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The New York Times · 1 week ago

Staff Design Technologist, New A.I. Products & Platforms

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$160K/yr - $192K/yr

7+ years exp

The New York Times is seeking a Staff Design Technologist to help design and prototype A.I. experiences as part of their initiative to build next-generation A.I.-powered products. This role involves collaborating with various teams to enhance user experiences and uphold journalistic excellence while leading and mentoring junior team members.

Digital MediaJournalismNews

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Create clear, realistic prototypes at high fidelity of new A.I.-powered experiences

Use live A.I. APIs to test and assess applications of generative A.I. in NYT products

Collaborate with engineers to determine how A.I. infrastructure and services should be consumed by the client apps

Guide product strategy and concept development, ensuring we're focused on the most important problems and designing the right solutions

Create UX artifacts that assess a range of editorial and consumer scenarios

Lead conversations and help make decisions with the cross-functional leadership team

Contribute to the development of design standards and systems

Represent your team's work to leadership within the company

Improve the people and process around you by shaping and participating in team and Product Design rituals

Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Qualification

Design Technologist experiencePrototyping for native appsUser research collaborationInteraction designData analysisBuilding user interfacesRefining AI behaviorCuriosity for journalismMicro-interactionsMotion designAccessibility best practices0-to-1 environment experience

Required

7+ years of experience as a design technologist or UX engineer, with recent experience creating coded prototypes for native apps that use datasets

7+ years of experience with interaction design and prototyping, including a portfolio showing a deep care for micro-interactions, motion, and accessibility best practices

7+ years of experience working with user research and data analysis teams to inform product and UX decisions

Experience building user interfaces that integrate with LLMs

Experience refining AI's tone, format, and behavior to align with brand guidelines and product goals

Experience working in 0-to-1 environments where requirements change often

Preferred

A profound curiosity for journalism and the future of the information ecosystem

Company

The New York Times

The New York Times is powered by the idea that independent, deeply reported journalism fuels a healthy and engaged society.

Founded in 1851

New York, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.nytco.com/

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