The New York Times
Lead Product Designer, Search
$140K–$170K
New York, NY +2 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Aug 24, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Remote - USA
New York, NY - Experience
- 7+ years in several specified areas; 3+ years creating functional prototypes. Also requires generative AI product-design and shipped 0-to-1 experience.
About the job
Designs and prototypes AI-powered search experiences that help New York Times readers find information and understand the world.
What you'll do
- Explore concepts through UX artifacts and coded prototypes, and validate them against users’ needs, brand, and journalistic standards.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, research, and editorial partners to shape strategy, make decisions, and ship performant experiences.
- Contribute to AI design standards and team practices, and support junior designers.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of product design experience, including recent coded prototyping with AI-enabled tools and workflows.
- 7+ years of interaction design and prototyping experience; portfolio demonstrating micro-interactions, motion, and accessibility best practices.
- 7+ years collaborating, building alignment, and communicating clearly; 7+ years working with user research and data analysis teams.
- 3+ years creating functional prototypes; experience designing generative AI end-user features and refining AI tone, format, and behavior; portfolio of shipped 0-to-1 work.
Nice to have
- Experience with media production workflows.
- Experience designing large-scale solutions while aligning user and business goals.
Pay
$140,000 — $170,000 USD (base salary)
AI focus
Design and prototype AI-powered search and other consumer experiences; use AI-enabled prototyping workflows and shape AI behavior to meet brand, product, and quality standards.
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