Senior E-Commerce Product Designer, NYT Wirecutter (Temp) at The New York Times

The role

The Senior Product Designer will lead the design evolution of the Wirecutter Store by balancing high-conversion UX with rigorous visual standards. This role involves overseeing the visual and structural integrity of the shopping experience across desktop and mobile platforms.

What you'll do

• Translate complex business requirements into high-fidelity wireframes and prototypes.
• Analyze the shopping funnel to identify and resolve friction points in navigation and checkout.
• Act as the subject matter expert on e-commerce design trends and site architecture.
• Design and implement UI experiments for the A/B testing roadmap using data-driven insights.
• Configure and manage store pages within the Shopify platform while maintaining technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with technical partners to ensure visual standards are maintained during implementation.

What you'll bring

• Minimum of four years of relevant professional design experience.
• Portfolio demonstrating expertise in e-commerce information architecture and interaction design.
• Proficiency in designing and managing custom layouts within the Shopify platform.
• Experience creating high-performing email templates for platforms like Klaviyo or Shopify Email.
• Ability to use site performance analytics to influence and prioritize design decisions.

Your impact

This role will directly shape the future of Wirecutter's retail experience by identifying growth opportunities and optimizing the user journey. By applying expertise in user psychology and conversion rate optimization, the designer will improve product discovery and drive business growth through data-informed iterations.