Etsy
Etsy
Etsy is a global eCommerce marketplace where creative entrepreneurs sell unique goods, including handmade, vintage, and craft items, to buyers around the world. Founded in 2005, the company builds the marketplace tools and technology that support its community of sellers and shoppers while working to keep commerce human. Etsy emphasizes sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and offers flexible work modes as it grows its teams across marketplace, retail, and technology functions.

Staff Content Designer, UX Platform — Etsy (Hybrid, Brooklyn)

Lead content systems, design language, and AI tooling for Etsy’s global marketplace. Build scalable guidelines and patterns across buyer and seller experiences.

Description

  • Shape voice, tone, and conversational patterns throughout Etsy’s end-to-end experience.
  • Make content patterns and glossaries implementation-ready and backed by design tokens.
  • Develop the content layer for Collage, Etsy’s design system.
  • Create component- and pattern-level content guidelines.
  • Collaborate with Studio on content frameworks, guidelines, and production-ready copy.
  • Design and maintain guidelines and prompt infrastructure for AI-generated copy.
  • Establish workflows and evaluation frameworks for AI content.
  • Help designers apply systems thinking through critiques, documentation, tooling, and office hours.
  • Advance content practice from string review to behavior governance.
  • Lead the content community of practice and support craft calibration.
  • Report to the Director of Content Design.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of experience in content design.
  • A portfolio demonstrating systems thinking and strong content craft.
  • Systems-thinking ability with skill in identifying root causes.
  • A strong writing sensibility spanning tone, rhythm, and word choice.
  • Hands-on experience developing AI tooling, including skills, prompt libraries, plugins, and evaluation frameworks.
  • Experience converting guidelines into structured, retrievable resources such as style guides, rubrics, or documentation.
  • Comfort working through ambiguity and executing without a defined brief.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling abilities.

Benefits

  • Equity package.
  • Annual performance bonus.
  • Competitive benefits for employees and their families.
  • Visa sponsorship support may be available for certain roles and skills.

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