Head of Product Design & Design System

Noisy Creek; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Retirement Savings (SIMPLE IRA)

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Holiday Time

Extended Leave Options

Transit Support

Career Growth stipend

Wellness Support

FSA options

Job summary

Noisy Creek is seeking a technical design leader to own UX/visual design across websites, email templates, and future mobile app, shaping a cohesive design language for readers, members, and advertisers.

This hands-on leadership role blends strategic vision with execution—designing page templates, prototyping mobile concepts, and partnering with editorial, membership, advertising, and product leaders to drive growth, conversion, and retention.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of UX/product design experience with end-to-end ownership.
• Strong portfolio across web and email/marketing design.
• Experience building or evolving a design system used across multiple brands/products.
• Experience partnering with engineers from concept to shipped product.
• Experience leading or building a design team or function.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the UX/visual design vision for Noisy Creek's digital properties, building a cohesive design language across brands.
• Own end-to-end website design — IA, interaction, visual design, responsive behavior, from concept to shipped experience.
• Design and maintain the system for email templates and marketing formats ensuring consistency and deliverability.
• Lead early-stage design exploration for future mobile app initiatives, from concept through user testing.
• Build and maintain a scalable design system and component library for multi-brand use.
• Collaborate with engineering to translate designs into shipped product and align design with business goals.

Skills

UX design leadership

End-to-end product design

Design systems

Cross-functional collaboration

User research

Accessibility (WCAG)

Portfolio (web/email)

People management

Branding across publications

Job description

Noisy Creek is seeking a technical design leader to own UX/visual design across websites, email templates, and future mobile app, shaping a cohesive design language for readers, members, and advertisers.

This hands-on leadership role blends strategic vision with execution—designing page templates, prototyping mobile concepts, and partnering with editorial, membership, advertising, and product leaders to drive growth, conversion, and retention.