Senior Interaction Designer, YouTube OTT Movies and TV

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.

As a Senior Interaction Designer, you will live and breathe entertainment experiences–from movies and shows to live sports. You will lead consumer-facing UX programs to drive core entertainment experiences across YouTube on TV, Mobile, and Web. Your ability to collaborate effectively across YouTube’s UX teams will be key to building the future of premium entertainment for our growing global audience.

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.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

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Responsibilities

• Identify high-value opportunities and explore net-new product innovations that expand the ecosystem by identifying emerging user needs.
• Develop a long-term user experience strategy, lead cross-functional stakeholders to land practical solutions that drive measurable product impact, and partner with various product teams to align on product solutions that consider consistency across the YouTube ecosystem.
• Raise the bar for design by utilizing deep craft knowledge to deliver dynamic, interactive, visually refined interfaces, and utilize excellent storytelling skills to articulate design positions and test partners with new product design thinking.
• Navigate and define a scalable, sustainable approach to solve difficult problems, ensuring high design quality and longevity across the product path.
• Prioritize team success by fostering a welcoming environment, proactively helping teammates, and coaching other designers to shape and push their thinking.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 6 years of interaction design experience in product design or UX design.
  
• Experience building and launching products.
• Experience with visual design.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Experience designing for interactive TV, media, or streaming products.
• Experience creating user flows, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes using Figma.
• Experience designing and launching with Generative AI or LLMs.
• Experience with motion design.