This free Product Designer job description template is ready to use — copy it, replace the {{placeholders}}, and post your role in minutes. It includes a company intro, a role summary, responsibilities, requirements, nice-to-haves, and compensation, with writing tips and FAQs below to help you tailor it to your team.
When to use this template
Use this when you're hiring a product designer to own the end-to-end experience of a product area: understanding users, shaping flows, and delivering polished, usable interfaces.
Designers read JDs for two things — what they'll get to own, and what your design culture is like. Be concrete about both. Mentioning your tools (Figma), your design-to-engineering relationship, and whether research is part of the role will do more than a generic list of responsibilities.
If you need a specialist (brand, design systems, or pure UX research), adjust the focus rather than asking one person to do everything well.
Writing tips
- Ask for a portfolio and say so explicitly — it's the primary signal for design roles.
- Be clear about scope: full-stack product design vs. UI, UX research, or design systems.
- Describe your design culture and how designers work with PMs and engineers.
- Avoid requiring front-end coding unless it's genuinely part of the job.
- Include the salary range and whether the role is remote-friendly.
The job description
Copy the template below and replace the {{placeholders}} and [bracketed notes] with your specifics.
About {{company}}
{{company}} is [what you do]. We care deeply about craft, and we're hiring a Product Designer to help shape the experience of [product area].
The role
As a Product Designer, you'll own the experience of [product area] from research through final UI. You'll work closely with product and engineering to turn fuzzy problems into clear, beautiful, usable products. This role reports to {{hiring_manager}} and is based {{work_type}} in {{location}}.
What you'll do
- Own design for your area, from early research and flows to polished, shipped UI.
- Talk to users to understand their problems and validate your ideas.
- Prototype quickly and iterate based on feedback and data.
- Partner with engineers to ship designs that hold up in the real product.
- Contribute to and help evolve our design system.
What we're looking for
- 3+ years designing digital products, with a portfolio that shows shipped work.
- Strong skills across UX and UI — you can move from a problem to a refined interface.
- Fluency in [Figma] and modern prototyping workflows.
- An eye for craft balanced with the pragmatism to ship.
- The ability to articulate the 'why' behind your design decisions.
Nice to have
- Experience contributing to or building a design system.
- Comfort with user research and turning insights into design decisions.
- Familiarity with front-end basics (HTML/CSS) — helpful, not required.
What we offer
- Salary range: {{salary_range}}, plus equity.
- [Comprehensive benefits].
- Flexible {{work_type}} working and [PTO policy].
- A team that values design and gives you room to do work you're proud of.
How to personalize
Replace these placeholders before posting:
- {{company}}
- {{location}}
- {{work_type}}
- {{salary_range}}
- {{hiring_manager}}
The bracketed notes — like [your benefits] or [your primary language(s)] — are prompts to swap in your own details. The more specific you are about the actual work and stack, the stronger your applicant pool will be.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a Product Designer do?
- A Product Designer owns the experience of a product area from research through final UI. They talk to users, map flows, prototype and iterate, design polished interfaces, and partner with engineers to ship designs that hold up in the real product.
- What's the difference between a Product Designer and a UX Designer?
- UX Designer usually emphasizes research, flows, and usability. Product Designer is broader — owning UX and UI together, plus a stronger connection to product strategy and outcomes. Many companies use 'Product Designer' as the catch-all title for an end-to-end designer.
- What should a Product Designer's portfolio show?
- Look for shipped work with the thinking behind it: the problem, the process, the trade-offs, and the result. A strong portfolio demonstrates both craft (polished, usable interfaces) and judgment (why those decisions were made). Always request a portfolio for design roles.