Experience Designer, Extensibility Job at Adobe in San Francisco

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen.

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The opportunity

Do you like solving complex problems and building systems that scale? Adobe Design is seeking a designer to join our growing Extensibility team for Creative Cloud and Adobe Express. We are designing next-generation experiences for our wide range of customers—from pro creatives to creative communicators. Your work would include adding to extensibility experiences of partners large and small. You can help craft the future of third-party and first-party extensibility at Adobe.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with a team of innovative designers and cross-functional partners who are steadfast advocates for our users.
• Design the forward-thinking experiences of how our users discover and use Adobe Express and Firefly as mini, embedded experiences in the places that they work across the web, which includes our partner integrations that embed our creative superpowers on first- and third-party surfaces.
• Navigate ambiguity by taking the initiative to seek clarity.
• Closely collaborate across design teams, as well as product management and engineering partners.
• Convey design through compelling stories—via sketches, storyboards, hi-fidelity mockups, and/or prototypes—and be confident presenting both to leadership and across the design team.
• Help our customers level up, give them more tools to be creative, and push the boundaries of what’s possible in creative tools.
• Participate in or lead research to learn more about our user and partner needs.

What you need to succeed

Must-haves:

• 2+ years of experience and/or training in design or a related field
• College degree or equivalent practical experience in design with an emphasis on graphic design, HCI, or related design field
• Experience with design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Keynote, or Sketch
• Experience doing hands-on design of a variety of products, websites, web apps, mobile apps, ecommerce, and native apps
• A proven track record of delivering excellent experiences that meet user needs, product requirements, and strategic business objectives
• Experience working iteratively with an agile engineering team
• Very strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills and storytelling skills
• Ability to share design rationale persuasively to all functions of the organization
• Deep collaboration focus
• Ability to build functional prototypes to test with users
• A growth mindset, eager to broaden your skills and expertise.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience designing for both desktop and mobile
• Prior experience designing for the extensibility space (plugins, integrations, etc.)
• Passion for building creative integrations and plugins
• Deep knowledge around and passion for accessible and inclusive design

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and portfolio (please include any portfolio passwords). Include examples of work you feel demonstrates you have the skills needed to succeed in this role.

About Adobe Design

Adobe Design creates tools that amplify the world’s ability to create and communicate. We’re a global team of designers, researchers, prototypers, content strategists, program managers, and more who work across Adobe’s three product lines: Creative Cloud, Document Cloud, and Experience Cloud.

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