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Staff Content Designer, Search AI

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Compensation
$188–274K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Staff Content Designer will shape generative AI experiences in Google Search through content strategy and model training. The role partners with UX designers, researchers, product managers, engineers, and operations teams to set content direction and standards for mission-critical projects. It applies UX principles, user feedback, technical insights, data analysis, and prompt engineering to guide design decisions and improve Search experiences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Product DesignUXContent DesignModel TrainingGenerative AILarge Language ModelsMachine Learning ProductsPrompt EngineeringRubric DevelopmentModel EvaluationData AnalysisUser ResearchContent Strategy

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience8 Years Product Design or UX ExperiencePortfolio or Relevant Work LinkMaster's in Design, HCI, CS, or Related12 Years Product Design or UX Experience4 Years Leading Design Projects

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XApplicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8 years of experience in product design or UX.

  • Experience in content design and model training.

  • 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.

  • 12 years of experience in product design or UX, including 4 years of experience leading design projects.

  • Experience working with Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), or machine learning products.

  • Experience in prompt engineering, rubric development, or model evaluation methods.

  • Experience using data and user research to inform content strategy and measure the impact of quality improvements.

About the job

As a UX writer, you are an advocate for Google design, shaping product experiences by creating useful, meaningful text that helps users complete tasks. You help set the vision for content and drive cohesive product narratives across multiple platforms and touch points. As a stellar writer, your portfolio of work demonstrates content that simplifies and beautifies the overall user experience. You work with people in a variety of UX design-related jobs including researchers, product managers, engineers, marketing and customer operations. Collaborating with each, you strive to establish cohesive language and a unified voice across products and platforms. You regularly use empathy, logic and data to inform content choices and recommendations that include the right words and sometimes complementary data and images.

As a Staff Content Designer, you’ll drive generative AI experiences on Search, including mission-critical model behavior design efforts. In this high-impact role, you’ll pioneer innovative content strategies and model training methods, blending editorial expertise and design thinking with data analysis and prompt engineering. You’ll partner closely with UX designers and researchers, product managers, engineers, and operations teams to shape the evolution of Search by developing strategic content direction for various mission-critical projects.

By leveraging your expertise in UX principles, user feedback, and technical insights, you’ll guide project direction, define content standards, and identify high-impact opportunities for solving difficult problems in emerging areas with limited precedent—ensuring Google Search remains a reliable and cutting-edge resource for users worldwide.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Drive generative AI experiences on Search by pioneering innovative content strategies and model training methods.

  • Partner with UX designers, researchers, product managers, and engineers to develop strategic content direction for mission-critical projects.

  • Apply UX principles, user feedback, and technical insights to define content standards and identify high-impact opportunities in emerging areas.

  • Create high-impact deliverables that set direction, ensure high-quality content experiences, and maintain Google Search as a reliable resource.

  • Influence cross-functional stakeholders and provide direction on design solutions based on data analysis, prompt engineering, and user insights.

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Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,896 open Product Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$188–274K/yr
  • California median$166–230K/yr490 salary ranges
  • US median$147–205K/yr1,403 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $231K, is 19% above the California median midpoint ($195K) — in the top quarter of Product Designer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 648 open Product Designer jobs in California and 1,896 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Product Designer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 1,501 postings).
Education
365 of the 1,896 open Product Designer jobs (19%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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