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Product Designer

Captions - New York, NY, USA - In-office - posted 2026-09-28

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Mirage is an AI-native video platform that uses natural language to intelligently orchestrate production and editing. The platform leverages AI models to execute creative decisions a professional editor would make, improving productivity for experienced teams while making video creation accessible to anyone. You'll join an interdisciplinary team tackling foundational problems in generative media. As a senior product designer, you'll have significant ownership over complex, cross-functional product initiatives from concept through launch. You'll partner closely with executive, product, and engineering teams to shape product vision, strategy, and roadmap, directly influencing high-level business decisions. Key responsibilities include: - Partnering with executive and product teams to define product vision, strategy, and long-term roadmap - Owning complex, cross-functional product initiatives from concept through launch - Translating ambiguous business and user problems into clear design frameworks, user journeys, and high-fidelity prototypes - Leading product thinking across the organization through strong judgment and thoughtful critique - Driving and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative research to inform product direction - Establishing, scaling, and evolving a robust design system - Mentoring other designers and providing design leadership to cross-functional partners - Championing user-centric decision-making while balancing technical constraints and business priorities - Identifying opportunities to improve product experience and internal processes - Staying ahead of emerging design patterns and industry trends The role is highly hands-on with significant autonomy. You'll help turn rapidly evolving AI capabilities into intuitive, delightful products while establishing design systems and patterns that enable rapid iteration without sacrificing craft quality. REQUIREMENTS: - 6+ years of product design experience with demonstrated ownership of complex, consumer-facing digital products (mobile and/or desktop) - Proven track record leading end-to-end design initiatives from strategy through launch with measurable impact - Strong systems thinking with experience building or scaling design systems - Portfolio demonstrating strategic problem framing, high-quality execution, and shipped work - Deep proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools - Experience influencing and collaborating with cross-functional partners (product, engineering, executive stakeholders) - Ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and drive clarity - Strong communication skills and solid understanding of technical constraints and trade-offs

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