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The New York Times Company

Lead Product Designer, Search

The New York Times Company

New York, NY · Remote · full time · Senior

$140,000 – $170,000

Listed on The New York Times Company’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

The New York Times seeks a design leader to create AI-powered search and discovery experiences that help readers engage with news. This role suits experienced product designers comfortable prototyping generative AI features and mentoring junior team members within a journalism-focused organization.

Our summary, not The New York Times Company’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 7+ years product design experience
  • 7+ years interaction design and prototyping with portfolio evidence
  • 7+ years cross-functional collaboration and communication
  • 7+ years working with user research and data teams
  • 3+ years creating functional prototypes
  • Experience designing generative AI features for end users
  • Experience refining AI tone and behavior to match brand and quality standards
  • Portfolio showing 0-to-1 product work

Nice to have

  • Media production workflow experience
  • Experience designing large-scale solutions balancing user and business goals
  • Ability to juggle competing priorities for excellent outcomes
  • Strong articulation of design decisions and impact
  • Experience with senior stakeholder management

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