Staff Visual Designer Lead, YouTube Shorts and Creation
About The Position
At Google, Visual Designers use space, typography, color, and iconography to help people navigate products that are beautiful and accessible. This role is part of a multidisciplinary UX team and collaborates with Engineering and Product Management to apply user insights and create product experiences. The designer uses user-centered methods to take experiences from concept through execution, partnering with other designers to evolve Google’s design language. As the Visual Design Lead for YouTube Shorts and Creation, you will create scalable, beautiful design systems for Shorts, serving both viewers and creators. You will develop user-centered visual strategies and scalable frameworks to help transform how users discover, create, and express themselves through short-form video and generative AI. You will work at the intersection of technology and creativity to support YouTube’s goal of helping people share stories, explore interests, and connect with one another.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
- 5 years of experience designing for video editing and mobile products, or 4 years of experience designing consumer product experiences.
- Include a portfolio, website, or other relevant link to work in the resume, with a viewable link or access instructions.
Nice To Haves
- 12 years of experience in product design or UX.
- 5 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
- Experience designing for video editing and mobile products.
- Experience designing consumer product experiences across complex projects.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, and collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Establish visual strategies that reinforce user-centered mental models for new features, including visual branding, identity, and motion design.
- Reimagine Shorts surfaces and experiences by leveraging and evolving YouTube’s design system in partnership with YouTube’s central design system team.
- Create designs within technical constraints and demonstrate design direction with prototypes.
- Provide direction to UX designers and develop visual design frameworks that UX designers can leverage.
- Drive design solutions based on user insights, business needs, and industry trends to further business outcomes.
Benefits
- Equity
- Benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
