Senior UX Designer
Job Description
About Us
Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.
We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.
About the Role
The Commerce Design team defines the viewer and creator monetized experiences across our product ecosystem, building and maintaining a cross-platform live streaming service that supports the growth and development of streamer-based communities. In this role, you will be leading the evolution and maintenance of core monetization features such as subscriptions, bits and gifting. You will lead projects from conception all the way through execution and iteration, where the strategy, goals, vision and execution are not defined. You will work with multiple senior XFN partners across orgs, represent work to executive leadership, guide and mentor junior designers. If you are a champion for designing for humans and creating playful and caring experiences for communities, you will flourish on this team.
You can work in San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; New York, NY; or Seattle, WA
You Will:
- Lead design strategy and execution for Twitch’s commerce features
- Create designs and prototypes for presentation to execs and peers, and handoff to engineering partners
- Collaborate with a cross functional development team of product managers, engineers, and designers
- Work with our UX Research and Data Science teams to combine qualitative and quantitative information to develop hypotheses about customer motivations and use that to improve your designs
- Learn from streamers and viewers about the ways they use our services and and imagine the future of the service
- Help shape Twitch's design future by evolving our design systems and mentoring designers across the organization
You Have:
- 5+ years of experience in designing for monetization features, ideally within tech or digital product environments
- A portfolio that demonstrates excellent visual craft and systematic thinking
- Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and communicate visual decisions with clarity
- Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts through storytelling and narrative techniques
Bonus Points
- Experience in video content, social media, or streaming platforms
- Experience as a content creator
- Workshop facilitation experience
- Formal education in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field
Perks
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Job ID: TW8841
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. This position will remain open until filled. For more information, please visit https://www.twitch.tv/jobs/en/#learn-more. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Twitch is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Company Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Type: Hybrid