Artsy is on a mission to expand the art market to support more artists and art in the world. As a Senior or Lead Product Designer, you will play a key role in shaping and elevating our customer experience, ensuring collectors can seamlessly discover, follow, and purchase artworks. This role requires strategic, user-centered thinking and exceptional design craft to deliver engaging, frictionless experiences. You’ll work on complex design challenges that directly impact Artsy’s marketplace, empowering collectors to make meaningful connections with artists and galleries. This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovative design solutions in a global luxury eCommerce space.
You will be part of the Product Design team, a collaborative group of designers embedded within a multidisciplinary Product organization. This team works closely with Product, Data, and Engineering to drive user-centered decisions and deliver meaningful impact. Reporting to the Director of Product Design, you will contribute to shaping the product roadmap, iterating on high-value features, and enhancing our design systems. You will also have the opportunity to mentor more junior designers and contribute to a culture of design excellence.
You’ll be joining a newly formed team focused on engagement, retention, and the overall app experience. The goal: build intuitive, compelling experiences that keep collectors coming back – whether they’re discovering new artists, browsing fresh works, or diving deeper into the art world.
This is a full time hybrid role, with in office attendance required 1-2 days a week. This role is based in our NYC office.
What You’ll Do at Artsy:Lead product design projects across the entire lifecycle, from discovery to launch, ensuring a seamless and engaging collector experience.
Provide strategic design leadership, helping to shape a unified vision for user experience across the platform.
Develop multiple design concepts, prototypes, and artifacts that inform product strategy and create high-quality customer experiences.
Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions and continuously improve Artsy’s products.
Strengthen collaboration between Product, Engineering, and Data teams by fostering transparency and shared knowledge of user interactions.
Facilitate workshops, stakeholder discussions, and feedback sessions to drive innovation and alignment across teams.
This role is a fit for you if:
You have extensive product design experience (full end-to-end product development) and understand the complexities of a low-frequency two-sided marketplace, luxury, eCommerce, or Startup products.
You have a strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in digital product design, visual design, and UX/UI principles across web and mobile.
You are fluent in translating user insights and data into tangible, customer-centric solutions across app and web platforms.
You possess strong design fundamentals, including interaction design, information architecture, usability principles, and a keen eye for detail.
You are highly collaborative, thrive in cross-functional teams, and can work effectively with engineers, product managers, and data analysts.
You are currently authorized to live and work in the USA.
This role will be based in New York
It’s a plus if you…
You have experience designing for growth-oriented projects and optimising user acquisition, engagement, and retention.
You have a working knowledge of SEO best practices and how they influence design decisions.
Have experience scaling and maintaining a design system in collaboration with engineers and other designers.
This role is unlikely to be a good match if you….
Struggle to work collaboratively with stakeholders across multiple disciplines and time zones.
Prefer working on isolated design tasks rather than end-to-end product experiences.
What success looks like in your first 3-6 months:
First 3 months:
Gain a deep understanding of Artsy’s design systems, collector journey, and business goals.
Establish relationships with cross-functional teams and begin contributing to ongoing projects.
Conduct research and audits to identify UX opportunities within the collector experience.
First 6 months:
Lead a key product design initiative from discovery to execution.
Implement improvements based on user feedback and data-driven insights.
Collaborate with engineers and product managers to iterate on and refine high-impact features.
We know no one is a perfect match on paper, so if you’re passionate about this role, please apply! We’re excited to learn how your skills, experiences, and insights could make a difference.
Please Note: We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in USA. This is a hybrid role with office attendance required 1-2 days/week.
How we will Evaluate your Skills:Our standard interview process looks like:
Talent Acquisition Interview
Hiring Manager Interview
Portfolio Review Interview with Close Cross-Functional Collaborators
HR Interview & Design Critique with full Design team
If you are selected to interview for the Product Design position, we will share a detailed guide on what you can expect from the hiring process and how to prepare for each stage.
What We Offer:Opportunity to reimagine the art industry while working with a talented, diverse, international team.
Competitive salary and equity
Flexible time off: our culture of trust and empowerment allows employees to take the time they need away from work while still excelling in their roles
We are a global hybrid team: most employees work from our NYC, London, or Berlin offices 2-3 days per week. (In-person expectations vary by role)
Comprehensive healthcare & benefit options, including: medical, dental, parental leave, short- and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program featuring free mental health support, 401k, commuter benefits, flexible spending accounts (FSA), health savings accounts (HSA), financial wellness support & resources, and more
Professional development, including: mentoring, lunch & learns, regular training, 1:1 management, and an open feedback culture
Engaging opportunities and internal programming globally, to foster new relationships and build upon our collaborative community. Including: happy hours, holiday parties, global "All Hands" meetings, "Artsy Salon" (a yearly exhibition of our team's creativity), attendance to art world events, and more
The salary range for this role is $150,000-$195,000 annually. Artsy is committed to equitable compensation practices, and your offer will depend on the relevant experience and skillset you bring to the team.
All compensation packages include meaningful Artsy equity and competitive health benefits. Please see our “What We Offer” above for more detail, or speak to our Talent Acquisition Team to learn more!
Please note that we do not accept applications sent by email. You should submit your application directly through our careers website!
Artsy ValuesArtsy has five core values that will inform your experience at Artsy.
For the Love of Art: We have relentless curiosity, empathy, and passion for collectors, artists, and the art market. We are here to make the art world more fair and welcoming.
Own Our Outcomes: We are all individual owners of Artsy’s shared success. We are resourceful and resilient, and to get the job done, we each take responsibility for our outcomes.
Lead with Openness: We trust in our teammates. We seek diverse perspectives, communicate authentically, and act with integrity. A more open art world starts with us.
Transform Together: Our mission asks us to challenge the status quo. We embrace feedback, learning, and change so that we can transform our industry, our company, and ourselves.
Impact Over Perfection: Using both art and science, we debate and decide swiftly and iterate on our plans as we learn. To make the biggest impact, we prioritize speed and clarity of action over perfection.
Artsy is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status.
To ApplyTo apply, please submit your application here. When you apply, you will be directed to a third party site.ARTSY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE VALUE A DIVERSE WORKFORCE AND AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE. WE ENCOURAGE APPLICATIONS FROM ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, MARITAL STATUS, DISABILITY, AND VETERAN STATUS.