Product Designer

About the role:

Character.AI is building the future of open-ended interactions between people and intelligent agents. This requires rethinking design, user interfaces, and interactions from first principles. 

We are seeking a talented and creative Product Designer to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our AI entertainment products. As a Product Designer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design innovative, user-centered solutions that delight and inspire our customers. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of user-centric design, a strong portfolio showcasing their craft, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

What you’ll do:

• Contribute to the strategic direction of our products, rooted in a desire to entertain and delight our users

• Define feature areas with excellent attention to detail and polish, identifying opportunities to improve quality and consistency of broader flows

• Craft beautiful, polished, and delightful user interfaces that build trust and showcase the power of our AI technology

• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, AI researchers and other stakeholders to define product vision, strategy and roadmaps

• Rapidly prototype ideas using code and other methods to communicate concepts and build excitement

• Find creative ways to ship high-quality work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, resource-constrained startup environment

You may be a good fit if you have:

• 8+ years of product design experience (experience designing complex workflows, consumer apps, social apps, or AI-first products preferred)

• Strong portfolio showcasing user-centric design thinking, polished UI craftsmanship, and innovative interaction paradigms

• Proven track record of executing end-to-end on large and complex products or a series of products in ambiguous environments

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence without authority

• Passion for crafting scaled, highly impactful, safe and beneficial artificial intelligence technologies to enable new possibilities

• Experience with prototyping, especially using front-end code (e.g. HTML/CSS/JS) preferred

This role is in-person at our office in Menlo Park or SF, CA

About Character.AI

Character.AI empowers people to connect, learn and tell stories through interactive entertainment. Over 20 million people visit Character.AI every month, using our technology to supercharge their creativity and imagination. Our platform lets users engage with tens of millions of characters, enjoy unlimited conversations, and embark on infinite adventures.

In just two years, we achieved unicorn status and were honored as Google Play's AI App of the Year—a testament to our innovative technology and visionary approach.

Join us and be a part of establishing this new entertainment paradigm while shaping the future of Consumer AI!

At Character, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly uphold a non-discrimination policy based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability. Your unique perspectives are vital to our success.