About the position
About Pinterest: Millions of people across the world come to Pinterest to find new ideas every day. It's where they get inspiration, dream about new possibilities and plan for what matters most. Our mission is to help those people find their inspiration and create a life they love. In your role, you'll be challenged to take on work that upholds this mission and pushes Pinterest forward. You'll grow as a person and leader in your field, all the while helping Pinners make their lives better in the positive corner of the internet. Creating a life you love also means finding a career that celebrates the unique perspectives and experiences that you bring. As you read through the expectations of the position, consider how your skills and experiences may complement the responsibilities of the role. We encourage you to think through your relevant and transferable skills from prior experiences. Our new progressive work model is called PinFlex, a term that's uniquely Pinterest to describe our flexible approach to living and working. Visit our PinFlex landing page to learn more. As a Staff Designer on our Design Innovation team, you will play a crucial role in driving the quality and coherence of our holistic user experience to increase user sentiment on Pinterest. Your work will focus on evolving the design language, working with flagship feature teams to amplify hero experiences to feel more iconic and memorable for both new and existing users who interact with our platform. You will develop scalable solutions that make the product feel more Gen-Z resonant, modern, delightful and uniquely Pinterest. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to lead projects aimed at identifying opportunities for future innovation through competitive audits, trend forecasting and visual research.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with your product and engineering counterparts to define the product strategy, roadmap, process, and culture, develop impactful, user-centric, and data-informed solutions
- Design products—systematically, interactively, visually—with pixel-level precision
- Work alongside engineers throughout the implementation and quality assurance phases
- Be comfortable in a fast paced, iterative, experimental, and mission driven environment
- Work with and manage feedback from multiple stakeholders across eng, product, legal, operations, policy, and Design System teams; as well as engineering, product and design leadership
- Uphold and inspire a high level of design execution throughout the team
- Grow the people on the design team through coaching and mentorship
Requirements
- Proven track record envisioning, building, and iterating on digital products in close partnership with product management and engineering
- Energized by spearheading innovation initiatives focused on design language, brand expression, quality and coherence
- Excellent product thinking and UX design / visual design skills
- Attention to detail and a sense of pride and ownership over the quality of the product
- Impeccable understanding of layout, typography, color, and other graphic design principles
- Great communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate your design decisions and the problems they're solving
- Drive results by holding the team accountable for efficient, high-quality execution of goals
- A well-versed storyteller with strong presentation skills
- Experience in balancing speed and quality with a focus both visioning exercise and jumping into tactical UX flows for implementation
- High level of self-awareness with a growth mindset that is focused on impact
- Strong portfolio that demonstrates outstanding design skills and a passion for experimentation, data and systems thinking a plus
- Bachelor's degree in design, a related field or equivalent experience
Benefits
- Base salary range of $155,652—$320,460 USD
- Equity eligibility
