Senior UX Designer, Monetization

Twitch; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 156,400 - 211,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability

401(k)

Maternity & Parental Leave

Flexible PTO

Amazon Employee Discount

Job summary

Twitch is seeking a Senior UX Designer for the Monetization Team in San Francisco to lead program-level design, mentor juniors, and collaborate with product managers, engineers, and researchers. You will engage with streamers and viewers to inform experiences that help monetize and sustain communities.

Hands-on research, collaboration with engineers, and a human-centered design philosophy are essential, including applying AI tooling to design workflows and prototyping mobile experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of practical experience in UX design with an emphasis on content discovery and/or content engagement experiences.
• Demonstrated interaction design and visual craft skills including experience with prototyping mobile experiences.
• Experience incorporating AI tooling as part of design workflows.
• Experience streaming, working with broadcasting software and/or creating UGC content.
• Collaboration with designers, researchers, PMs and engineers.
• Ability to impact product strategy and roadmaps.
• Strong aesthetic sense and decisive judgment.
• Empathy for users and user-centered design approach.
• Proficiency with Figma

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional development team of product managers, engineers, and designers.
• Learn from streamers and viewers about how they use our services and their desires to accomplish more.
• Think creatively about solving problems to sustain streamer communities.
• Contribute to design patterns and approaches used by the team.
• Combine qualitative and quantitative data to develop hypotheses about customer motivations and improve designs.
• Present work in design reviews and feedback sessions.
• Mentor and grow junior designers and promote best practices.

Skills

UX design

Prototyping mobile

AI tooling

Streaming knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Product strategy

Empathy

Figma

Tools

Figma

Job description

About Us

Twitch is the world’s biggest live streaming service, with global communities built around gaming, entertainment, music, sports, cooking, and more. It is where thousands of communities come together for whatever, every day.

We’re about community, inside and out. You’ll find coworkers who are eager to team up, collaborate, and smash (or elegantly solve) problems together. We’re on a quest to empower live communities, so if this sounds good to you, see what we’re up to on LinkedIn and X, and discover the projects we’re solving on our Blog. Be sure to explore our Interviewing Guide to learn how to ace our interview process.

About the Team

The Twitch UX Monetization team is responsible for helping streamers monetize on Twitch through viewer engagement across our product experiences. A Senior UX Designer on the Monetization Team is expected to lead design work at the program level, work with senior XFN partners, represent work to executive leadership, guide and mentor junior designers and will report directly to the Monetization Director of Design.

About the Role

Designers at Twitch are involved in development from project conception all the way through execution and iteration. You will have the opportunity to do hands‑on research and collaborate closely with engineers. If you are a champion for designing for humans and create playful and caring software for your customers, you will flourish on this team.

You Will:

• Collaborate with a cross functional development team of product managers, engineers, and designers
• Learn from streamers and viewers about the ways they use our services and their desires to accomplish more
• Think creatively about how to solve problems that will sustain streamers’ communities
• Give back to the design community at Twitch by using and improving existing patterns and approaches
• Combine qualitative and quantitative information to develop hypotheses about customer motivations and use that to improve your designs
• Present your work to others by participating in design reviews and feedback sessions
• Mentor and grow junior designers and help instill best practices with our team

You Have:

• 5+ years of practical experience in UX design with an emphasis on content discovery and/or content engagement experiences.
• Demonstrated interaction design and visual craft skills including experience with prototyping mobile experiences
• Have experience incorporating AI tooling as part of your design workflows.
• Have experience streaming, working with broadcasting softwares and/or creating UGC content.
• Demonstrated skills collaborating closely with other designers, researchers, product managers and engineers
• Demonstrated ability to impact product strategy and roadmaps
• An aesthetic sense and the ability to make confident decisions
• Demonstrated empathy for the people using your software or products
• Expertise with Figma

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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