Google is hiring: Staff Visual Designer, Labs in San Francisco

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

8 years of experience in product design or UX.

Experience in prototyping.

Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume highlighting experience in visual design (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.

12 years of experience in product design or UX.

5 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization.

4 years of experience leading design projects.

3 years of experience working with executive leaders.

About The Job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Visual Designers weave space, typography, color, and iconography to help people successfully navigate our products, ensuring they are beautiful and accessible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products.

As a Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution. You will collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use.

Labs is a group focused on incubating early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful. Our team exists to help discover and create new ways to advance our core products through exploration and the application of new technologies. We work to build new solutions that have the potential to transform how users interact with Google. Our goal is to drive innovation by developing new Google products and capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer timeframes.

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 visual strategy and brand identity for AI-native products, ensuring a cohesive but adaptable design language across experimental workstreams.

Help improve model output quality by prompt engineering and applying core visual design principles such as typography, space, layout, and color.

Architect and maintain a visual design system that allows engineering teams to move at startup speeds without sacrificing craft.

Utilize AI-powered design tools to rapidly prototype and iterate on various visual directions, communicating early-stage concepts and user journeys.

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.

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In Summary: The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$274,000 + bonus + equity + benefits . Responsibilities include leading the visual strategy and brand identity for AI-native products . The job will be led by a Visual Designer to leverage user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences .

En Español: Los solicitantes en San Francisco: Las solicitudes calificadas con antecedentes de arresto o condena se considerarán para el empleo de acuerdo con la Ordenanza Fair Chance para Empleadores de San Francisco y la Ley Fair Chance de California. Nota: Al postularse a este puesto tendrá la oportunidad de compartir su ubicación de trabajo preferida desde los siguientes lugares: Mountain View, CA, EE.UU.; San Francisco, CA , EEUU. Calificaciones mínimas Grado de licenciatura o experiencia práctica equivalente. 8 años de experiencia en diseño de productos u UX. Experiencia en prototipos. Incluya una cartera, sitio web o cualquier otro vínculo relevante a su trabajo en su trabajo destacando experiencia en el diseño visual (proporcionando un enlace visible o instrucciones). Se unirá a nuestro equipo multidisciplinario de UX, colaborando con Ingeniería y Gestión del Producto, para aprovechar las ideas de los usuarios y crear productos líderes en la industria. Como diseñador visual, dependerá de métodos de diseño centrados en el usuario para elaborar experiencias de uso líderes en el sector desde el concepto hasta la ejecución. Colaborará con sus socios de diseños para alavancar y evolucionar el lenguaje del diseño de Google para construir productos hermosos e innovadores e inspirados que las personas aman usar. Labs es un grupo enfocado en incubar esfuerzos iniciales en apoyo de la misión de Google de organizar la información del mundo y hacerla universalmente accesible y útil. Su reclutador puede compartir más sobre el rango salarial específico para su ubicación preferida durante el proceso de contratación. Por favor, tenga en cuenta que los detalles de la compensación enumerados en las publicaciones de roles estadounidenses reflejan solo el salario base y no incluyen bonificaciones, equidad o beneficios. Aprenda más acerca de los beneficios en Google. Responsabilidades Lideran la estrategia visual e identidad de marca para productos nativos de IA, asegurando un lenguaje de diseño cohesivo pero adaptable a través de flujos de trabajo experimentales. Ayuda a mejorar la calidad de salida del modelo mediante la ingeniería rápida y la aplicación de principios básicos de diseños visuales como tipografía, espacio, disposición y color. Si tiene una discapacidad o necesidades especiales que requieren alojamiento, háganoslo saber completando el formulario Alojamientos para solicitantes. #J-18808-Ljbffr