Senior Visual Designer, YouTube on TVs
About The Position
The Senior Visual Designer will shape the visual future of YouTube on TVs as part of the YouTube Living Room UX team. The role focuses on developing TV design systems, elevating aesthetics, and exploring the intersection of design systems and AI-assisted prototyping. The designer will collaborate across disciplines to create cohesive, accessible user experiences for YouTube viewers worldwide. The role is part of a multidisciplinary UX team and works with Engineering, Product Management, and design partners. It applies user-centered design methods from concept through execution, using user insights and evolving Google’s design language to create innovative, visually compelling products.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 6 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI design.
- Experience using Figma to design and maintain component libraries and design systems.
- Include a portfolio, website, or other relevant work link in the resume, with a viewable link or access instructions.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- 2 years of experience leading design projects.
- Experience with motion design, interactive prototyping, and front-end web technologies such as HTML and CSS.
- Experience with AI-assisted design workflows, vibe coding, or connecting design systems to development environments such as Model Context Protocol.
- Experience designing and implementing user interfaces for TV platforms or smart TV devices.
Responsibilities
- Craft, maintain, and evolve the Living Room design system component library, aligning with engineering and core foundations through documentation, consistent variables, and token adoption.
- Lead integration of AI-assisted workflows into the design pipeline for rapid, high-fidelity prototyping of visual styles and experimental TV interaction patterns.
- Leverage principal contributors to explore concepts, influence product direction, establish a point of view on visual style, and shape product commitments.
- Defend YouTube products, the brand promise, and the unique value proposition in relation to YouTube’s master brand.
- Partner with visual programs across the organization to evolve and apply design styles and aesthetics to the product suite.
Benefits
- 15% bonus target
- Equity
- Benefits (details available at the linked Google benefits page)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
