have any feedback, I’d love to chat. Feel free to reach out to me directly as well.

Thank you πŸ’œ

Building in Public Lab πŸ‘·β€β™€οΈ

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