UX Designer, Inception, Terra Nova, DeepMind

Responsibilities

Lead creative direction and visual design strategy for complex, multi-modal AI projects while acting as a hands-on individual contributor. Collaborate with research, engineering, and hardware teams to prototype new interaction paradigms and mentor multidisciplinary creative staff.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or Visual Communications and at least 8 years of experience in design for novel devices or capabilities. Candidates must demonstrate mastery of visual design principles and a proven track record of prototyping breakthrough user experiences in ambiguous environments.

Skills

• UX Design
• Visual Design
• Product Design
• Human-Computer Interaction
• AI/ML Technology
• Prototyping
• Motion Design
• Brand Identity
• Visual Language
• Leadership
• Typography
• Layout
• Storytelling
• Physical Computing
• Synthetic Characters
• Cross-functional Collaboration

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Health Insurance

About this role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual
Communications, or equivalent practical experience.
* 8 years of experience designing for novel devices/capabilities.
* Experience with modern AI/ML technology, tools, and visual workflows (e.g.,
GenAI prototyping tools, motion design).
* Experience in establishing brand identity and visual language for novel
technology platforms from scratch.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual
Communications, or equivalent practical experience.
* 8 years of experience in UX, visual, or product design, including leadership
experience across creative domains.
* Demonstrated experience leading design teams and cross-functional partners
while remaining an active Individual Contributor (IC).
* Strong mastery of visual design principles, layout, typography, motion, and
brand storytelling applied to novel technology interfaces.
* Proven track record of prototyping, vibe coding, and inventing out-of-the-box
user experiences in highly ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
* Portfolio showcasing multidisciplinary design exploration, visual polish,
breakthrough experiences, and AI-driven interactive concepts.

ABOUT THE JOB:

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our Visual Designers
weave space, typography, color, and iconography to help people successfully
navigate our products, ensuring they are beautiful and accessible. You will join
our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product
Management, to leverage user insights and create industry-leading products.

As a Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to craft
industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution. You will
collaborate with your design partners to leverage and evolve the Google design
language to build beautiful, innovative, inspired products that people love to
use.

You will define the design direction for pioneering AI experiences, shaping how
users interact with next-generation technologies. Operating in a highly
ambiguous and exploratory space, you will manage open-ended problems to chart a
course for the future of interaction. As a multidisciplinary design leader with
a deep foundation in visual design, you will guide creative teams through
influence and mentorship. Simultaneously, you will be a direct contributor,
crafting high-fidelity visual concepts, rapid prototypes, and proofs of concepts
across digital, physical, and embodied AI contexts. Your role is to be a
pathfinder, connecting emerging AI technologies with human value to create
novel, breakthrough user experiences.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative
inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional
interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex
global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of
users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific
discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer
diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to
achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,
experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $189,000 - $274,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Lead creative direction and visual design strategy across complex,
multi-modal AI projects, setting a high bar for visual execution and
craftsmanship.
* Think outside traditional UX patterns to envision and prototype entirely new
interaction paradigms made possible by frontier AI models, physical
computing, and synthetic characters.
* Act as a key individual contributor, rapidly creating visual designs, motion
concepts, interactive prototypes, and experiential proof points.
* Guide and mentor multidisciplinary creative and technical teams,
collaborating closely with research, software engineering, and
hardware/robotics experts.

About Google

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