Amazon
Product Designer, Amazon Music
Amazon, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11210
Description
As a Product Designer on Amazon Music, you will help define and build customer-facing experiences from discovery and research to concept development, and through product launches. This role will partner and support the Marketing and Growth team, producing wireframes, user-flows, high-fidelity mocks, and design specifications spanning our broad spectrum of supported platforms. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Researchers, Engineers, Program Managers, other UX and Visual Designers, as well as many others across the organization, working from high-level requirements to define product design flows, interactions, design patterns, and immersive customer experiences. The team will look to you to help identify opportunities to incorporate best current thinking into product designs, while also envisioning and creating new experiences for future features. To be successful you must be an inventive, customer-focused problem solver with clear design chops, an excitement for understanding and using data, and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively. Being a big music & podcast fan is a plus.
Key job responsibilities
Lead UX design for projects across platforms that touch numerous aspects of the Amazon Music experience.
Run the full experience design process (i.e., discovery, research, concept development, wireframes, high-fidelity mocks) with a particular focus on customer mindsets, complex interaction solutions, user flows, and end-to-end customer journeys
Work from high-level requirements, ask the right questions, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to gather all relevant information to guide design direction.
Quickly iterate on multiple design explorations to arrive at simple, but robust solutions, accounting for complex requirements.
Validate designs through research and testing.
Design for current experiences while also envisioning and creating new experiences for future features.
Stay current on emerging UX and digital behavior trends, music and design innovations, and broader technological shifts, as well as identify opportunities to incorporate best current thinking into product designs.
Collaborate on and present work to a range of stakeholders – executives, engineers, product managers, business leaders, researchers, other UX and visual designers.
About the team
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/music.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of design experience
3+ years of delivering design solutions as a UX designer or interaction designer experience
Have an available online portfolio
Experience with Figma and other prototyping tools.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI)
Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
Knowledge of usability principles and techniques
Experience acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) and creating personas and journey maps
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills including the ability to present design concepts clearly and persuasively to colleagues, partners and stakeholders
Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
Relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business needs and customer expectations
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $106,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $184,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
As a Product Designer on Amazon Music, you will help define and build customer-facing experiences from discovery and research to concept development, and through product launches. This role will partner and support the Marketing and Growth team, producing wireframes, user-flows, high-fidelity mocks, and design specifications spanning our broad spectrum of supported platforms. In this role, you will collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Researchers, Engineers, Program Managers, other UX and Visual Designers, as well as many others across the organization, working from high-level requirements to define product design flows, interactions, design patterns, and immersive customer experiences. The team will look to you to help identify opportunities to incorporate best current thinking into product designs, while also envisioning and creating new experiences for future features. To be successful you must be an inventive, customer-focused problem solver with clear design chops, an excitement for understanding and using data, and an ability to communicate your ideas effectively. Being a big music & podcast fan is a plus.
Key job responsibilities
Lead UX design for projects across platforms that touch numerous aspects of the Amazon Music experience.
Run the full experience design process (i.e., discovery, research, concept development, wireframes, high-fidelity mocks) with a particular focus on customer mindsets, complex interaction solutions, user flows, and end-to-end customer journeys
Work from high-level requirements, ask the right questions, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to gather all relevant information to guide design direction.
Quickly iterate on multiple design explorations to arrive at simple, but robust solutions, accounting for complex requirements.
Validate designs through research and testing.
Design for current experiences while also envisioning and creating new experiences for future features.
Stay current on emerging UX and digital behavior trends, music and design innovations, and broader technological shifts, as well as identify opportunities to incorporate best current thinking into product designs.
Collaborate on and present work to a range of stakeholders – executives, engineers, product managers, business leaders, researchers, other UX and visual designers.
About the team
Amazon Music is an immersive audio entertainment service that deepens connections between fans, artists, and creators. From personalized music playlists to exclusive podcasts, concert livestreams to artist merch, Amazon Music is innovating at some of the most exciting intersections of music and culture. We offer experiences that serve all listeners with our different tiers of service: Prime members get access to all the music in shuffle mode, and top ad-free podcasts, included with their membership; customers can upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited for unlimited, on-demand access to 100 million songs, including millions in HD, Ultra HD, and spatial audio; and anyone can listen for free by downloading the Amazon Music app or via Alexa-enabled devices. Join us for the opportunity to influence how Amazon Music engages fans, artists, and creators on a global scale. Learn more at https://www.amazon.com/music.
Basic Qualifications
5+ years of design experience
3+ years of delivering design solutions as a UX designer or interaction designer experience
Have an available online portfolio
Experience with Figma and other prototyping tools.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI)
Experience working in a collaborative team and working directly with developers for implementation of designs
Knowledge of usability principles and techniques
Experience acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) and creating personas and journey maps
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills including the ability to present design concepts clearly and persuasively to colleagues, partners and stakeholders
Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
Relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business needs and customer expectations
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $106,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $184,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.