Product Designer, News Product

The New York Times•New York, NY

20h•$104,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The New York Times is looking for a Product Designer to help us design compelling experiences in our efforts to become a daily destination for curious people looking to understand and engage with the world. The News Product team collaborates with our newsroom to innovate across storytelling formats, surfaces, experiences and the tools that power them. As a Product Designer in News Product, you will contribute across a variety of editorially grounded projects. You will partner with product managers, editors, engineers, researchers, and data scientists in a news environment. You will advance our product experience and potentially support iOS, Android, and web projects. This is an individual contributor role. At The Times, Product Designers are not only focused on working with cross-functional teams, they also sharpen their design skills together with more experienced designers on the team. The Product Designer will execute the design of features to support team and company goals and see them through a release cycle. They are a trusted team contributor. This is a hybrid position based in our New York City headquarters.

Requirements

A portfolio showcasing your design process along with finished design work.
3+ years of digital web and/or app design experience.
2+ years of editorial design experience (or experience working in news/media).
2+ years of working collaboratively on projects that are known to pivot quickly.
Proficiency in digital design tools such as Figma.
Proficiency in prototyping.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing for email newsletters.
Experience contributing to product releases through multiple cycles.
Typography and visual design skills.
Experience sharing and receiving thoughtful feedback.

Responsibilities

Conceptualize and prototype multiple storytelling formats and authoring tools.
Support high-level product strategy, ensuring we're asking the right questions and solving for distinct needs.
Create visuals to lead conversations, build alignment, and help make decisions.
Take editorial and product ideas, hone them into multiple approaches, and collaboratively narrow to establish requirements.
Work with engineers and product teams to ensure design quality and consistency of shipped features and interactions.
Contribute to team and product design rituals.
Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
You will report to a Design Director within the News Products mission.