Staff Interaction Designer, YouTube Artist and Fan Experiences

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Bruno, CA, USA; Los Angeles, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product design or UX.
• Experience designing, building, or launching consumer-facing products.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience utilizing design systems and applying strategic thinking to product design.
• Experience leveraging AI in design process and workflows, including prototyping.
• Experience using storytelling and influence cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in the music or podcasts industry.
• Experience designing in the social application landscape.

About The Job At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Interaction Designers transform complex tasks into intuitive, easy-to-use experiences for billions of people. From creating user flows and wireframes to building mockups and prototypes, you will envision and bring product experiences to life with an inspired, refined, and magical feel. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, leveraging user insights to create industry-leading products.

As an Interaction Designer, you'll apply user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution, working with design partners to evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products.

You will have the opportunity to shape the way music artists grow, engage with and reward their fans in our pursuit to become the ultimate home for music fandoms.

At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process. Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$274,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Lead the product goal and definition of music artist and fan experiences across YouTube's products, and manage design work effectively across multiple projects and communicate priorities to your team.
• Collaborate with Program Manager (PM) to own and execute the design process end-to-end with minimal guidance, and build strong relationships with PM and Engineering partners and work cross-functionally to develop a user-centered product goal for AI assisted viewer and creator experiences, then align on logical, iterative steps to get there over time.
• Produce deliverables such as mocks, wireframes, user flows, interactive prototypes, and carefully crafted visual specs.
• Define, design, and advocate progressive thoughtful applications of AI to support.
• Drive product innovation through ideation, concept development and user testing, and contribute to a creative and supportive UX culture that values critical feedback in the pursuit of excellence.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .