About Quizlet

Inspired by our belief that anyone can learn anything and powered by our own curiosity, we build the smartest tools we can imagine to help students learn. Quizlet is the popular, global learning platform and app that millions of students, teachers and everyday people use to study any subject imaginable for school, work or as part of their personal interests -- including two-thirds of high school students and half of all college students in the US. Combining cognitive science and machine learning, Quizlet guides students through adaptive study activities to confidently reach their learning goals. Valued at $1 billion, Quizlet has raised over $60 million in venture capital from investors including Icon Ventures, Union Square Ventures, General Atlantic, Costanoa Ventures, Owl Ventures, and Altos Ventures. To serve our global community of learners, our teams tackle lofty technical challenges and design for use cases across cultures and languages. We work hard, act like owners, and collaborate every chance we get. We’re energized by the potential to power more learners through multiple approaches and various tools.

About the Team

The Design organization at Quizlet is passionate about creating high-quality experiences that help people learn, study, and achieve their goals. Our team includes product designers, user researchers, and content designers. The Growth team is responsible for bringing new users to Quizlet and helping them reach that “aha moment” so that they’ll stay and study. Recent examples of Growth initiatives include redesigning the new user experience (sign-up and onboarding), optimizing landing pages to encourage users to study, and tailoring parts of the user experience for international markets.

About the Role

This is a “player-coach” role that requires hands-on design work while also directing the work of one to two other designers on the Growth team. You will be responsible for setting the overall design strategy and overseeing the design execution for the team. If successful, there will be an opportunity to grow from a “player-coach” role into a full-time design manager role within 12-18 months as the Growth team scales. We’re happy to share that this is an onsite position at our San Francisco office. To help foster team collaboration, we require that employees be in the office at a minimum of three days a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday and as needed by your manager or the company. We believe that this working environment facilitates increased work efficiency, team partnership, and supports growth as an employee and organization.

In this role, you will:

• Lead design strategy and execution for our Growth team
• Work on end-to-end product design, including UX, UI, interaction, and visual design for Quizlet’s apps (mobile native and web)
• Use quantitative and qualitative insights to inform your designs, iterate rapidly, and optimize experiences
• Use presentation and storytelling skills to get feedback, explain your designs, and get people excited about them
• Push yourself and the team to raise the design bar at Quizlet through a culture of curiosity, feedback, and open communication

What you bring to the table:

• 8-12+ years of experience designing experiences for rich, interactive apps
• Experience and comfort in owning product design projects from inception to completion
• Strong UI, IxD, and visual design craft and execution
• Advanced prototyping skills
• Fluency with data (e.g., interpreting A/B test results)
• Excellent communication skills (oral, written, and visual)
• Experience working closely with User Research, Product Management, Engineering, Analytics, and Marketing teams
• A strong track record as a player-coach with an interest in growing into design management
• A willingness and curiosity to adopt AI tools into your design workflow to improve execution quality and velocity

Bonus points if you have:

• Experiencing contributing to design systems and component libraries
• Proficiency in motion design and animation

Compensation, Benefits & Perks:

Quizlet is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Salary transparency helps to mitigate unfair hiring practices when it comes to discrimination and pay gaps. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a starting base salary of $145,000 - $190,000, depending on location and experience, as well as company stock options. Collaborate with your manager and team to create a healthy work-life balance. 20 vacation days (and we expect you to take them!). Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance (100% employee and 75% dependent PPO, HMO, VSP Choice). Employer-sponsored 401k plan with company match. Access to LinkedIn Learning and other resources to support professional growth. Paid Family Leave, FSA, HSA, Commuter benefits, and Wellness benefits. 40 hours of annual paid time off to participate in volunteer programs of choice.