The New York Times Senior E-Commerce Product Designer at The New York Times Wirecutter leading design evolution of the Wirecutter Store. Focus on high-conversion UX design and visual standards for shopping experience.
Responsibilities
Translate complex business requirements into high-fidelity designs
Analyze shopping funnel to identify friction points and design solutions
Audit site experience and propose improvements to site architecture
Drive A/B testing roadmap and design UI experiments
Build, configure, and manage pages on Shopify platform
Advocate for design standards in technical implementation meetings
Qualification
4+ years of relevant design experienceExperience designing for ShopifyCandidate Use of GenAI ToolsIf you’re an engineering candidate
Required
4+ years of relevant design experience.
A portfolio showcasing your ability and process to design for e-commerce. You show an understanding of information architecture, interaction design, and visual hierarchy.
Experience designing for Shopify. You know how to navigate the theme editor, manage product assets, and collaborate with developers to bring custom layouts to life.
Experience designing templates for e-commerce email platforms (e.g., Klaviyo, Shopify Email). You understand how email layout, typography, and clear CTAs impact click-through and open rates.
Experience using analytics to understand site performance. You use insights to influence your design process and prioritize changes.
Preferred
Experience using design to solve for conversion and usability.
Experience presenting the "why" behind your design choices and working with developers, PMs, and stakeholders to move projects across the finish line.
The hourly rate of base pay for this role is:
Candidate Use of GenAI Tools:
We’re excited to learn more about you and your experience. To keep our hiring process as fair and authentic as possible, we ask that you submit your own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.
If you’re an engineering candidate, we’ll let you know what specific GenAI tools you are permitted to use for your technical assessment.
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