Staff Product Designer

Layer is a rapidly growing startup on a mission to empower professionals with cutting-edge AI tools for creative production. As a Staff Product Designer, you will own the end-to-end user experience for the creation suite, collaborating with cross-functional teams to create intuitive tools for artists.

Responsibilities:

• Lead product design for flagship features—concept sketches, user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mocks, and interactive prototypes
• Drive artist-centric research: plan studies, run interviews, synthesize insights, and turn findings into clear action
• Shape our design system (components, patterns, tokens) to keep experiences cohesive across web and desktop surfaces
• Collaborate tightly with VP of Product & VP of Engineering to scope MVPs, validate interaction models, and refine in iterative releases
• Champion accessibility & craft—ensure every interaction feels fast, delightful, and inclusive

Requirements:

• 7+ years of product/UX design with at least 2 years designing complex creator or B2B SaaS tools
• A portfolio demonstrating shipped, production-ready experiences (bonus if you have experience building for conversational models)
• Mastery of Figma, Storybook, and Material UI (or equivalent), rapid prototyping, and design-system thinking
• Fluency in user-centered research methods and ability to translate research into strategic product decisions
• Proven track record collaborating with cross-functional partners in an agile, fast-moving startup environment (bonus if you have worked closely with startup user acquisition testing)
• Excellent written and spoken English; you can articulate design rationale to artists, engineers, and executives alike
• Experience with generative-AI, UA Ads, game-art pipelines, or game art tools (e.g., Unreal, Unity, Blender)
• Experience designing conversational interfaces with AI agents
• Experience in designing realtime collaborative experiences
• Familiarity with Gaming, LiveOps, or Ad Tech