Visual Designer, Android XR

Google; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus (target 15%)

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google is seeking a Visual Designer for its XR Design team, located in Playa Vista or other LA-area campuses. You will create user-centered visual experiences across XR devices, collaborating with engineering, product, and UX teams to shape next‑gen AI and XR products.

Applicants should have a strong portfolio, 4 years of visual design experience, and be proficient with design tools like Figma. The role emphasizes design systems, motion design, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.
• 4 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI design.
• Include a portfolio link in resume.

Responsibilities

• Develop and collaborate on visual design projects across XR devices and experiences.
• Communicate designs to build excitement and consensus across teams.
• Deliver polished design executions aligned with brand and UX patterns.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to envision, prioritize, prototype and execute designs.
• Build and document design solutions that scale within the XR platform.

Skills

Visual design

Portfolio required

User-centered design

Figma

Motion design tools

3D tools

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree in Design, HCI, CS or related field

Tools

Figma

Motion design tools

3D tools

Job description

This role may also be located in our Playa Vista, CA campus.

Applicants in the County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Los Angeles, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Jose, CA, USA.Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI design.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 1 year of experience leading design projects.
• Portfolio demonstrating experience in hardware/software interaction design, design systems, and mobile UX.
• Familiarity with motion design and 3D tools.
• Expertise in design tools like Figma.
  
  

About The Job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Visual Designers weave space, typography, color, and iconography to help people successfully navigate our products, ensuring they are beautiful and accessible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products.

As a Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution. You will collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to use.

The XR Design team works on technologies to enable the next generation of AI and XR experiences and devices. We design, prototype, and research the experiences and interactions that set the direction for XR platform and products.

For decades, the computing revolution has reshaped our world driven by breakthroughs in compute, connectivity, mobile, and now, AI. The XR team is at the forefront of the next major leap – the convergence of AI and XR. This is more than just new devices – it's about reimagining how we interact with the world around us. We're building a future where lightweight XR devices like smart glasses and headsets pair with helpful AI to augment human intelligence, offering personalized, conversational, and contextually aware experiences.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $132000 - $189000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Develop and collaborate on visual design projects across the portfolio of XR devices and experiences, developing user-centric solutions within a novel and fast-developing product space.
• Communicate designs to build excitement and consensus across teams, and gain support for design strategy across stakeholders.
• Deliver polished, exceptional design executions that set the bar for great design and align with brand and established UX patterns.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams (across UXD, VisD, UXE, UXR, PM, Eng) to envision, prioritize, develop, prototype and execute designs.
• Build and document design solutions that effectively scale within the XR platform.
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .