Founding Product Designer
Listed on 2026-08-25
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Creative Arts/Media
Creative Design / Digital Art
About Nell
Every generation inherits a new medium. Ours is taking shape. Come build the future of media at Nell.
About the Role:As a designer at Nell, you'll collaborate closely with a small team of engineers and content designers to craft the product experiences of today and tomorrow. You'll work on end-to-end feature design and help define the next generation of media experiences.
What You’ll Do:Contribute to the overall design and product direction of Nell's platforms
Design and ship high-quality features and improvements, from early concepts to high-fidelity production software
Create highly-detailed design specifications in Figma
Partner closely with engineering, product, and design peers to define both long-term strategy and short-term tactics
Engage in user research to better understand our users and continuously refine our products
Own and evolve our design system
Help establish our design culture and support team growth
Explore new tools and technologies to continuously improve ways of working
Has a portfolio showcasing strong UX, UI, and interaction design skills, with a high bar for quality and craft
Is well-versed in AI tools, incorporating AI into daily workflows, and keeps on top of the shifting landscape
Understands AI generation tools (i.e. Eleven Labs Studio, Suno, Midjourney, etc)
Has experience designing consumer products
Loves thinking through complex interaction-design problems
Has great communication skills
Enjoys tackling ambiguous problems and shaping them into something clear
Is excited to help define how AI-first products should look and behave
Experience with, or interest in, image, audio, and video prompting and creation workflows
Experience with or interest in motion design
Understanding of the differences between native platforms (iOS, Android, web, Car Play, etc.)
Based 5-days a week out of our office in San Francisco, we love the energy of in-person collaboration.
Competitive Salary and Equity
Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental care
Flexible PTO Policy
Lunch and Dinner Service
Wellness Benefit
Mental Health Services
401(k) Retirement Plan
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit for Parking & Public Transit
Company-wide Retreats
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