Senior E-Commerce Product Designer, NYT Wirecutter (Temp)

The role

You will own the design evolution of the Wirecutter Store. You will design intuitive interfaces for the homepage, product detail pages, and checkout flows.

What you will do

• Translate complex business requirements into high-fidelity designs.
• Wireframe, prototype, and refine interfaces for desktop and mobile.
• Analyze the shopping funnel to identify friction points.
• Design solutions to improve navigation, product discovery, and checkout.
• Audit site experience to identify growth opportunities and propose improvements to site architecture.
• Partner with the business team to drive the A/B testing roadmap.
• Design and implement UI experiments using data to iterate.
• Build, configure, and manage pages using the Shopify platform.
• Act as design advocate in meetings with technical partners.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant design experience.
• Portfolio showcasing e-commerce design ability and process.
• Understanding of information architecture, interaction design, and visual hierarchy.
• Experience designing for Shopify.
• Experience navigating the Shopify theme editor and managing product assets.
• Experience designing templates for e-commerce email platforms (e.g., Klaviyo, Shopify Email).
• Experience using analytics to understand site performance.

Nice to have

• Experience using design to solve for conversion and usability.
• Experience presenting the why behind design choices and working with developers, PMs, and stakeholders.

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Restricted stock
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)
• Company-matching 401(k) plan
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick days
• Paid parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs

Before you apply

• Submit your own work and do not use GenAI tools to generate substantive content during the application and interview process.

About the company

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world through independent journalism.