Senior Visual Designer, Search

$142,000 - $211,000/Yr

Google - Seattle, WA

Full-time

Seattle, WA

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services

About the position

As a Visual Designer at Google, you will play a crucial role in crafting user experiences that are not only functional but also aesthetically pleasing. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to gather insights and inform design, ensuring that all products are beautiful and accessible. Your work will involve leveraging user-centered design methods to create innovative products that enhance the way users interact with Google's services, particularly in the Search team, where you will tackle complex engineering challenges to improve user experience on a global scale.

Responsibilities

• Mature and evolve the notion of framework by collaborating with other leads to form a cohesive offering across Google products.
• Work across programs to define, maintain, and evolve the tools, processes, and communication around asset management.
• Leverage principal contributors to explore concept development to influence product, a point-of-view around visual style, and product commitments.
• Defend Google products, our brand promise, and its unique value proposition amid an interlaced relationship with Google's master brand.
• Partner with visual programs within our organization to evolve and apply new design styles and aesthetics for our suite of products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in product design or UX.
• Experience implementing visual design systems across platforms in an iterative software development environment.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sketch.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
• 3 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 2 years of experience leading design projects.
• 1 year of experience working with executive leaders.
• Problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints and limitations as they apply to designing for platforms such as desktop and mobile (Android and iOS).
• Ability to communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale within a user-centered design process.
• Skills in communicating and influencing product design strategy.

Benefits

• Base salary range of $142,000-$211,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.