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Staff Product Designer, Discovery

Patreon · San Francisco · Remote

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About Patreon

Backed by Index, NEA and CRV.

About the role

Proactively discover company-level opportunities and help bring clarity and insight through high-fidelity prototypes and expert storytelling Work closely with Research, Product, and Engineering to identify, plan, scope, and execute end-to-end design solutions

What they're looking for

  • 8–12 years of product design experience or equivalent depth demonstrated through the complexity, scope, and systems-level thinking evident in your portfolio
  • A portfolio of shipped work demonstrating ownership from idea to outcome, with measurable impact and clear articulation of decisions and tradeoffs
  • Leads multiple concurrent work streams and sets clear milestones with cross-functional partners
  • Experience facilitating problem-framing and alignment across product, engineering, and research teams using a broad toolkit including frameworks, prototypes, research synthesis, and workshops
  • A craft champion who sets a high quality bar and elevates the standard for teams around them
  • Takes a team-first approach to decisions, inspires cross-functional partners toward a unified design vision, and operates as a true strategic peer across the organization
More about this role

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

$10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception

100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.

We're continuing to invest heavily in building the best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Staff Product Designer to support our mission.

This role is open to remote candidates in select U.S. locations. For those based in New York or San Francisco , we ask that you work from the office 3 days per week on a hybrid work model.

We're hiring a Staff Product Designer to join our Discovery and Community team and help define what Patreon becomes next.

Your work will center on how fans find creators and communities...

Read the full posting on Patreon's site ↗

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