Staff Visual Designer, Labs
Company: Google
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified
applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered
for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance
Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: By
applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share
your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View,
CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA . Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of
experience in product design or UX. Experience in prototyping.
Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your
work in your resume highlighting experience in visual design
(providing a viewable link or access instructions). Preferred
qualifications: Master's degree in design, human-computer
interaction, computer science, a related field, or equivalent
practical experience. 12 years of experience in product design or
UX. 5 years of experience working in a cross-functional
organization. 4 years of experience leading design projects. 3
years of experience working with executive leaders. About the job
At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our
Visual Designers weave space, typography, color, and iconography to
help people successfully navigate our products, ensuring they are
beautiful and accessible. You will join our multi-disciplinary UX
team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to
leverage user insights and create industry-leading products. As a
Visual Designer, you will rely on user-centered design methods to
craft industry-leading user experiences from concept to execution.
You will collaborate with your design partners to leverage and
evolve the Google design language to build beautiful, innovative,
inspired products that people love to use. Labs is a group focused
on incubating early-stage efforts in support of Google’s mission to
organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible
and useful. Our team exists to help discover and create new ways to
advance our core products through exploration and the application
of new technologies. We work to build new solutions that have the
potential to transform how users interact with Google. Our goal is
to drive innovation by developing new Google products and
capabilities that deliver significant impact over longer
timeframes. The US base salary range for this full-time position is
$189,000-$274,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are
determined by role, level, and location. Within the range,
individual pay is determined by work location and additional
factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant
education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the
specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring
process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US
role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include
bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities Lead the visual strategy and brand identity for
AI-native products, ensuring a cohesive but adaptable design
language across experimental workstreams. Help improve model output
quality by prompt engineering and applying core visual design
principles such as typography, space, layout, and color. Architect
and maintain a visual design system that allows engineering teams
to move at startup speeds without sacrificing craft. Utilize
AI-powered design tools to rapidly prototype and iterate on various
visual directions, communicating early-stage concepts and user
journeys.
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