Staff Product Designer, Monetization

Duolingo; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Duolingo is seeking a Staff Designer to shape the end-to-end monetization experience within the language app, covering free and paid surfaces, subscriptions, ads and in-app purchases. You will partner with engineers and product managers to translate strategy into tangible features.

Reporting to the Director of Product Design on Monetization, you’ll lead design across monetization vectors, collaborate with designers and artists to refine the design language, and mentor talent while delivering a

Qualifications

• Online portfolio with consumer mobile app or web design samples.
• Design experience in a consumer application, product, or software role.
• Desire to strive for excellence in your work and attention to detail.
• Ability to explain your work, process, and decisions and seek feedback.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve both the free and paid user experiences across Monetization surfaces within the Duolingo language app.
• Play a leadership role on the Monetization design team in shaping our product roadmap and product development.
• Partner with engineers and product managers to define long-term strategy and short-term tactics for our products.
• Work collaboratively with designers and artists to build upon and expand the Duolingo design language.
• Sometimes work on broadly defined, loose concepts, and sometimes on narrowly defined, tactical features.
• Consider all parts when crafting the experience: from copy to animation to business impact.

Skills

Portfolio samples

Consumer app design

Design leadership

Communication

Job description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. But we’ve got more left to do — and that’s where you come in!

Duolingo is the world's most popular learning app. Beyond our core learning product, we also offer English proficiency testing with the Duolingo English Test, and are bringing new subjects into the Duolingo app, where people can develop their Math and Music skills.

We are passionate about educating our users, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. We offer meaningful work, limitless learning opportunities, and collaboration with world-class minds. Come brighten your life and over half a billion more!

About This Role

This role reports to the Director of Product Design on Monetization. Monetization is the revenue engine that powers our company. Our teams focus on unlocking value for users through subscriptions, ads and in-app purchases. As a Staff Designer, you’ll play a key role in defining how users experience that value, from their first touchpoint to being long-term loyal users.

As a member of the Duolingo Design team, this role is an instrumental creative partner in key monetization vectors at Duolingo—from our delightful purchase flow to our seasonal avatar events. At Duolingo, we take pride in and agonize over crafting a user-friendly (and fun) experience for everyone.

Will you join us on our mission?

You will

• Define and evolve both the free and paid user experiences across Monetization surfaces within the Duolingo language app
• Play a leadership role on the Monetization design team in shaping our product roadmap and product development
• Partner with engineers and product managers to define both the long-term strategy and the short-term tactics for our products
• Work collaboratively with designers and artists to build upon and expand the Duolingo design language
• Sometimes work on very broadly defined, loose concepts, and sometimes on narrowly defined, tactical features
• Consider all parts when crafting the experience: from copy to animation to business impact

You have

• An online portfolio with consumer mobile app or web design samples
• Design experience in a consumer application, product, or software role
• A desire to strive for excellence in your work until all details are attended to
• The ability to explain your work, process, and decisions and seek feedback to help you produce your best work

Outstanding candidates will have

• Experience designing for fast-paced Monetization, Growth or subscription-based products
• Experience with strong experimentation culture and iterative improvements
• An interest in developing design talent and improving design craft

Please include a link to your portfolio showcasing relevant work samples. A portfolio submission is mandatory for consideration of your candidacy.

We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

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

By applying for this position your data will be processed as per the Duolingo Applicant Privacy Notice.

The offered salary is dependent upon several factors, including work experience, skills, and internal peer comparisons. The posted range is subject to change in the future. For this role, base salary is supplemented by equity compensation. We encourage you to talk with your recruiter for more information related to compensation for this role!

Salary Range

$200,000—$300,000 USD

Accommodations: We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact [e-mail].