Staff Product Designer, Monetization

Duolingo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to transforming education for millions of learners worldwide. As a designer in the Monetization team, you'll craft engaging user experiences that not only delight but also drive revenue through innovative strategies. Collaborate with a vibrant team, influence product direction, and mentor emerging talent while enjoying a culture that values creativity and excellence. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on how education is delivered and monetized, ensuring that learning remains accessible and fun for everyone.

Qualifications

• Showcase of simple consumer mobile apps and websites in portfolio.
• Experience in a consumer application, product, or software role.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype user experiences within the Monetization area.
• Lead large work streams and mentor other designers.

Skills

Design experience in consumer applications

Attention to detail

Ability to explain design decisions

Mentoring early-career designers

Job description

Our mission at Duolingo

Our mission is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. We have made significant progress, but there is still work to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo’s designers care about creating high-quality experiences that look and feel fun. From animators to writers, product designers to researchers, Design brings purpose, feeling, and delight to every interaction with our brand, inside the app and out. As a designer, you’ll join a culture of creativity and craft, where we uphold a high standard for excellence and maintain an endless curiosity about how to bring more unexpected quirk and fun to the pursuit of learning.

Join us in our mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

About the role

This role reports to the Product Design Director of Monetization and is part of the Design team — Duolingo’s key creative partner across nearly every project. From our mobile apps and website to our brand voice, email newsletters, and community events, the Design team helps shape the full user experience. At Duolingo, we take pride in crafting experiences that are both user-friendly and fun — and we sweat the details to get them just right.

The Monetization pillar helps fund Duolingo’s mission by generating revenue through various channels — including ads, pacing mechanics, premium learning features, gamification, and in-app purchases. We own the full purchase experience and focus on retaining subscribers while effectively marketing our subscription offerings in-app. Our work combines strategic, data-driven iterations with bold, high-impact bets that shape the future of how we monetize.

You will...

• Design and prototype user experiences within the Monetization area of the Duolingo app
• Use metrics to inform your design decisions, big and small
• Have a direct impact on Duolingo's business
• Lead large work streams across your team with independence
• Mentor and collaborate with other designers and artists to expand Duolingo’s design language
• Partner with engineers and product managers to define what we build and how we build it
• Consider every aspect of the experience: animation, copy, UI, and business impact

You have...

• An online portfolio showcasing simple consumer mobile apps and websites
• Design experience in a consumer application, product, or software role
• A commitment to excellence and attention to detail in your work
• The ability to explain your work, process, and decisions, and to seek feedback for continuous improvement

Exceptional candidates will have...

• Experience mentoring early-career designers and developing design talent
• Experience working at a high-paced tech startup
• Skills in illustration and/or animation
• Experience leading or participating in user research sessions

Salary Range: $200,000 — $360,000 USD. This range applies across all US locations and does not include additional benefits such as equity compensation. The final salary will depend on skills, experience, education, and internal factors. Your recruiter can provide more details during the hiring process.

We care for our employees' holistic well-being — learn more about our benefits here.

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Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected characteristics.

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