About us
At Pencil, we are driving innovation in advertising technology through our state-of-the-art SaaS product, which harnesses Generative AI to redefine content creation. Our mission is to make AI the default in advertising without replacing creative people. To achieve this, we need to make sure that our technology isnβt just in the hands of big brands - we need to try to help small businesses and creative individuals too.
Weβre hiring a Product Designer to take full ownership of the core Editor experience, which is the central marketing OS for content creation. You will lead design from strategy to execution, working closely with Product and Engineering to shape features that help users create, edit, and export ads faster with AI. This role is ideal for someone who wants real responsibility, values speed and execution, and thrives in an environment where each Designer drives their own part of the product. You wonβt just push pixels, youβll help define what we build and why, with a primary focus on driving generations and exports.
Key responsibilities
Own a core area of the Pencil editing platform end-to-end, from problem framing and concept exploration to final UI and shipped product.
Partner closely with Product and Engineering to define and rapidly ship features that directly increase content generations and exports.
Design high-quality, production-ready interfaces for editing tools, relentlessly focused on improving speed and usability so users can create assets faster.
Expand the suite of creation tools across multiple formats(ads, images, video, email, display, etc.).
Design and improve AI-powered editing workflows that feel clear, usable, and trustworthy, directly augmenting the userβs creative output.
Ensure design intent is fully translated into development by working closely with engineers during implementation, reviewing builds, and iterating until the quality bar is met.
Conduct user research to identify meaningful problems, validate solutions, and continuously raise usability and clarity across the product (as improving user-centricity is a goal for the year).
Useand contribute to our design system, helping evolve patterns, components, and foundations as the product scales.
Your background
Must have 5+ years of experience designing digital products, within SaaS or complex, workflow-driven editing and creation tools.
A strong portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end product thinking with a focus on speed, creation, and impact on output.
Builder mindset with a deep obsession for creating tools that help users produce content faster.
Deep craft sensibilityand solid interaction and visual design skills to make creation tools feel powerful but simple.
Proven ability to work autonomouslyand demonstrate strong product intuition, knowing what features will increase generations and exports without over-researching.
High iteration toleranceand comfort with a βbuild and see what sticksβ mode, happy to test, tweak, and evolve features rapidly based on usage.
Strong experience working closely with engineersand a proven ability to keep up with a large, fast-moving engineering team.
Highly proficient in Figma, using it fluently to explore ideas, communicate intent,and evolve design systems.
AI curiosityand comfort designing for AI-powered systems, interested in how AI augments creationand integrates into editing workflows.
This role is for you ifβ¦
You thrive in an execution-heavy environmentwith short cyclesfrom concept to shipped feature, prioritizing speed over polish to accelerate learning.
You are a Workflow thinker who understands how users move from idea to finished assetand are obsessed with optimizing that flow.
Youβre excited by AI as a design materialand want to help define new interaction paradigmsin a high-growth environment.
You are expected to ownthe space end-to-end, not just design screens.
Benefits
25 days PTO plus public holidays, although we operate a Flexible Time Off scheme
Health insurance / private medical cover
Monthly stipend towards wellness, fitness,and learning and development
Remote - work from anywhere in your home country
Enhanced parental leave policies, whether you become a parent through birth, adoption or surrogacy
Access to our Pencil office in The Shard, Londonfor UK employees
Flexible working hours
