Description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 4 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI 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.
• 2 years of experience working in a cross-functional organization.
• 1 year of experience leading design projects.
  
• Experience shaping generative outputs and defining visual metaphors for AI (e.g., lighting, motion, and system states).

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.

As a Visual Designer on the YouTube Design Systems team, you will define the visual identity for YouTube's next generation of AI-powered experiences. You will evolve YouTube's design language to create intuitive and engaging interfaces for new technologies, ensuring that AI-driven features are accessible and easy to navigate. You will focus on creating innovative visual patterns and scalable systems that communicate system activity and empower users. You will also collaborate with cross-functional partners and ensure a unified experience for creators and viewers globally.

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 $132,000-$189,000 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

• Develop and evolve a cohesive visual language for YouTube's generative AI experiences, connecting between Google's AI identity (Gemini) and YouTube's unique brand personality.
• Contribute to the core design system by creating high-fidelity visual assets and components that utilize real-world optics to guide users through AI-powered journeys.
• Design signature UI moments that signal AI activity, transforming static interfaces into translucent windows that indicate the system is actively processing possibilities.
• Deliver fully developed design specifications and clear documentation to ensure that product teams across YouTube can independently and efficiently build AI features that are compliant with the unified design system.

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Requisition #: 126650224285229766

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