Product Designer, Growth

Discord•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Discord is seeking a Product Designer to join the Growth team. This role will focus on shaping how people discover Discord, get set up, and stay connected over time. The Growth team is responsible for Discord's presence in the world, including user acquisition, onboarding, and retention. The Product Designer will work across various Growth initiatives such as Notifications, Off-platform experiences, Onboarding, and GSEO (Search Engine Optimization). The role involves designing for multiple platforms (iOS, Android, Desktop, Web) and ensuring a cohesive growth experience. The designer will collaborate with Product Managers, Engineering Leads, and other cross-functional teammates to influence strategy and deliver high-quality, user-centric designs.

Requirements

3+ years of product design experience designing consumer-facing digital products (or 2+ years with exceptional craft and potential).
Strong visual design foundation with demonstrated aesthetic taste, including typography, color, hierarchy, and composition.
Comfortable working with design systems.
Solid interaction design skills, including intuitive flows, information architecture, and designing for complex, multi-step experiences.
Ability to design systems, not just screens.
High proficiency with Figma and prototyping tools (Protopie, Framer, Principle, etc.).
Experience shipping products collaboratively in cross-functional teams with engineering, product management, research, and data science.
Ownership mindset with a bias toward action.
Ability to guide product vision through design explorations, documentation, and presentations.

Nice To Haves

Personal use of Discord and passion for gaming or community platforms.
Experience designing growth, onboarding, acquisition, or lifecycle products.
Understanding of how products reach and grow users across surfaces (notifications, messaging, web, SEO, or shareable/viral loops).
Familiarity with experimentation frameworks and data-driven iteration.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end initiatives across Growth, including new notification types, onboarding flows, off-platform surfaces (invites, embeds), or web experiences.
Design across all platforms (iOS, Android, Desktop, Web).
Create production-ready specs and high-fidelity prototypes with a focus on high craft and velocity.
Influence scope and strategy in partnership with PM, engineering lead, and cross-functional teammates, balancing growth velocity with user value.
Use data and research to inform decisions, partnering with research and data science teams to validate designs and understand user behavior.
Think in systems, considering how discovery, onboarding, off-platform touchpoints, and re-engagement work together.
Collaborate and communicate effectively by sharing work early and often, telling compelling stories about design rationale, and building relationships across teams.
Drive projects autonomously, managing time and deliverables, and escalating blockers when necessary.