Description

The Opportunity:

Ziff Davis Shopping is rebuilding its digital product experiences and redefining the role of design across the company. We're looking for a principal product designer who can help carry a consumer experience from early releases to durable, market-leading scale.

This is not a role for a screen-only designer. It's for an experienced product thinker who can architect systems, shape product strategy, ship high-quality mobile and web experiences, and evolve a product over time.

You'll join as our second product designer on a two-person team - which means real ownership, significant surface area, and direct impact on the product. This is a unique opportunity for a principal designer who wants their work to matter.

Key Responsibilities:

Own End-to-End Experience & Product Strategy

Translate ambiguous problem spaces into clear flows and interaction models across all consumer channels (Native Mobile, Web, Channel, etc.)
Define patterns and reusable components, not just one-off screens
Design decision-heavy experiences that build trust and clarity
Deliver build-ready designs in close partnership with engineering
Connect design decisions to overall product strategy and business objectives

Shape Experience Architecture & Systems

Establish scalable navigation and information architecture across all channels
Contribute to and evolve a cross-channel design system
Design interaction models that extend cleanly as the product grows
Anticipate future states, not just immediate needs

Design for Growth & Iteration

Support experimentation and A/B testing across all touchpoints
Use research and data to refine experiences over time
Balance speed and quality without sacrificing either
Continuously improve core journeys as the product matures

Partner Deeply with Engineering

Collaborate on feasibility and tradeoffs early
Participate in QA and ensure design fidelity in shipped builds
Design with performance, platform conventions, and accessibility in mind
Reduce ambiguity before development begins

Job Qualifications:

Experience

6-10 years of product design experience
Deep experience in commerce, loyalty, deals, or marketplaces - you understand purchase-intent UX and loyalty mechanics
Proven track record shipping and evolving consumer experiences across native mobile, web, and other channels
Experience taking products from early releases to scaled maturity
Demonstrated ability to influence product roadmap and strategy through design excellence

Craft & Capability

Strong systems thinker - you design patterns, not just pages (for all channels)
Exceptional interaction and visual design skills
Comfortable moving between high-level strategy and detailed execution
Fluency with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools - and the judgment to help define how the team uses them
Able to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Self-directed and comfortable owning major areas independently

How You Work

You don't need heavy process scaffolding to be effective
You think in terms of long-term product integrity
You push for clarity, not just completion
You're collaborative but opinionated
You care about what ships - not just what's designed

What Success Looks Like

The experience feels cohesive, intentional, and modern across all channels
Core journeys scale cleanly as features and complexity grow
Design and engineering operate as true partners
The product improves measurably through iteration
The app and web experiences become a trusted, differentiated experience in their category

Compensation Range

Ziff Davis provides a range for the base pay. Factors that may be used to determine your actual pay may include your specific job related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographic location. The salary compensation for this role is $130,000 to $145,000. Individual pay within the compensation range for this business unit specific role is determined based on a variety of factors including experience, scope of the role, capabilities to perform the role, education and training, as well as business and company performance.

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