Senior Interaction Designer, YouTube Shorts Creation

Google•San Bruno, CA

About The Position

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products. As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products. YouTube Shorts' mission is to empower a global community of creators by giving them the best tools to share their voices and show the world from their perspective. We're innovating on the foundational elements of short-form video while integrating the latest GenAI advancements to make creation more powerful and intuitive than ever before. At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Nice To Haves

Experience with no-code/low-code AI tools (e.g., Google AI Studio, Colab) to build and test functional AI prototypes.
Familiarity with prompt engineering or basic scripting to better collaborate with engineers on model behavior and output tuning.
Ability to design horizontally across surfaces (e.g., Web, Mobile, Workspace, etc.), ensuring a unified experience in a fragmented ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Explore high-value opportunities and net-new product innovations that expand the ecosystem by identifying emerging user needs.
Develop long-term UX strategies and lead cross-functional stakeholders to land scalable solutions that drive measurable product impact.
Utilize knowledge to deliver sustainable interfaces.
Prioritize team success by fostering a welcoming environment, coaching other designers, and pushing the collective design thinking.
Articulate design positions, challenge partners, and define the design quality across the product path.