Adobe is a leading company in creativity tools and is looking for a Staff Product Designer to join their Pro Design team. The role involves driving design direction across complex product areas, partnering closely with product, engineering, and research to enhance user experiences for creatives worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Drive design vision and strategy across key areas of Adobe’s professional design ecosystem
- Define and evolve end-to-end workflows that enhance how creatives work across devices and surfaces
- Explore and communicate ideas through sketches, storyboards, high-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes
- Use AI and modern prototyping tools to rapidly iterate on concepts and rethink creative workflows
- Apply your knowledge to inform product decisions and elevate the quality of creative tooling
- Partner within Adobe to shape roadmap, scope, and execution
- Clearly articulate design decisions using research, data, and strong product thinking
- Mentor and guide other designers, improving craft, systems thinking, and building quality
- Contribute to and influence design systems and cross-product consistency
- Lead and participate in critiques, fostering a culture of thoughtful feedback and continuous improvement
Requirements:
- Strong foundation in one or more creative domains such as graphic design, vector graphics, 3D design, or motion, with the ability to translate that knowledge into product design decisions
- Proven experience leading complex product design initiatives, typically with 8+ years in product, UX, or interaction design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design thinking, from early concept through shipped work
- Experience designing for mobile and/or web applications at scale
- Ability to connect high-quality design craft with product strategy and user needs
- Experience working through ambiguity and driving clarity in complex systems
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, capable of influencing cross-functional partners
- Experience mentoring or guiding other designers
- Commitment to inclusive and accessible design practices
- Experience designing tools for creative professionals such as designers, artists, or video editors
- Experience shaping platform-level experiences or design systems
- Familiarity with AI-assisted design workflows or tools, including prototyping, concept generation, or creative tooling