Product Designer, Content

$115,000 - $165,600/Yr

Tiktok - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Jose, CA

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About the position

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. The TikTok UX team is responsible for creator product design for the TikTok app, focusing on key vertical ownership areas such as creator tools, monetization, traffic & growth, OGC, and TV. This team employs specialized design methodologies and practices to enhance the authoring experience and efficiency for creators. We are seeking passionate designers with innovative ideas for video products and full-stack capabilities. In this role, you will engage in the entire product design and development process, from conceptualizing product ideas to iterating designs, tracking project effects online, and ensuring a positive experience for global users. As a Product Designer, you will design for TikTok PGC, our creative short video platform aimed at global users. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, researchers, UX writers, and engineers, and be involved in every aspect of the product development process, from ideation to pixel-perfect execution before launch. Your responsibilities will include rapid prototyping based on conceptual ideas, designing user flows informed by data analysis and user research, gathering feedback from stakeholders, iterating designs, and ultimately shipping products that deliver the best user experience. Continuous optimization and accountability for the overall product experience will be key aspects of your role.

Responsibilities

• Design for TikTok PGC, the creative short video platform targeting global users.
• Work with cross-functional teams, including product managers, researchers, UX writers, and engineers.
• Get involved in every aspect of the product development process, from ideas to pixel perfecting before launch.
• Prototype rapidly based on conceptual product ideas, design user flows based on data analysis and user research, get feedback from different stakeholders, reiterate designs, and ship products with the best user experience.
• Continuously optimize and be responsible for overall product experience.

Requirements

• Experience with UX and UI design, has led multiple design projects from strategy to launch, strong attention to detail.
• Ability to rapidly iterate and produce a multitude of concepts.
• Open-minded, welcome all feedback and be patient.
• Entrepreneurial attitude, ability to deal with rapid changes and situations that are not ideal.
• Great communication skills, ability to articulate your concepts, vision and decision-making.
• A global vision and mentality actively pays attention to global internet products.

Nice-to-haves

• 2+ years designing UX products across mobile, web, TV, preferably content creation or consumption related.
• Experience with A/B testing and data driven practice.
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders across the org.
• Have front-end programming and animation skills.
• Optimistic and positive, adaptable to the fast pace of work, a passion and enthusiasm for TikTok and its video creations!

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure).
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra.
• 401K company match.
• Gym and cellphone service reimbursements.