Staff Product Designer

The New York Times

Staff Product Designer role focusing on AI-powered editorial experiences at The New York Times. Collaborating across teams to innovate and uphold journalistic excellence.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with product teams across The Times to identify smart opportunities to integrate A.I. into their products and features.
Imagine concepts for delivering new A.I.-powered experiences for NYT users.
Use quantitative data and qualitative research to inform design decisions.
Create clear prototypes of these concepts to validate desirability, feasibility, and usability.
Use prototypes to lead conversations and set direction with NAPP's leadership team.
Represent your work to leadership within the company.
Work with engineering teams in an Agile development environment.
Champion A.I. innovation and ethics.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience as a product manager or product designer
7+ years of experience collaborating with editorial or product teams
Case studies / portfolio of shipped work demonstrating experience working in 0-to-1 environments
Experience designing user experiences that use AI/LLM
Experience refining AI's tone, format, and behavior to align with brand guidelines and product quality benchmarks

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical benefits
Dental and vision benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
Company-matching 401(k) plan
Paid vacation
Paid sick days
Paid parental leave
Tuition reimbursement
Professional development programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

A.I.user experience designprototypingquantitative data analysisqualitative researchAgile developmentAI/LLM designproduct managementproduct design0-to-1 environments

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationleadershipinnovationethicsdirection settinguser advocacydesign thinkingproblem solvingstakeholder engagement