[Hiring] Senior E-Commerce Product Designer @The New York Times

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Product Designer to own the design evolution of the Wirecutter Store. You will be the lead designer for our shopping experience, balancing high-conversion UX design with rigorous visual standards. You will oversee the visual and structural integrity of our store, designing intuitive interfaces for our homepage, product detail pages (PDPs), and checkout flows.

• Translate complex business requirements into elegant, high-fidelity designs.
• Wireframe, prototype, and refine the interface to create a cohesive store experience across desktop and mobile.
• Analyze the shopping funnel to identify friction points and design solutions that improve navigation, product discovery, and the overall checkout process.
• Be the subject matter expert on e-commerce design trends and audit the site experience to identify growth opportunities.
• Partner with the business team to drive our A/B testing roadmap, designing and implementing UI experiments.
• Use your knowledge of the Shopify platform to build, configure, and manage pages.
• Be the design advocate in meetings with our technical partners to ensure visual standards are maintained.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant design experience.
• A portfolio showcasing your ability and process to design for e-commerce, demonstrating an understanding of information architecture, interaction design, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience designing for Shopify, including navigating the theme editor and collaborating with developers.
• Experience designing templates for e-commerce email platforms (e.g., Klaviyo, Shopify Email).
• Experience using analytics to understand site performance and influence design processes.

Requirements

• Experience using design to solve for conversion and usability.
• Experience presenting the "why" behind your design choices and working with developers, PMs, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• The hourly rate of base pay for this role is: $88 — $92 USD.