Designer, Research and Experiments

Details

OpenAI is seeking a Designer to lead hands-on design for research and experimental creative work. The role involves defining visual direction, building prototypes, and developing finished work across research communications, demos, and experiences. You will collaborate with researchers, creative leads, and production partners to turn technical concepts into clear and engaging work.

Responsibilities

• Partner with researchers and creative leads to define design problems, identify essential stories, and establish visual direction.
• Translate research concepts, methods, and findings into accurate visual narratives while validating interpretations and limitations with subject-matter experts.
• Develop concepts and prototypes for experiments, demos, and experiences through iterative making and testing.
• Design across web, editorial, social, film, and experiential formats while maintaining coherent visual ideas across media.
• Build reusable graphic systems, templates, and design patterns for research communications.
• Guide collaborators, provide specific feedback, and maintain high standards for typography, composition, and information design.
• Own design delivery for complex workstreams, align priorities with partners, and adapt scope as research findings and production requirements evolve.

Requirements

• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• A portfolio demonstrating senior-level design judgment, strong conceptual thinking, and polished work that makes complex ideas understandable.
• Experience shaping visual direction and delivering projects from early exploration through final production, with substantial hands-on contribution.
• Strong graphic design fundamentals and experience creating flexible visual systems across digital or physical applications.
• An experimental practice involving prototyping, testing approaches, and learning new tools or formats as needed.
• Curiosity about unfamiliar research and the ability to preserve technical meaning without inaccurate simplification.
• Ability to guide collaborators, explain design decisions, synthesize feedback, and maintain momentum while briefs are developing.
• Experience with research storytelling, creative technology, interactive or experiential work, motion systems, or AI-assisted making is especially relevant.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company develops AI systems and seeks to deploy them safely through its products.

OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Background checks are administered in accordance with applicable law.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts.
• Pre-tax accounts for health, dependent care, and commuter expenses.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
• Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave.
• Paid time off, paid company holidays, office closures, and paid sick or safe time as required by applicable law.
• Mental health and wellness support.
• Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Daily office meals and eligible meal delivery credits.
• Relocation support for eligible employees.
• Equity, performance-related bonuses for eligible employees, and other potential fringe benefits.