Federations & Governing Bodies
Seasonal Senior Product Designer
Mid Level
Inglewood, United States
hybrid
Contract
Job description
About the Role
Focuses on bringing compelling, innovative and user-centred digital experiences to life across a broad sports media portfolio. It works closely with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, UX and User Research across all products and platforms, partnering across the organisation to solve problems for a large fan base. The position offers the opportunity to have a major impact on all products in the portfolio and to help shape processes that continuously improve and ship them.
Key Responsibilities
- Design compelling, informative and engaging user experiences and flows.
- Deliver high-fidelity UI and UX specifications that clearly communicate requirements.
- Communicate and tell stories both verbally and visually, using sketches, workshops, journeys, comps, prototypes, presentations and other methods to bring ideas to life and move work forward within creative teams and with less design-fluent stakeholders.
- Collaborate with UX, User Research, Product Management and Engineering teams to identify needs, determine approaches, create design solutions and iteratively refine ideas through development and launch.
- Advocate for design and experience priorities within interdisciplinary teams, creating products that consider users, push for innovation, prioritise usability and balance business objectives from ideation to launch and through maintenance on live products.
- Identify, align and establish shared user experience patterns across different platform features.
- Contribute to creating and managing a cohesive design system across the digital portfolio via flexible and reusable components.
- Champion experience cohesion, helping the expansive digital ecosystem function in one unified voice.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- 5+ years of Product Design experience developing user experiences and interface design for digital products.
- Strong portfolio with engaging, diverse designs in the digital space, demonstrating a passion for design.
- Demonstrated experience designing and shipping end-to-end products with complicated flows, multiple scenarios and edge cases.
- Strong understanding of interactivity, accessibility/WCAG, design systems, and the fundamentals of typography, hierarchy and layout.
- Motivated, detail-oriented, organised and accountable, with the ability to work both independently and in highly collaborative settings.
- Strategic problem-solving skills and the capacity to distill complex information into meaningful concepts, ideas and designs.
- Strong experience working in Figma, particularly with building and managing component libraries.
- Experience collaborating with other designers, giving and accepting constructive criticism.
- Experience with the agile development methodology and ability to work in a fast-paced environment, often juggling multiple priorities and successfully balancing immediate short-term needs while maintaining strategic vision for the long term.
- Positive attitude and ability to work well with others on the team.
- Collaborative mindset, willing to ask for help or feedback, with an understanding that open communication leads to better outcomes and stronger design.
- Eagerness to learn new skills and take on challenges.
- Enthusiastic, proactive can-do attitude.
- Grit and a lack of ego or entitlement.
- Relationship-building ability with the capacity to influence.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor's degree in design, graphic design, fine arts, or equivalent field preferred.
- 4-year Bachelor's degree in Design, UX or Human-Computer Interaction.
- 5-7 years of experience working with Product teams, Marketing agencies or Digital Media organisations, with relevant experience assisting in the design and delivery of design assets.
- Comfort with additional tools for design, collaboration and prototyping is a plus.
Workplace
- In-person work at offices is a top priority because it allows more effective collaboration, stronger connections and maintenance of culture.
- This role requires onsite presence at an NFL office or stadium location; remote and/or hybrid working options are not offered.
- No relocation assistance will be provided.
- Up to 7-month employment period, with 40 hours/week expected.
- Flexible schedule required, including weekends, holidays and occasional late nights.
Benefits & Perks
- Comprehensive benefits offerings are available; further details are provided via NFL BENEFITS.
The Application Process
The application requires a resume and portfolio.
- Submit a resume.
- Submit a portfolio as a PDF or website link.
About the Company
The NFL is committed to building an inclusive work environment that reflects its fan base and provides an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants without regard to status as protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. The NFL's core values are respect, integrity, team responsibility and resiliency. Its leadership attributes are building talent, executing, inspiring, living its values, knowing the business and thinking big.
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