Senior Product Designer

Responsibilities

• Own our design system (VUI): keep the system clean, well-tokenized, and structured so designers can build in Cursor with confidence. Use AI tooling to audit and improve it continuously.
• Define transition animations and interaction patterns. Prototype at a fidelity engineers can build from without guessing.
• Design cross-product platform experiences across search, growth entry points, and end-to-end journeys between products.
• Contribute to product-led growth across the funnel: onboarding, activation, and retention. Run experiments and iterate on results.
• Design and prototype AI-powered tools like Cursor and Claude using them to audit and scale the design system quickly. Model this workflow for the team.
• Partner with engineering to keep design intent and implementation tightly aligned.

Requirements

• 5+ years designing and shipping digital products end to end, concept through delivery.
• Experience designing for mobile (iOS/Android) and responsive web. Mobile-first is a must.
• AI-native workflow: you use AI tools as a core part of how you design and prototype, and you understand that system quality is what makes that work.
• Experience owning or contributing to a design system at scale: tokenization, component architecture, keeping it healthy over time.
• Exceptionally high craft bar: polished, precise, and intentional.
• Strong command of transition animations and prototyping: you design motion with purpose and produce prototypes engineers can build from.
• Experience with cross-product or platform-level design: you hold context across surfaces and design for coherence at scale.
• Experience running experiments: comfortable in an A/B testing environment, using results to inform decisions without losing craft.
• Bias toward speed and execution: you move fast, make calls with incomplete information, and don't need a perfect brief to ship.
• Deep systems thinking: you see the whole before the parts and design patterns that don't create downstream problems.
• Leans in and asks questions: you push for clarity before committing, not after.
• A portfolio with high craft and evidence of how you think, not just what you shipped.
• Strong collaborator: you align teams through a clear point of view, not just charisma.

Nice to Have

• Experience with growth design, including activation flows, upgrade moments, conversion surfaces, or product-led growth patterns
• Experience designing for creative tools, photography products, or creative communities
• Familiarity with design token architecture and cross-platform theming
• Affinity for VSCO’s mission and the photographers we serve

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $190,000 - $205,000
• Equity (stock options) and discretionary bonuses
• Hybrid work with an office in San Francisco, CA
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families
• Flexible Time Off
• Company-paid parental, medical and caregiver leave
• 401K retirement plan
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick time
• Mental health resources and tech reimbursements