Staff Experience Designer, Adobe Express

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

 

The opportunity

Adobe Express is striving to make creativity fast, easy, and fun for everyone. Whether you're crafting social content, marketing materials, or making standout designs with AI tools, Express brings the power of Adobe to creators of all levels. The Express team is growing—and we’re looking for an experienced Staff Experience Designer to lead our strategy for imaging experiences across all Express surfaces.

Seeking a designer with a love for photo editing and strong systems thinking that can thrive in a fast-paced setting.

What you’ll do

• Own and articulate the long-term vision for imaging across Adobe Express

• Lead initiatives to introduce AI-first workflows and imaging improvements within our suite of editors

• Drive clarity, design consistency, and product alignment—both within Express and across partner products

• Identify and craft user journeys that include image editing, from SEO entry points to home surfaces and in-editor tools

• Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and engineering teams to deliver delightful, scalable solutions

What you’ll need to succeed

• A proven track record of aligning across teams and building shared design direction

• Experience working within design systems and contributing back to them

• Deep expertise in image editing workflows and tools, with a strong user empathy lens

• Ability to simplify and streamline complex workflows for everyday users

• Excellent storytelling and communication skills; capable of influencing partners and leadership

Bonus Points:

• Passion for democratizing creative tools through intuitive design

• Familiarity with SEO, user acquisition paths, and their design implications

• Experience mentoring or leading designers

Preferred Accessibility Design Skills:

• Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities.

• Understanding of applying WCAG conformance criteria in design, specifically testing comps, wireframes, and prototypes for accessibility standards.

• Accessibility certifications CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from the IAAP preferred.

How to apply

To be considered, please submit your resume and a portfolio that showcases your experience with photo editing, user-centric design, and systems thinking. If your portfolio is password-protected, please include the password in your resume.
 

About Adobe Design

Adobe Design creates tools that amplify the world’s ability to create and communicate. We’re a global team of designers, researchers, prototypers, content strategists, program managers, and more who work across Adobe’s three product lines: Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $142,700 -- $265,400 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Colorado:

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Massachusetts:

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Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.

 

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