The Role: You will support the product design team and also collaborate with numerous teams across both titles - editorial, engineers, product management, product, commercial, marketing - as well as helping to form relationships with other design teams across the wider business. You will join a team that defines the digital product experiences for mobile apps, newsletters, subscriber journeys and editorial publishing tools.
You will be brimming with creative ideas and have a demonstrable interest in current affairs and culture.
The Team: The product design team aims to deliver clean, engaging ways of attracting customers and telling stories. Our overarching aim is to deliver a beautiful product that serves our journalism in the best way possible, with new and innovative ways of reaching existing subscribers and attracting potential new readers.
Skills and Experience
Product design capabilities
Experience and knowledge of product design software, such as Figma, Sketch and Adobe Creative Cloud, as well as prototyping tools, and research tools such as Userzoom etc.
Strong communication skills
The ability to collaborate with other disciplines, and the ability to sell your ideas confidently, always knowing when to push and when to pull.
UX/UI standards
Understanding of human-centred design principles. Confident UI designer, especially keen on creating pixel-perfect icons and maintaining the design library.
Think creatively
The skill to think outside the box and solve problems, not just be an artworker. Be enthusiastic about an idea and bring people along with you.
Attention to detail
An awareness of product design trends and the desire to deliver beautiful, user-centred solutions. Be keen to self-evaluate your work, but always be open to feedback from peers.
Industry experience
Ideally editorial/publishing or subscriber-based product experience, but not essential.
Collaboration
Collaboration is key. A lot of stakeholders means a lot of discussions - it's good to talk, but you should know when you need to crack on to hit that deadline.
What we are looking for from you:
You love product design and you're interested in news and current affairs.
You have a clear portfolio displaying the formulation of your ideas, solving problems, and re-evaluating your approaches.
If you want the opposite of a small design agency experience.
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