Dreaming of a designer (ux, product, graphic) job at OpenAI?

The role

OpenAI has 11 open designer (ux, product, graphic) jobs in 2 states, 2 of them posted in the last 7 days.

The titles it uses

Level

Most of these ads do not state a level.

Pay

11 of 11 listings publish a range. The median range is $245,000 – $310,000 a year (the employer's own figures)

9 of 11 ads mention a remote or flexible location.

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Where

What it demands

We counted how often OpenAI's own 11 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.

Years of experience. 5 of 11 ads (45%) state a number of years. The median is 7 years; 80% ask for 5 or more and 0% for 10 or more.

Education

Legal and eligibility: what can rule you out

Working conditions

Skills and tools named most often

How to stand out

First, cover the basics the ads ask for most (see the requirements above: autocad (9%)). Then look at what separates higher-paid ads:

Too few ads publish a pay range to compare, so we do not rank items by pay.

We describe only what the ads state. We do not know how recruiters rank candidates.

Same role elsewhere

Where else the same role family is open, with the pay each posts:

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Sources

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