Product Designer, Design Foundations

Patreon is a media and community platform where over 300,000 creators give their biggest fans access to exclusive work and experiences. We offer creators a variety of ways to engage with their fans and build a lasting business including: paid memberships, free memberships, community chats, live video, and selling to fans directly with one-time purchases.

Ultimately our goal is simple: fund the creative class. And we're leaders in that space, with:

• $10 billion+ generated by creators since Patreon's inception

• 100 million+ free memberships for fans who may not be ready to pay just yet, and

• 25 million+ paid memberships on Patreon today.

We’re continuing to invest heavily in building the most talented team in the Creator Economy and are looking for a Staff Product Designer, Design Foundations to support our mission.

This role is based in New York or San Francisco and open to those who are able to be in-office 2 days per week on a hybrid work model.

The Staff Product Designer for the Foundations team will shape the holistic user experience of our platform, ensuring a cohesive, high-quality visual system that integrates seamlessly with our brand. This role sits at the intersection of product design, visual systems, and brand execution, guiding how Patreon shows up across creator and fan experiences. You’ll define and refine our visual product language, enabling designers to work more efficiently while maintaining consistency and excellence.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role where you’ll mentor and support the product design team, work closely with the design system to set standards for UI and interaction patterns, and create best practices that accelerate great design. You’ll help bridge the gap between product and brand expression with strong, opinionated decisions. From redesigning core experiences to refining our navigation and design architecture, you’ll play a critical role in modernizing Patreon’s platform. This role is ideal for an equally visual and systems thinker who thrives on variety.

About the Role

• Define and refine Patreon’s visual product language to enable consistency, efficiency, and excellence across the platform

• Proactively discover product-wide opportunities to improve quality and craft, and help bring clarity and insight through high-fidelity prototypes and expert storytelling

• Work closely with Product and Engineering to identify, plan, scope and execute design solutions

• Work across the entire design organization to develop innovative patterns and systems that are durable, repeatable and achieve a high standard for craft

• Create, collaborate, and iterate on prototypes, high-fidelity visuals, and key flows

• Mentor and support the product design team, setting standards for UI, interaction patterns, and visual craft.

• Contribute to the visioning, sequencing, tactics, and execution of a multi-phased overhaul of the product

About You

• 7+ years of crafting end-to-end product design experiences

• Highly competent in translating the needs of a target audience to solutions through a holistic and empathetic process

• Portfolio with demonstrated evidence of shipping world-class customer experiences that have made a significant impact on business metrics

• Deep organization and execution skills, especially in collaboration with multiple stakeholders

• Experience in developing design systems and best practices for UI and UX in high craft products

• A deep commitment to craft & product excellence

• A humble, collaborative, and service-oriented approach to your career

• Scrappiness & bias towards action: we’re building the future of creative independence and changing the way art is made

About Patreon
Patreon powers creators to do what they love and get paid by the people who love what they do. Our team is passionate about making this mission and our core values come to life every day in our work. Through this work, our Patronauts:

• Put Creators First | They’re the reason we’re here. When creators win, we win.

• Build with Craft | We sign our name to every deliverable, just like the creators we serve.

• Make it Happen | We don’t quit. We learn and deliver.

• Win Together | We grow as individuals. We win as a team.

We hire talented and passionate people from different backgrounds because workplace diversity and inclusion is critical to our ability to serve creators worldwide. If you’re excited about a role but your past experience doesn’t match with every bullet point outlined above, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. If you’re a creator at heart, are energized by our mission, and share our company values, we’d love to hear from you.

Patreon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We provide employment opportunities without regard to age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the interview process, please let us know via email at accommodations@patreon.

Patreon offers a competitive benefits package including and not limited to salary, equity plans, healthcare, flexible time off, company holidays and recharge days, commuter benefits, lifestyle stipends, learning and development stipends, patronage, parental leave, and 401k plan with matching.

Patreon operates under a hybrid work model, where employees based in office locations are expected to come into the office two days per week, excluding sick time and paid leave. The goal of this policy is to be intentional about the in-person time we spend together to strengthen the feeling of community at Patreon. Candidates hired into remote-eligible roles are not expected to meet the same requirements.

At Patreon, we believe in fair and transparent pay. In compliance with New York and California pay transparency laws, we are sharing the expected salary range for this role.

The posted salary range is dependent on the location and the level. This range may encompass multiple levels within the role’s job family. The final offer will be based on candidate’s experience, skills, competencies, and geographic location, aligning with the appropriate job level within Patreon’s leveling framework. For remote employees located outside CA and NY, salary may vary based on location and local market conditions.

Patreon reserves the right to modify or update compensation and benefits at any time.