Visual Designer, Android XR

Google LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Visual Designer for the XR team to craft user-centered visual design across AI and XR experiences. You will join a multi-disciplinary UX group, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products.

As a Visual Designer, you will apply user-centered methods to deliver elegant experiences from concept to execution. You will evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative products that users love to

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).
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

4 years of visual design experience in

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Job description

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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.

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

• 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.
  

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.

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
Learn more about benefits at Google .

• 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.

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