Staff Product Designer, Digital Video & Audio at Adobe · San…

Staff Product Designer, Digital Video & Audio Location: San Francisco The opportunity We’re looking for a Staff Product Designer to join our team building digital video and audio tools. Our mission is to help people tell stories through video, motion, and audio – supporting everyone from Hollywood professionals to emerging creators. We’re shaping the future of Premiere, our flagship video editing application. In this role, you’ll help define how modern video creation evolves, working across complex workflows and pushing the boundaries of what creative tools can do. If you’re excited about designing for powerful systems, navigating ambiguity, and empowering storytellers at scale, we’d love to hear from you. What you’ll do Drive the design vision for key areas of Premiere, shaping end-to-end experiences across complex video editing workflows Define and frame ambiguous problem spaces, turning them into clear product and design directions Partner with cross-functional leaders to influence product strategy and roadmap decisions Lead design across large, interconnected features, ensuring cohesive experiences at scale Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, and prototypers to bring ideas from concept to high-quality execution Advocate for users by balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints Facilitate alignment across teams and organizations, helping drive clarity and momentum in complex projects Raise the quality bar by contributing to design craft, systems thinking, and design standards across the team Mentor and support other designers through feedback, critique, and collaborative problem-solving Explore emerging technologies, including AI, and help define how they shape the future of creative tools What you'll bring Must-haves: Experience designing complex, system-level products or workflows, ideally in creative tools or similarly technical domains Ability to navigate ambiguity and independently define problems, opportunities, and approaches Track record of influencing product direction and cross-functional decisions Strong systems thinking and the ability to connect individual features into cohesive user experiences Experience collaborating with and influencing senior stakeholders across multiple teams Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Ability to communicate ideas clearly through presentations, prototypes, or storytelling artifacts Experience iterating on feedback and delivering high-quality work within evolving timelines Solid foundation in visual and interaction design principles Familiarity with tools such as Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and design & prototyping tools like Figma, Cursor, or similar Interest in building tools that empower creators and storytellers Nice-to-haves: Experience working with video, motion, or audio tools (professionally or personally) Interest or experience in using AI as part of your design process Experience mentoring or supporting other designers Interest in fostering an inclusive and collaborative team environment Preferred Accessibility Design Skills: Experience designing accessible and inclusive interfaces for people with disabilities. Understanding of applying WCAG conformance criteria in design, specifically testing comps, wireframes, and prototypes for accessibility standards. Accessibility certifications CPACC, WAS, CPWA, or ADS from the IAAP preferred. About Adobe Design Adobe Design is the multidisciplinary, global organization behind Adobe experiences. Our full-stack team includes design researchers, design engineers, experience designers, brand designers, content strategists, and program managers dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences for Adobe users. About Adobe Adobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity. 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At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience. Expected Pay Range: Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $146,300 -- $274,300 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In California, the pay range for this position is $189,400 - $274,300 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP). In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award. State-Specific Notices: California: Fair Chance Ordinances Adobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances. Colorado: Application Window Notice If this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. 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