Product Designer – AI Content Experiences

Who is Northwind Robotics? We are a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with a strong presence across the United States. Unified by a shared passion for solving complicated problems, our people are our greatest asset. We use technology as a tool to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, powered by the knowledge, skills, and the expertise of our teams, who all have unique perspectives and years of experience across multiple industries. We’re bold, smart, agile, and fun. What does Northwind Robotics do? Northwind Robotics helps organizations unlock value from existing assets by leveraging cutting-edge technology to create additional revenue streams and new lines of business. We connect strategy, business solutions, products, and services to transform and grow companies. Why Northwind Robotics? At Northwind Robotics, we believe in the power of possibility and are passionate about bringing it to life. Whether you join our bustling product division, our multifaceted services team or you want to grow your career in human resources, your ability to make an impact is amplified when you join one of our teams. You’ll focus on solving unique business problems while gaining hands-on experience with the world’s best technology. We believe in unique perspectives and build teams of people with diverse skillsets and backgrounds. At Northwind Robotics, you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple clients and teams, such as data science and product development, all while learning, growing, and developing new solutions. We guarantee you won’t find a better place to work and thrive than at Northwind Robotics. In This Role In this role, you will design engaging, visually polished content experiences for high-visibility consumer digital surfaces, including AI-generated and personalized news, discovery, and interest-feed experiences. You will own design work end to end for specific feature areas, from early concept exploration through production handoff, while partnering closely with product managers, engineers, content strategists, and design peers. You will contribute to AI-first content experiences and support the redesign of existing consumer surfaces to better engage a younger audience. This role requires strong visual design craft, comfort working within complex design systems, and the ability to rapidly explore and validate ideas through interactive prototypes, including lightweight coded prototypes when appropriate. Responsibilities Design expressive, visually compelling features for AI-powered news, discovery, personalization, and interest-feed experiences. Create clear, engaging visual stories that communicate product ideas and design rationale to stakeholders. Own end-to-end design for assigned features, from concept development through final engineering handoff. Partner closely with product managers, engineers, content strategists, and cross-functional stakeholders to define problems, explore solutions, and align on scope. Work effectively within an established design system to deliver cohesive, scalable, and production-ready designs. Create designs and prototypes in Figma to validate interaction flows, usability, and visual direction. Build or collaborate on lightweight interactive prototypes, including coded prototypes when needed, to test and communicate ideas. Apply a sharp eye for detail to ensure pixel-perfect execution, visual quality, and strong fit and finish across releases. Collaborate with motion designers to integrate animation, transitions, and micro-interactions that improve usability and delight. Present work in design reviews, incorporate feedback, and clearly articulate the rationale behind visual decisions. Stay current on emerging design trends, AI capabilities, prototyping tools, and consumer content behaviors to inform innovative product experiences. Qualifications 5–7 years of professional experience designing digital products, with strong proficiency in Figma, component systems, interaction flows, and prototyping. Strong portfolio required, showcasing polished visual design work for consumer-facing digital products. Strong background in visual design, including layout, typography, color, iconography, interaction design, and visual storytelling. Experience designing and shipping consumer-facing digital products, with an understanding of engagement, usability, and scale. Experience working within complex design systems and delivering cohesive, scalable product experiences. Ability to independently deliver design work from concept through production handoff. Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including product, engineering, content, and design stakeholders. Comfort working in a fast-paced, iterative product environment with evolving priorities and deadlines. Familiarity with prototyping tools and workflows, including interactive prototypes used to validate and communicate design ideas. At least 1 year of experience or demonstrated comfort with lightweight coded prototyping, vibe coding, or front-en