customer Development Researcher (contractual)
Job Description
Freelance Customer Development Researcher (August Project)
Start Date: ImmediateDuration: 4 weeks (August)
Commitment: 2025 user interviews/week (40 hours)
Location: Remote
Compensation: Competitive, based on experience
About Sparked:
Were building the future of fashion creation giving creators, influencers, and brands the power to design and sell their own products seamlessly. Sparked is live on the App Store and growing fast.
What We Need
Were looking for a sharp, independent customer development researcher to run 80100 structured user interviews in August across three core user types:
- SME fashion brands
- B2B (platforms, retailers, collab partners)
- Creators/influencers launching fashion products
Youll help us validate product/market fit, uncover pain points, and surface insights that drive strategy and product direction.
What Youll Do
Recruit and schedule users (with our support)
Run 2025 interviews/week (Zoom, Notion, etc.)
Create clean notes and tag key insights
Surface weekly takeaways across personas
Help refine our interview script and learning goals as we go
You Might Be a Fit If
Youve run 50+ user or customer discovery interviews
You love speaking to people and turning noise into signal
Youve worked in startups, marketplaces, or creator/digital platforms
Youre organized, self-managed, and thoughtful
Bonus: UX research background, or Lean Startup / Steve Blank methodologyTo apply: Send us your portfolio, short intro, and availability to
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