Instacart Staff Content Designer Model Design Remote Role

About the Role

The Staff Content Designer – Model Design position at Instacart focuses on shaping AI model interactions within the company’s core consumer experiences, particularly in the online grocery shopping domain. This high-impact role treats the AI model as the central product, balancing its capabilities with user trust and intuitive query interpretation to create seamless, helpful experiences. Candidates will collaborate with the Agentic design team and cross-functional partners, including researchers, product managers, engineers, and designers, to reimagine grocery shopping through innovative AI-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research teams to anticipate user needs and design AI behaviors that deliver natural, helpful, and delightful interactions in grocery shopping scenarios.
• Build alignment across product, engineering, and design teams to develop a unified conversational voice that enhances customer journeys throughout the platform.
• Drive improvements in AI systems by analyzing user testing insights and creating evaluations to pinpoint high-impact opportunities for refinement.
• Design and optimize system prompts to enable personalized, scalable AI interactions that interpret context and respond effectively to user needs in shopping experiences.
• Develop methods for collecting training data that improve model quality and capture the subtleties of grocery-related user behaviors.
• Manage the complete lifecycle of content initiatives, from concept to launch, measurement, and iteration, ensuring each step contributes to significant product advancements.
• Establish and maintain Instacart’s unique voice in AI interactions, adhering to content standards while ensuring concise, impactful communication.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of experience in content creation for consumer digital products, including a portfolio showcasing expertise in content design, narrative building, and setting design standards, with a minimum of 2 years focused on AI model interactions.
• Strong storytelling abilities with refined taste and exceptional writing skills, capable of simplifying complex ideas into engaging, user-delighting experiences across language, design, and content systems.
• Deep understanding of information architecture and the integration of visual and verbal elements to form cohesive product experiences.
• Proven skills in prompt engineering for scalable personalization, including architecting instructions that guide AI responses, adaptations, and context awareness.
• Technical proficiency in how data, training methods, and prompt adjustments affect AI performance and output quality.
• Strategic mindset to connect user research, product objectives, and business goals, while thriving in ambiguous, fast-paced settings with strong communication and leadership in mentoring others.

Compensation & Benefits

• Instacart offers highly competitive market-rate compensation, with base pay varying by location: $233,000–$246,000 USD for candidates in CA, NY, CT, NJ; $223,000–$235,000 USD for WA; $213,000–$225,000 USD for OR, DE, ME, MA, MD, NH, RI, VT, DC, PA, VA, CO, TX, IL, HI; and $194,000–$205,000 USD for all other states.
• The role includes eligibility for a new hire equity grant and annual refresh grants, along with comprehensive benefits packages tailored to employee locations.
• As a Flex First employer, Instacart supports remote work flexibility, allowing employees to choose their optimal work environment while fostering community through in-person events.
• Additional perks emphasize work-life balance, professional growth, and a collaborative culture committed to innovation in the grocery tech sector.

How to Apply

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