Product Designer, Ads

SoundCloud Ltd; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 45.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Join a leading company as a Product Designer in the Ads Team, where your work will influence ad experiences integrating seamlessly into user interactions. With 2-5 years of experience, you'll collaborate across teams to enhance user satisfaction through visually compelling ad solutions.

Qualifikationen

• 2-5 years of experience in Product Design, preferably with digital advertising.
• Strong understanding of ad experience best practices.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools like Figma and Miro.

Aufgaben

• Present design ideas to cross-functional teams.
• Conduct user research and competitor analysis.
• Ensure ads align with the platform’s design language.

Kenntnisse

User-centered design

Communication

Presentation skills

Data-driven design

Collaboration

Ausbildung

Degree in Design or related field

Tools

Figma

FigJam

Miro

Jobbeschreibung

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

We’re looking for a Product Designer to join our Ads Team at SoundCloud. This team plays a crucial role in shaping the strategy for ad experiences, balancing business goals, revenue generation, and an engaging user experience for free listeners. We aim to seamlessly integrate ads into the product, keeping free users happy while encouraging conversions to paid subscriptions.

As a Product Designer on this team, you have the power to shape the future of our platform. Your work will directly influence how ads seamlessly integrate into the user experience, making them not only visually compelling but also engaging and effective. By collaborating with engineering, product, and business teams, you’ll drive innovative ad solutions that enhance user satisfaction and fuel the company’s success in the years to come.

Key Responsibilities :

• Present and discuss design ideas to cross-functional teams, including the EPD (Engineering, Product, and Design) departments
• Involve engineers and product managers in the creative process through design sprints, workshops, and brainstorming sessions
• Regularly update stakeholders on project progress, achievements, and insights

User-Centered Design & Research

• Facilitate qualitative and quantitative research to uncover user pain points and new business opportunities
• Conduct competitor analysis and stay ahead of industry trends in ad design and innovation
• Leverage benchmarking to enrich brainstorming and ideation

Visual & Interaction Design

• Ensure ads are aesthetically aligned with the platform’s design language, making them seamless, discreet, and elegant
• Contribute to defining design system components that are focused on the ad experience
• Constantly refine ad formats, interactions, and layouts for a better user experience
• Work closely with the design team to uphold a high standard of visual quality , ensuring strong typography, colour, composition, and hierarchy
• Leverage KPIs and experimentation to inform and refine design decisions.
• Play a key role in designing and optimizing experiment setups, ensuring they effectively validate hypotheses
• Analyze quantitative data, charts, and user behavior metrics to continuously improve designs.
• Support parallel UXR research and fake-door tests, enabling a holistic approach to user insights and innovation

Highly Collaborative & Hands-On

• Work closely with engineers to understand technical constraints and follow through on implementation
• Keep design documentation clear and structured for seamless communication with developers and stakeholders
• Be hands-on—prototyping, conducting user interviews, running workshops, creating spreadsheets, and iterating on ideas
• Maintain continuous collaboration with RevOps, Product, Data Science, and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment and drive informed decision-making

Experience and Background :

• A user-centric design approach balanced with a deep understanding of our business objectives and goals.
• 2-5 years of experience in Product Design (preferably with digital advertising and / or B2C platforms)
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• A keen eye for aesthetics and understanding of ad experience best practices
• Experience with user research, A / B testing, and data-driven design
• Proficiency in Figma, FigJam, and Mirofor design and prototyping
• Familiarity with frontend / backend technical concepts is a plus