Medium
Staff Product Designer
$170K–$220K
Remote - US · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years.
About the job
Leads product design from strategy and ideation through launch, creating intuitive reading and writing experiences and helping shape Medium’s product direction.
What you'll do
- Partner with engineering, design, and leadership to turn product strategy and complex challenges into initiatives.
- Create and ship high-quality designs, interactions, and prototypes; use AI tools and workflows to explore and validate ideas.
- Conduct user research and contribute to the design system while upholding product-wide design quality.
What they ask for
- 7+ years designing products in a fast-paced environment, working closely with engineering, design, and product teammates.
- Portfolio with case studies demonstrating shipped work and foundations in typography, interaction, and visual design, as well as idea generation.
- Ability to simplify complex challenges and balance detailed design with big-picture thinking, pace, and quality.
- Excellent written, verbal, and storytelling skills.
Pay
$170,000 — $220,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
Use AI design tools and workflows to create artifacts that explore and validate ideas, features, and interactions.
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