Product Designer

**About the role:**
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Character.AI is building the future of open-ended interactions between people and intelligent agents. This requires rethinking design, user interfaces, and interactions from first principles.

We are seeking a talented and creative Product Designer to join our team and play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our AI entertainment products. As a Product Designer, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design innovative, user-centered solutions that delight and inspire our customers. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of user-centric design, a strong portfolio showcasing their craft, and a passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI.

**What you’ll do:**
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* Contribute to the strategic direction of our products, rooted in a desire to entertain and delight our users
* Define feature areas with excellent attention to detail and polish, identifying opportunities to improve quality and consistency of broader flows
* Craft beautiful, polished, and delightful user interfaces that build trust and showcase the power of our AI technology
* Collaborate with product managers, engineers, AI researchers and other stakeholders to define product vision, strategy and roadmaps
* Rapidly prototype ideas using code and other methods to communicate concepts and build excitement
* Find creative ways to ship high-quality work in a fast-paced, often ambiguous, resource-constrained startup environment

**You may be a good fit if you have:**
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* 8+ years of product design experience (experience designing complex workflows, consumer apps, social apps, or AI-first products preferred)
* Strong portfolio showcasing user-centric design thinking, polished UI craftsmanship, and innovative interaction paradigms
* Proven track record of executing end-to-end on large and complex products or a series of products in ambiguous environments
* Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and influence without authority
* Passion for crafting scaled, highly impactful, safe and beneficial artificial intelligence technologies to enable new possibilities
* Experience with prototyping, especially using front-end code (e.g. HTML/CSS/JS) preferred

**About Character.AI**
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[Character.AI](http://Character.AI) empowers people to connect, learn and tell stories through interactive entertainment. Over 20 million people visit [Character.AI](http://Character.AI) every month, using our technology to supercharge their creativity and imagination. Our platform lets users engage with tens of millions of characters, enjoy unlimited conversations, and embark on infinite adventure*s.*

In just two years, we achieved unicorn status and were honored as Google Play's AI App of the Year—a testament to our innovative technology and visionary approach.

Join us and be a part of establishing this new entertainment paradigm while shaping the future of Consumer AI!

*At Character, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly uphold a non-discrimination policy based on race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability. Your unique perspectives are vital to our success.*