Staff Product Designer, Discovery
Patreon- Compensation
- $231k–$346k Published range · Top quartile for Design (76 listings)
- Location
- Hybrid - San Francisco or New York, 3 days/week; remote in select U.S. locations Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Staff / Principal
About the job
About Patreon
Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. The platform offers paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and one-time purchases. Patreon has generated $10 billion+ for creators, with 100 million+ free memberships and 25 million+ paid memberships.
About the Role
We are hiring a Staff Product Designer to join our Discovery and Community team. You will help define how fans find creators and communities, shape how creator work is surfaced, and explore new content formats. You will partner with Product, Engineering, and Research to bring clarity to ambiguous problems and ship polished experiences.
Responsibilities
- Proactively discover company-level opportunities and bring clarity through high-fidelity prototypes and expert storytelling.
- Work with Research, Product, and Engineering to plan, scope, and execute end-to-end design solutions.
- Develop innovative patterns and systems that are durable and achieve a high standard of craft.
- Create and iterate on prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, and key flows.
- Contribute to the visioning and execution of a multi-phased product overhaul.
- Own and ship key parts of the core Patreon product.
Qualifications
- 8–12 years of product design experience or equivalent depth demonstrated through portfolio complexity and systems-level thinking.
- A portfolio of shipped work showing ownership from idea to outcome with measurable impact.
- Experience leading multiple concurrent work streams and setting milestones with cross-functional partners.
- Experience facilitating problem-framing and alignment using frameworks, prototypes, research synthesis, and workshops.
- A craft champion who sets a high quality bar and elevates team standards.
- Team-first approach and ability to operate as a strategic peer.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary range: $230,500 – $346,000 USD, plus equity. Patreon offers a competitive benefits package including healthcare, flexible time off, company holidays, recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, parental leave, and a 401k plan with matching.
Application Instructions
Apply via the provided application link. If you need a reasonable accommodation, email accommodations@patreon.com.
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