Staff Product Designer, Newsroom

This role is an experienced product designer who collaborates with product, engineering, research, editorial, analytics, content strategy and other designers to build efficient workflows and intuitive storytelling tools. It sits within newsroom editorial platforms and tooling, which power CNN's editorial, innovation and performance capabilities and support world-class digital experiences. The designer will envision and design industry-leading editorial experiences for creating news content consumed by millions of audiences globally, with a focus on AI and improved user experience in core newsroom products.

• Be an integral part of the product design team that is creating the next generation of CNN editorial experiences for broadcast news production, from small iterative improvements to long-term vision.
• Create information architecture diagrams, experience journeys, user flows, wireframes, design mockups and interactive, AI-powered prototypes to effectively conceptualise product features.
• Conduct regular user research sessions with editorial users.
• Perform usability tests and draw insights to make informed recommendations.
• Create, contribute to, and maintain tokens and components for the design system.
• Champion design principles, design systems and the product roadmap, and serve editorial teams' needs.
• Play a role in shaping the future of CNN's publishing platform by collaborating with stakeholders and team members to brainstorm, envision, and validate new features and functionalities.

• 8+ years as a product designer, with at least 2 recent years in content/media management systems and/or productivity tooling work.
• Mastery of Figma, including variables, components, styles, and shared libraries.
• AI prototyping expertise using Cursor, Figma Make, or similar tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency in utilising, creating and modifying design system components to create scalable, delightful user experiences.
• Experience working within large-scale or enterprise organisations, requiring patience and proactive communication along each step of the design process.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex design challenges and a strong record of fostering cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.
• Mastery of and ability to guide others on best practices of user experience design, including usability principles, user research methodology, testing techniques (A/B, Multi-Variant), design theory, and interaction design.
• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done.

• Experience in news/media.

• Health insurance coverage
• Employee wellness program
• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays and sick time and vacation