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TikTok

Short-form video platform with ads

Staff Product Designer

Product DesignConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSan Jose, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience designing and shipping end-to-end products involving deep technical domains, complex flows, multiple scenarios, and edge cases.
  • Ability to empathize with professional users, including Sales, Data Scientists, and Client Success Engineers, and develop solutions for them.
  • Ability to provide design variations and explain design choices.
  • Ability to organize and communicate thoughts and motivations to different audiences.
  • A keen eye for visual user interface details.
  • At least five years of experience in product design settings is preferred.
  • Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision is preferred.
  • Ability to work independently and efficiently on projects without close supervision is preferred.
  • Willingness to adapt and contribute to a design system, working closely with engineers to build components that fit into a larger component library or style guide is preferred.
  • Experience or interest in data visualization is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Use mixed methods to collect user feedback and develop understanding and empathy for customers, collaborating with design, product, and marketing teams to meet business needs.
  • Own end-to-end design of internal tools and platforms that enable global employees to accomplish their goals efficiently and productively.
  • Own each aspect of product design, from solving core user challenges to shipping well-tested, pixel-perfect user interfaces.
  • Research core problems and user goals before beginning design work.
  • Create and test rough prototypes early in the design process to build confidence in a solution.
  • Design high-fidelity user interface and user experience specifications to communicate requirements to engineers.
  • Help make high-level strategic decisions with the product team.
  • Contribute design thinking to other platform areas, including research, marketing, product education, and customer success.
  • Mentor and support junior or mid-level designers.
  • Participate in group design discussions, critiques, and reviews is preferred.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least five years of experience in product design settings.
  • Ability to think at a high level about product strategy and vision.
  • Ability to work independently and efficiently on projects without close supervision.
  • Willingness to adapt and contribute to a design system, working closely with engineers to build components that fit into a larger component library or style guide.
  • Experience or interest in data visualization.
  • Willingness to discuss design in group settings and participate in design critiques and reviews.

About the Company

TikTok

Short-form video platform with ads

TikTok is a short-form mobile video platform that lets people create, discover, and share quick videos. Users upload vertical clips, edit them with built-in tools, and browse a personalized feed powered by an algorithm that highlights relevant content. Advertisers can use in-feed ads, branded hashtags, and the Business Center to plan and measure campaigns, making it easy for brands to reach a global audience. Its goal is to inspire creativity and bring joy by helping people express themselves and by connecting brands with a wide audience.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$740K
Headquarters
Santa Monica, CA
Founded
2016

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