Staff Experience Designer, Express Extensibility

Adobe•San Francisco, CA

13d

About The Position

Our Company Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours! The Opportunity Adobe Express is on a mission to help business owners, social marketers, communicators, and side hustlers create standout content in minutes. Our design team is passionate about delivering a fast, easy, and fun creative experience that empowers users to bring their ideas to life—beautifully and effortlessly. The Extensibility team enables Express to reach new audiences—whether through integrations inside Express, or by embedding Express features into partner apps like Acrobat, Miro, Fantasy Premier League, and ChatGPT. We empower developers and partners to build on our platform, expanding what’s possible for creators of all kinds. We’re seeking a Staff Designer to lead design for extensibility experiences. You’ll shape how users and developers discover, access, and integrate Express capabilities across diverse surfaces, driving the future of creative extensibility at Adobe.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in UX/product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing complex systems, extensibility, or developer-focused work.
Expertise in designing for platforms, integrations, or developer ecosystems.
Proven ability to translate technical constraints into elegant user experiences.
Strong systems thinking and experience building design patterns for extensible products.
Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills, with the ability to share design rationale persuasively across all levels of the organization.
Experience working iteratively with agile engineering teams.
Deep knowledge and passion for accessible and inclusive design.
A proven track record of aligning across teams and building shared design direction
Experience working within design systems and contributing back to them
Experience designing for both desktop and mobile.
Proactive collaboration across teams and ability to connect dots across functions and teams.
Experience designing for AI workflows.

Nice To Haves

Passion for building creative plugins and empowering creativity through technology.
Familiarity with API-driven workflows, developer tools, and partner integrations is a plus.
Passion for using AI tools to build interactive prototypes for usability testing or impactful storytelling.
Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.
Familiarity with WCAG standards and testing for accessibility compliance.
Certifications such as CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from IAAP are a plus.

Responsibilities

Drive the vision and strategy for extensibility across Express and partner platforms, crafting scalable systems and intuitive workflows for integrations into our Express experience and AI assistant.
Design end-to-end experiences that enable seamless integration of Express features into partner apps, ensuring that creativity powered by Express can reach users wherever they are—whether inside our product or through collaborations with leading platforms.
Work closely with other designers, product managers, engineers, and external partners to expand on requirements and deliver high-impact solutions.
Lead cross-functional efforts and AI-first initiatives across our partner ecosystem, balancing user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to create solutions that are both elegant and impactful.
Elevate design quality through systems thinking, accessibility, and scalability, guaranteeing that extensibility experiences are consistent and delightful across multiple surfaces and devices.
Mentor designers and contribute to a culture of craft, innovation, and inclusivity, fostering an environment where creativity and collaboration thrive.

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