Discord

Product Designer, Ads

Discord$160K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in designing and shipping web/app products across devices and platforms.
  • Strong passion for merging business insights, systems thinking, and design to create effective advertising experiences.
  • Experience in cross-functional design decision-making and leading discussions.
  • Ability to collaborate on designs by providing constructive feedback and supporting team members.
  • Strong product vision with an emphasis on understanding user needs over technical functionalities.
  • Proficient in analyzing experimental data to inform design iterations.

Responsibilities

  • Embed within a product squad, partnering with engineers and product teams to oversee the user experience from concept to launch.
  • Drive design concepts that align with company goals for revenue generation through the 'Quests' ad product.
  • Present designs to the broader team to build consensus and alignment.
  • Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes, ensuring high fidelity in implementation.
  • Test and iterate on designs based on user feedback and data.
  • Maintain and contribute to the design pattern library.
  • Engage actively in fostering a collaborative design culture within the team.

Benefits

  • Inclusive work culture with support for reasonable accommodations during the interview process.
  • Flexible work environment accommodating diverse schedules and lifestyles.
Full Job Description
As a product designer, you will report to our growing Product Design team within the Engineering, Product, Analytics and Design (EPAD) organization. You'll be involved with the full end-to-end product development process, from brainstorming to launch of both improvements to, or new innovations of, our ads products. You'll use a balance of strategic thinking, product principles, systems design, and strong visual design skills to iterate and innovate on the Discord product. If you're interested in joining a passionate team of designers that are designing features that will be used by millions of people across the world, come join us.

What You'll Be Doing
  • You will embed within a product squad and partner with engineers, product managers, researchers, and data scientists to oversee the user experience of a product from concept to launch - and then continue to improve it after release
  • You will understand company and team goals focused on revenue generation through our unique ad product "Quests", and drive concepts and decisions in service of reaching those goals and milestones
  • You will present your designs to the team and the greater organization to build consensus and drive alignment around your work
  • You will create wire-frames, beautiful mockups, amazing prototypes, and help implement your designs to pixel perfection
  • You will test, learn, and iterate on everything you do alongside partners
  • You will help maintain and commit to our Design pattern library
  • You will be an active, participatory member of the Discord Design team, and help foster a culture of design

What you should have
  • 2+ years experience designing and shipping a web/app product for a variety of devices and platforms
  • You have direct experience in, or a strong passion for, combining business acumen, systems thinking, and design craft (while being mindful of Brand) to create compelling advertising experiences that serve our users as well as our publisher partners
  • You have individually contributed by designing end-to-end experiences within a cross-functional team and are comfortable making design decisions, leading discussion, and communicating out to a wider organization with occasional intervention or support from a manager
  • You are an active design collaborator - giving feedback in critique, sharing knowledge, and supporting and empowering your design teammates
  • You have strong product thinking and vision. You're more concerned with the "why" than the "how"
  • You're excited to dig into experiment data to help inform design iterations and whether something should ship
  • You have a high level of design craft, and are committed to maintaining a high bar for design implementation
  • You have advanced level experience with Figma

Bonus Points
  • Experience building design systems
  • Rich prototyping experience
  • Casual or committed gamer
  • Interface animation know-how
  • CSS, JavaScript, or React skills


The US base salary range for this full-time position is $160,000 to $180,000 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

About Discord

Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities. The platform allows users to create and join servers, which are essentially chat rooms, and communicate with other users via text, voice, and video. Discord was founded in 2015 and has grown rapidly, with over 250 million registered users as of 2019. The company has raised $480 million in total funding.
Learn more about Discord
Size
800 employees
Industry
Founded
2012

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