Visual Designer, Chrome Desktop

About the Role

As a Visual Designer for Chrome Desktop at Google, you will be instrumental in shaping industry-leading user experiences, adhering to Google's foundational principle: "Focus on the user and all else will follow." This role is deeply embedded within Google's User Experience (UX) team, which consists of multidisciplinary experts dedicated to understanding and serving users. You'll collaborate closely with UX Designers, Researchers, Writers, Content Strategists, Program Managers, and Engineers to bring innovative, beautiful, and accessible products to life.

You will specifically define the visual logic of Chrome on Desktop, building intuitive and scalable frameworks that transform complex technical challenges into elegant, user-centric interfaces. Your work will involve designing new features, evolving the Chrome design system, and using visual storytelling to communicate compelling ideas for the browser.

Chrome is committed to fostering a better, more open web, focusing on enhancing the browser's safety, security, and overall user experience across all major platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. As an open-source project, Chrome aims to benefit the entire web ecosystem through continuous innovation in speed, simplicity, and security.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of visual design experience in product design or UX/UI design.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work in your resume (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience working in a complex, cross-functional organization.
• 1 year of experience leading design projects.
• Ability to demonstrate excellence in visual and motion design.

Responsibilities

• Develop components, patterns, and frameworks used across multiple features to ensure a unified user experience.
• Deliver high-fidelity designs and UI specifications that align with existing desktop patterns and development constraints.
• Maintain a high bar for visual excellence by iteratively refining designs based on stakeholder input and user needs. Bring a critical eye to your own work, ensuring that every component and framework you create is well-considered and contributes to a unified product identity.
• Partner with UX, Product Manager (PM), and engineering to elevate visual craft at the feature level. Communicate your design rationale clearly, ensuring that visual solutions are grounded in user needs and project requirements.
• Contribute to the development and evolution of the Chrome Desktop design system, ensuring all assets adhere to established principles of longevity, scalability, and accessibility.

Benefits and Compensation

Google offers a comprehensive benefits package to all eligible US-based employees. Benefits include health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; a 401(k) with company match; generous paid time off including 20 days of vacation per year, 40 hours of sick time annually, and 13 paid holidays; and extensive maternity/baby bonding leave. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $129,000-$185,000, in addition to bonus, equity, and benefits. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location, with individual pay influenced by work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Key skills/competency

• Visual Design
• UX/UI Design
• Product Design
• Design Systems
• User-Centered Design
• Motion Design
• Typography
• Iconography
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Accessibility Standards