Hybrid Product Designer – AI Assistants, Tools

at Read AI

• Job title: Product Designer – AI Assistants, Tools
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $120,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Product Designer at Read AI shaping innovative AI assistants and tools for enhanced collaboration. Designing intuitive user experiences and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Design AI-Native Experiences
• Improve and evolve Search Copilot into a core workflow tool, not just an entry point
• Expand Ada beyond email into a more capable, embedded assistant
• Design for probabilistic systems, balancing power, clarity, and trust
• Shape how AI integrates across web and other touchpoints
• Elevate Usability & Integration
• Simplify complex AI outputs into actionable experiences
• Improve discoverability across product surfaces
• Define micro-interactions that communicate confidence, uncertainty, and system state
• Reduce friction in high-volume, content-heavy workflows
• Strengthen Content & Communication:
• Craft thoughtful microcopy for prompts, empty states, error states, and AI explanations
• Design for clarity in ambiguous or uncertain outputs
• Partner with PM and Engineering to define tone and behavior for assistant interactions
• Prototype & Experiment:
• Rapidly prototype new AI interaction patterns
• Explore different input modalities, including voice and conversational interfaces
• Collaborate closely with Data Science to test, iterate, and refine experiences
• Bring an experimental spirit that inspires the broader design team

Requirements

• 2–4 years of product design experience
• Experience designing for AI-powered tools or intelligent systems
• Strong interaction design and micro-interaction skills
• Comfort designing for probabilistic systems and imperfect outputs
• Content design strength—clear, concise, user-centered writing
• Ability to prototype quickly and iterate in fast-moving environments
• Strong collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, and Data Science
• Comfort operating in ambiguity while shipping consistently in a faced-paced environment
• You’re curious about how AI changes interaction models.
• You’re comfortable experimenting.
• You care about clarity in complex systems.

Benefits

• low deductible health plans
• flexible time away
• family leave programs