Senior UX Researcher, YouTube Creator

Job description

Minimum qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 6 years of experience of experience in an applied research setting (e.g., product or academic), or similar. Experience with research methods (e.g., usability, studies, contextual inquires, 1:1 interviews, unmoderated research studies). Experience with product research in a usability or generative setting.

Preferred qualifications

Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Statistics, Psychology, Anthropology, or a related field. 5 years of experience conducting UX research on products and working with executive leadership (e.g., Director level and above). 3 years of experience managing projects, and working in a large, matrixed organization. About the job At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." As a User Experience Researcher (UXR), you make this possible.

You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, to gather insights and create industry-leading products. You’ll play a critical role in helping your team understand user needs and will drive impact at all stages of product development, ensuring products are useful, usable, and helpful. You will explore user behaviors and motivations by conducting primary research, including: field studies, interviews, diary studies, ethnography, surveys, usability testing, and logs analysis.

You will also grow within a supportive UXR community offering mentorship, regular meetups, and exclusive internal tools. At YouTube, we believe that everyone deserves to have a voice, and that the world is a better place when we listen, share, and build community through our stories. We work together to give everyone the power to share their story, explore what they love, and connect with one another in the process.

Working at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and boundless creativity, we move at the speed of culture with a shared goal to show people the world. We explore new ideas, solve real problems, and have fun — and we do it all together.