Staff Product Designer, Monetization

Duolingo•Pittsburgh, PA

5h•$200,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Duolingo is the world's most popular learning app. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills. We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more! This role reports to the Director of Product Design on Monetization. Monetization is the revenue engine that powers our company. Our teams focus on unlocking value for users through subscriptions, ads and in-app purchases. As a Staff Designer, you’ll play a key role in defining how users experience that value, from their first touchpoint to being long-term loyal users. As a member of the Duolingo Design team, this role is an instrumental creative partner in key monetization vectors at Duolingo—from our delightful purchase flow to our seasonal avatar events. At Duolingo, we take pride in and agonize over crafting a user-friendly (and fun) experience for everyone.

Requirements

An online portfolio with consumer mobile app or web design samples
Design experience in a consumer application, product, or software role
A desire to strive for excellence in your work until all details are attended to
The ability to explain your work, process, and decisions and seek feedback to help you produce your best work

Nice To Haves

Experience designing for fast-paced Monetization, Growth or subscription-based products
Experience with strong experimentation culture and iterative improvements
An interest in developing design talent and improving design craft

Responsibilities

Define and evolve both the free and paid user experiences across Monetization surfaces within the Duolingo language app
Play a leadership role on the Monetization design team in shaping our product roadmap and product development
Partner with engineers and product managers to define both the long-term strategy and the short-term tactics for our products
Work collaboratively with designers and artists to build upon and expand the Duolingo design language
Sometimes work on very broadly defined, loose concepts, and sometimes on narrowly defined, tactical features
Consider all parts when crafting the experience: from copy to animation to business impact