Lead Product Designer - Sports Design (ESPN)

$142,600 - $191,100/Yr

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology - Glendale, CA

Full-time - Senior

Glendale, CA

About the position

The Lead Product Designer for ESPN will play a crucial role in shaping the future of ESPN's digital products, focusing on creating intuitive and sophisticated human-centric experiences for sports fans. This position involves leading a design team, collaborating with product and engineering teams, and utilizing user-centered design methodologies to enhance the user experience across various platforms. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for sports and a proven track record in product design, mentoring, and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design for the ESPN Design team, supervising the work of at least 1-2 other designers.
• Partner with product and engineering to identify requirements, use cases, and user journeys.
• Illustrate and communicate complex design solutions across use cases by creating process flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high fidelity mock-ups.
• Use data collected from research, user testing, and market analysis to create truly user-centered designs.
• Collaborate with a design manager, product manager, and cross-team peers throughout the product development life-cycle to iterate on and deliver a user experience that meets the highest quality bar.
• Act as a quality control on the team and ensure documentation is in top shape before delivering to engineers and QAs.
• Use a variety of metrics to analyze and continuously improve the user experience.
• Mentor and provide design directions for senior, mid-level designers and associate designers.
• Exercise ethical decision-making and prioritize the user experience.

Requirements

• MUST be a sports enthusiast.
• Minimum 7 years in Product Design at a technology company.
• Minimum 1 year(s) of experience leading other designers either as a project lead or people manager.
• Passion for evolving the design practice; it's people, processes and tools.
• Consulting skills to help stakeholders & partners uncover project goals, constraints & dependencies; and then guide them to optimal solutions.
• Experience designing across multiple devices (iOS, Android, Web, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Fire TV etc.).
• A strong portfolio demonstrating both personal and team-based work.
• A deep arsenal of design tools (Figma, Sketch, InVision, Framer, Mural, Keynote).
• Proficiency in user-centered design thinking methodologies.
• Outstanding visual design aesthetics combined with usable experiences that address problems.
• A strong drive in overcoming obstacles to make a product successful.
• An understanding of acquisition & conversion, data-informed design.
• Experience with experimentation design (A/B, MVT, Usability, etc.).
• Ability to communicate directly with Product Managers, Stakeholders, and Developers to translate their visions and constraints into beautiful, functional products that will delight users.
• Excellent prioritization and documentation skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience and comfortability with Prototyping.
• Experience doing complex Vision-work, running Sprints, or Broadcasting.
• Proven experience in a senior design leadership role, influencing product strategy and driving organizational impact.

Benefits

• Medical insurance coverage
• Financial benefits including bonuses and long-term incentive units
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities for professional development and growth