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Staff Product Designer, Fan Activation

Patreon • San Francisco, United States of America 🇺🇸

Hybrid Full-time Lead

Lead design for core activation experiences that deepen creator–fan relationships and drive monetization. Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to scope, iterate, and deliver high-quality, user-centered solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design for core activation experiences that deepen creator–fan relationships and drive monetization.
  • Translate broad, multi-touchpoint journeys into clear, actionable product flows and strategies.
  • Identify and design tools that help creators showcase their work in ways that inspire fan engagement and conversion.
  • Help activate new fans exploring their interests on Patreon through features that foster deeper connections between them and the creators they discover.
  • Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to scope, iterate, and deliver high-quality, user-centered solutions.
  • Use insights from research, data, and market analysis to inform long-term design direction and validate solutions.
  • Maintain a high bar for craft in visual and interaction design across membership experiences.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of product design experience, with a focus on consumer-facing digital products.
  • Proven track record designing for complex, multi-step user journeys that drive retention, engagement, or monetization.
  • Strong visual and interaction design skills, with an eye for clarity, simplicity, and detail.
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and converging toward clarity through exploration and iteration.
  • Skilled collaborator who builds trust and alignment across disciplines.
  • Portfolio demonstrating shipped, high-impact work with measurable results.

Key Skills

  • product design
  • visual design
  • interaction design
  • user research
  • data analysis
  • collaboration
  • problem-solving

Benefits

  • Salary
  • Equity plans
  • Healthcare
  • Flexible time off
  • Company holidays and recharge days
  • Commuter benefits
  • Lifestyle stipends
  • Learning and development stipends
  • Patronage
  • Parental leave
  • 401k plan with matching

About Patreon

Patreon is the best place for creators to build community with their biggest fans, share exclusive work, and turn their passions into lasting creative businesses. Hundreds of thousands of video creators, podcasters, musicians, writers, game developers, and more are achieving creative and financial freedom doing what they love on Patreon, powered directly by fans who love what they do. Our endgame? A future where creators are in control, and real community thrives.

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