Staff Product Designer - Sanity Create

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7+ Years Experience
Enterprise Web • Software
Sanity is the Composable Content Cloud that lets you build exceptional digital experiences.
The Role


Sanity.io is a modern, flexible content platform that replaces rigid legacy content management systems so companies like , , , and can create amazing digital experiences for their customers.
Chances are, if you ask a designer or a developer their preferred way to build flexible websites, they'll tell you about us - and there are a lot of options out there! So why Sanity? One of our big differentiators is that we treat content as data. That data can be stored in a single source of truth, but seamlessly adapted and personalized for any channel without extra effort. Forward-thinking companies choose us because we allow them to build tailored content-authoring experiences, customized workflows, and content models that reflect their business.
Backed by Netlify, Vercel, the founders of Twitter and Medium, Heroku's ex-CEO, and leading VCs like ICONIQ Growth, Threshold Ventures, and Lead Edge Capital, Sanity is at the epicenter of the modern digital product development stack.
We believe that a strong culture produces better products and businesses. Read about our values and see what it would be like to join us in building a diverse and inclusive team.

It's an exciting time to join! The company is growing, and our products are evolving and taking shape quickly.

  • Partner with Product at a high level to strategically lead and shape your product area.
  • Iterate, experiment, test, and improve upon existing visual interfaces and user journeys.
  • Sketch and prototype with appropriate fidelity, working closely with a team of developers throughout the design process.
  • Utilize insights to guide decision-making, researching competitors, best practices, and state-of-the-art solutions.
  • Leverage design systems and guidelines while collaborating on their evolution.
  • Address a wide range of user needs and journeys, ensuring compelling and consistent experiences.
  • Work closely with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals. Evangelize design and act as an example for best practices, inclusion, and quality.
  • Balance business impact with experience in your design decisions.
  • Advocate for user-centric solutions backed by data and research.



  • You are excited by and understand the Sanity value equation. You understand why structured content in a configurable UI makes sense!
  • You have a sufficient understanding of web development concepts to be comfortable defining how code should translate to UI.
  • You champion quality. You see ways that things can constantly improve and introduce the right-sized solutions to do so.
  • With close to a decade of experience as a Product Designer, you already have a design process you readily rely on in discovery, user journey mapping, prototyping, and making informed design decisions.
  • Able to think big but start small, and move fast.
  • Comfortable working with highly technical and business audiences.
  • Ability to tell the story of your work, build an empathetic user journey, and align stakeholders on a shared singular vision.
  • Strong visual and interaction design skills.
  • Adept at designing for systems at scale.
  • Excellent communication, both verbal and non-verbal.
  • A working knowledge of best practices for design processes at technology companies.
  • Experienced in discovery tools and methods, especially facilitation, and tactical research.
  • At leastas a product designer.



  • A highly skilled, inspiring, and supportive team where long-term personal growth is encouraged and supported.
  • Positive, flexible, and trust-based work environment.
  • A very global, multi-culturally diverse group of colleagues and customers.
  • Comprehensive health plans and perks.
  • A healthy work-life balance that accommodates individual and family needs.
  • Competitive salary and stock options program.


Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Have an untraditional background? Apply anyway!
Sanity.io pledges to be an organization that reflects the globally diverse audience that our product serves. We believe that in addition to hiring the best talent, a diversity of perspectives, ideas, and cultures leads to the creation of better products and services. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.

The Company
San Francisco, CA
140 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Sanity.io is a modern, flexible content platform that replaces rigid legacy content management systems so companies like PUMA, Spotify, Figma, Riot Games, and Skims can create amazing digital experiences for their customers.

One of our big differentiators is treating content as data so that it can be stored in a single source of truth but seamlessly adapted and personalized for any channel without extra effort. Forward-thinking companies choose Sanity because they can create tailored content authoring experiences, customized workflows, and content models that reflect their business.

Backed by Netlify, Vercel, the founders of Twitter and Medium, Heroku’s ex-CEO, and leading VCs like ICONIQ Growth, Threshold Ventures, and Lead Edge Capital, Sanity is at the epicenter of the modern digital product development stack.

Learn more: sanity.io
Try it out: sanity.io/create
Join the team: sanity.io/careers
Join the community: sanity-io-land.slack.com
Follow us on Twitter: @sanity_io
Questions? [email protected]

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
San Francisco, CA

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