Principal Designer, Sports & Playback Experience – Global Streaming

NBCUniversal•New York, NY

About The Position

Our Media Group portfolio is a powerhouse collection of consumer-first brands, supported by media industry leaders, Comcast, NBCUniversal and Sky. When you join our team, you’ll work across our dynamic portfolio including Peacock, NOW, SkyShowtime, Showmax, and TV Everywhere, powering streaming across more than 70 countries globally. And the evolution doesn’t stop there. With unequalled scale, our teams make the most out of every opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another. We’re always looking for ways to innovate faster, accelerate our growth and consistently offer the very best in consumer experience. But most of all, we’re backed by a culture of respect. We embrace authenticity and inspire people to thrive. The Viewing Product team lives and breathes design excellence. We’re a cross-functional team of product managers, UX researchers, UX designers, product engineers, and data scientists. Here you’ll find more than a job. You’ll find a fast-paced, high-performance team of incredible colleagues that want to be at the epicenter of technology, sports, news, TV, movies and more. Our work is central to our mission to deliver a future-focused user experience across our best-in-class streaming platforms. Together, we’re focused on getting customers to content they love, faster and easier.

Requirements

You’re a seasoned designer with relentlessly high standards and deep operational knowledge across every aspect of UX and product design — especially in crafting dynamic, data-rich sports and live content experiences.
You’re thoughtful and curious, always learning from both fans and teammates.
You stay fully versed in consumer digital product trends, emerging technologies, and interaction models shaping the future of how fans watch, play, and engage with sports.
You listen to the voice of the fan and let data guide your decisions — blending qualitative insights with performance metrics to design experiences that resonate in real time.
You identify the most impactful ideas and push them through a rigorous course of evaluation, experimentation, and release — from early concept to game-day execution.
You’re a storyteller and strong communicator, able to articulate design rationale and rally cross-functional partners around a shared vision for sports innovation.
You can speak confidently to industry best practices, evolving fan behaviors, market strategies, and competitor standards in the sports streaming space.
You’re scrappy, driven, and the natural owner of both bold ideas and practical, high-quality output — equally comfortable defining the big picture or jumping into the details.
You thrive in a fast-paced, live environment where iteration is constant, collaboration is key, and the next big sporting moment is always around the corner.
You’re fluid and adaptable — able to pivot seamlessly between projects, platforms, and priorities as the sports calendar evolves.
Degree in design, computer science, human factors or equivalent work experience
Design professional with 10 or more years of relevant work experience
Proven experience as design leader with ability to direct others through creative process
Ability to clearly communicate design solutions to stakeholders.
Understanding of interaction design principles
Demonstrable fluency with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite
Has experience in and knowledge of UX/prototyping development and motion graphics best practices.
Excellent collaborative skills with critical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities
Ability to operate independently and manage multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment
Strong portfolio of solid web, mobile and digital-media required
Deep knowledge of cross-platform usability standards and UI specifications.
Understanding of platforms like Roku, Fire TV, Samsung, Apple TV, X1, etc.
Experience with accessibility, localization, and internationalization best practices.

Responsibilities

Deliver production-ready UX designs aligned with overarching business and UX goals for domestic and international audiences.
Identify actionable insights and ensure they align with long-term design and product strategies.
Drive stakeholder and leadership alignment around research insights and design decisions.
Rapidly drive progress of existing work (experience designs, UX guides, information architecture, visual designs, etc.) to project completion.
Collaborate with the larger UX team around ideation and concept explorations throughout project lifecycles; you’ll facilitate and drive UX solutions, discussions, and planning while maintaining project oversight.
Lead others. Grow talent. Provide creative direction and mentorship to designers and define patterns and practices for the team and the product.
Share findings with fellow designers and capture findings in visual form.
Maintain a critical eye and an obsessive attention to detail.