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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!
Project Graph is Adobe’s next-generation creative system that empowers designers to combine first- and third-party AI models, Adobe tools, and custom interactive components inside a visual, designer-friendly node graph editor. As a Staff Designer, you will shape the user experience of this groundbreaking platform while bringing clarity, creativity, and usability to complex workflows that span AI, modular tools, and extensible ecosystems.
You will lead design strategy for core Graph experiences, ensuring they are intuitive, scalable, and delightful for a diverse audience of creators and developers. This is a high impact role where you’ll collaborate across design, engineering, and product teams to define patterns, frameworks, and interaction models that set the standard for the future of creative tooling.
- Design Leadership: Own end-to-end design for key Graph workflows, from concept to polished execution, ensuring consistency and usability across the platform.
- Systems Thinking: Develop scalable design systems and interaction patterns for node-based editing, extensibility, and AI-driven workflows.
- Innovation & Impact: Translate complex technical capabilities into approachable, elegant experiences that empower creators without sacrificing power or flexibility.
- Collaboration: Partner closely with engineering and product leadership to align design vision with technical strategy and roadmap.
- Mentorship: Guide and inspire other designers, fostering a culture of craft, inclusivity, and continuous learning.
- Advocacy: Champion user-centered design principles and accessibility standards across the Graph ecosystem.
- Experience: 8+ years in product design, with at least 3 years at a senior or staff level designing complex, technical or creative tools.
- Expertise: Deep knowledge of interaction design, visual design, and design systems; experience with modular workflows and extensible platforms is a plus.
- Technical Fluency: Comfort collaborating with engineers on technical constraints and opportunities; familiarity with AI-driven or node-based tools is highly desirable.
- Leadership: Proven ability to influence strategy, drive alignment, and deliver high-quality outcomes in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
- Communication: Exceptional storytelling and facilitation skills to articulate design decisions and inspire stakeholders.
- Experience designing for creative professionals or developer-facing tools.
- Familiarity with generative AI, plugin ecosystems, or graph-based interfaces.
- Strong prototyping skills using modern tools and frameworks.
To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and portfolio. We’d especially like to see strong systems thinking, elegant design solutions, how you collaborate across teams—including engineering & product—and a proven ability to adapt your designs based on what you learn.
About Adobe DesignAdobe Design creates tools that amplify the world’s ability to create and communicate. We’re a distributed 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 $139,700 -- $265,800 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.In California, the pay range for this position is $183,600 - $265,800
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.
State-Specific Notices:
California:
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Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.
Colorado:
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If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.
Massachusetts:
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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is positioned as competitive and is paired with explicit commitments to pay parity across gender and ethnicity. Total compensation is described as strong relative to similar companies.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity plays a central role through RSUs with multi‑year, often quarterly vesting and an ESPP discount. These equity programs are highlighted alongside bonuses as meaningful parts of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off spans flexible/unlimited PTO, company‑wide breaks, and paid holidays, with accruals for non‑exempt employees. Additional paid family and parental leave and sabbaticals broaden coverage for rest and life events.
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