Staff Product Designer, Digital Video & Audio

Adobe

Staff Product Designer at Adobe designing complex video editing tools like Premiere for storytellers. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to influence product strategy and mentor other designers.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $146,300 - $274,300 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive the design vision for key areas of Premiere, shaping end-to-end experiences across complex video editing workflows
Define and frame ambiguous problem spaces, turning them into clear product and design directions
Partner with cross-functional leaders to influence product strategy and roadmap decisions
Lead design across large, interconnected features, ensuring cohesive experiences at scale
Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, and prototypers to bring ideas from concept to high-quality execution
Advocate for users by balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
Facilitate alignment across teams and organizations, helping drive clarity and momentum in complex projects
Raise the quality bar by contributing to design craft, systems thinking, and design standards across the team
Mentor and support other designers through feedback, critique, and collaborative problem-solving
Explore emerging technologies, including AI, and help define how they shape the future of creative tools

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience designing complex, system-level products or workflows
Ability to navigate ambiguity and independently define problems, opportunities, and approaches
Track record of influencing product direction and cross-functional decisions
Strong systems thinking and the ability to connect individual features into cohesive user experiences
Experience collaborating with and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple teams
Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Ability to communicate ideas clearly through presentations, prototypes, or storytelling artifacts
Experience iterating on feedback and delivering high-quality work within evolving timelines
Solid foundation in visual and interaction design principles
Familiarity with tools such as Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and design & prototyping tools like Figma, Cursor, or similar
Interest in building tools that empower creators and storytellers.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Paid time off
Employee discounts

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Hard Skills & Tools

design principlesinteraction designvisual designsystems thinkingproblem-solvingprototypinguser experience designvideo editing workflowsAI technologieshigh-quality execution

Soft Skills

communicationmentoringcollaborationinfluencingattention to detailnavigating ambiguityfacilitating alignmentfeedback iterationstorytellingclarity in complex projects