Staff Product Designer, Fan Activation

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 best creator platform with the best team in the creator economy and are looking for a Staff Product Designer 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.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Product Designer to lead design for fan activation, shaping the fan experience for how fans find, onboard, and discover their favorite creators and communities. You’ll design the touchpoints and experiences that help fans at each step of their fan journey, drawing them deeper into fan communities, create demand to become paying fans, and unlock sustainable revenue over time. Your work will directly influence how creators grow sustainable businesses and how fans feel more connected and invested.

You’ll be embedded in the Fan Activation team, partnering closely with Product, Engineering, and Research to bring clarity to ambiguous opportunities, design high-impact creator and fan experiences, and ensure they launch with polish and purpose.

In this role, you will:

• 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.

About You

• 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.

• [Nice to have] Experience in digital media, subscriptions, community platforms, or e-commerce.

• [Nice to have] Familiarity with fan engagement or membership-based product experiences.

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 accomodations@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.