Figma is growing our team of passionate people on a mission to make design accessible to all. Born on the Web, Figma helps entire product teams brainstorm, design and build better products — from start to finish. Whether it’s consolidating tools, simplifying workflows, or collaborating across teams and time zones, Figma makes the design process faster, more efficient, and fun while keeping everyone on the same page. From great products to long-lasting companies, we believe that nothing great is made alone—come make with us!
Figma is seeking a Content Strategist focused on Product Design to join our Story Studio team. In this role, you'll develop compelling narratives that showcase the craft, process, and impact of product design, helping us tell authentic stories that resonate with the design community. As someone who lives and breathes product design, you'll translate complex design concepts into accessible, engaging content that inspires our audience and illuminates how products take shape.
This is a full-time role that can be held from one of our US hubs or remotely in the United States.
What you'll do at Figma:- Create compelling content that showcases product design processes, methodologies, and thinking
- Develop narratives around new product features that highlight the design decisions and user problems being solved
- Interview designers, researchers, and product managers to capture authentic design perspectives and translate technical design concepts into engaging stories for various audience segments
- Contribute to thought leadership on design trends, tools, and methodologies by staying deeply connected to the product design community and culture
- Create case studies that highlight innovative design work and workflows
- Partner with product teams to document and share design processes
- Maintain an authentic design voice across our content platforms
- Collaborate with the broader marketing team to integrate design stories into our content strategy
- 5+ years experience creating content with a focus on product design and technology
- Experience working with or embedded in product design teams
- Strong portfolio of design-focused writing (articles, case studies, interviews) and a deep understanding of design processes, terminology, and culture
- Experience interviewing designers and technical stakeholders
- Strong editorial judgment and distinctive writing voice
- Active engagement with design community conversations and trends
- Technical understanding of design tools and workflows
- Ability to balance design authenticity with broader content objectives
- Background as a product designer or in a design-adjacent role
- Experience with design systems and component-based design
- Understanding of front-end development concepts
- Experience creating multimedia design content (podcasts, videos)
- Proficiency with design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite)
- Experience creating educational content about design
- Technical writing experience
Pay Transparency Disclosure
If based in Figma’s San Francisco or New York hub offices, this role has the annual base salary range stated below.
Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified. For roles that are available to be filled remotely, the pay range is localized according to employee work location by a factor of between 80% and 100% of range. Please discuss your specific work location with your recruiter for more information.
Figma offers equity to employees, as well a competitive package of additional benefits, including health, dental & vision, retirement with company contribution, parental leave & reproductive or family planning support, mental health & wellness benefits, generous PTO, company recharge days, a learning & development stipend, a work from home stipend, and cell phone reimbursement. Figma also offers sales incentive pay for most sales roles and an annual bonus plan for eligible non-sales roles. Figma’s compensation and benefits are subject to change and may be modified in the future.
At Figma we celebrate and support our differences. We know employing a team rich in diverse thoughts, experiences, and opinions allows our employees, our product and our community to flourish. Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to apply for a role, participate in the interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require accommodation, please reach out to [email protected]. These modifications enable an individual with a disability to have an equal opportunity not only to get a job, but successfully perform their job tasks to the same extent as people without disabilities.
Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Holding interviews in an accessible location
- Enabling closed captioning on video conferencing
- Ensuring all written communication be compatible with screen readers
- Changing the mode or format of interviews
To ensure the integrity of our hiring process and facilitate a more personal connection, we require all candidates keep their cameras on during video interviews. Additionally, if hired you will be required to attend in person onboarding.
By applying for this job, the candidate acknowledges and agrees that any personal data contained in their application or supporting materials will be processed in accordance with Figma's Candidate Privacy Notice.
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