Product Designer, Content Foundations - Instagram Design Systems

Meta; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 236,000; Full time

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Job summary

Meta is seeking a systems-minded Product Designer, Content Foundations for Instagram Design Systems in New York. You will own IG content standards, shaping voice, tone, naming, and information architecture to serve as the single source of truth across humans and AI agents.

You will develop benchmarks for AI-generated content, lead onboarding, and scale enablement across design teams while impacting cross-functional workflows and education initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include 8+ years of content design, product design, or UX writing with systems impact.
• Portfolio showing systems-level design work focused on content standards, guidelines, terminology systems, and content adoption, not just screens.
• Experience owning voice and tone for a product at scale, including naming and information architecture decisions.
• Experience with AI-powered products, agentive workflows, or writing structured reference material for models.

Responsibilities

• Own IG content standards and define voice, tone, naming, and terminology as the single source of truth.
• Audit and align reference material with Meta and the broader industry; ensure parity between human-facing and AI-readable standards.
• Build the quality bar for AI-generated content with criteria, rubrics, and golden sets to avoid quality drift.
• Onboard and upskill the organization on content, integrating content education into the design workflow.

Skills

Content design

Product design

UX writing

Systems thinking

Voice and tone ownership

AI workflow integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

AI design tools

Job description

We’re looking for a systems designer to own standards for Instagram’s design system — the voice, tone, naming, information architecture and content patterns that keep the app feeling like one product across every surface.This is a horizontal, systems-level role. You set the standards that other teams build on, and you are the connective tissue between product teams and our tooling. Writing is becoming every designer’s job, and AI is doing more of the first draft — which makes thorough and well governed standards essential for maintaining quality.You’ll also drive foundations of our AI-generated design workflows: materials that feed our agents, the wiring that invokes them, and the quality of what comes out. Today that means a human-facing standards surface and an AI-readable one that stays in sync, an independent agent integrated into prototyping tools. The ideal candidate is an experienced design systems thinker with a depth of expertise in content, who is genuinely energized by standards work and scaling quality.Product Designer, Content Foundations - Instagram Design Systems Responsibilities:Own IG content standards. Define and maintain voice, tone, naming, and terminology as the single source of truth, and codify reusable patterns for components and product systems as new paradigms emergeKeep human-facing and AI-readable standards in parity. Own the structure of our reference material, audit it for redundancy and contradiction, and align it with the rest of Meta and the broader industryBuild the quality bar for AI-generated content. Stand up unambiguous criteria and rubrics, golden sets for benchmarking, eval agents, and voice-and-tone evaluation to avoid quality driftOnboard and upskill the organization on content. Fold content education and skills into the overall design workflow, and support ongoing education, consultation, and special projectsMinimum Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, or a related field8+ years of content design, product design, or UX writing experience, with demonstrated organization-level systems impactA portfolio showing systems-level design work focused on content standards, guidelines, terminology systems, and design system content — and its adoption, not just individual screensExperience owning voice and tone for a product at scale, including naming, terminology, and information architecture decisionsExperience with AI-powered products, agentive workflows, or writing structured reference material for modelsPreferred Qualifications:Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)Background building enablement for a design or cross-functional organization: curriculum, templates, or onboardingExperience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)Track record of standards or guidelines you authored being adopted by teams outside your own organizationDemonstrated rigor in measuring content quality — building golden sets, reading results, and acting on themDemonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologiesProven ability to turn a broad, ambiguous mandate into a sequenced plan without waiting for a roadmapAbout Meta:Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].$170,000/year to $236,000/year + bonus + equity + benefitsIndividual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.