Product Designer, Level 1

John Gore Organization•New York, NY

29d•$90,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The UX Designer supports the day-to-day design and improvement of JGO’s digital products across the customer journey, from show discovery and ticket purchasing through order management and customer support. Responsibilities include translating business and user needs into flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces; collaborating with designers, engineers, product owners, and stakeholders; addressing requirements and edge cases; and contributing to accessible, consistent design systems across products. The objective of the role is to make complex experiences feel simple, clear, and trustworthy for a wide range of theatergoers. By improving usability, supporting efficient purchasing journeys, and creating scalable design solutions, the UX Designer helps JGO attract and serve more customers, strengthen engagement and confidence, and deliver digital experiences that can grow across its brands and markets.

Requirements

Foundational knowledge of user-experience and user-interface design principles.
Understanding of layout, typography, visual hierarchy, interaction design, and responsive design.
Understanding of user-centered design processes, including problem framing, exploration, iteration, and refinement.
Awareness of consistency, reusable patterns, and systems-based approaches to product design.
Skill in creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interface designs.
Proficiency with Figma or the ability to quickly attain proficiency.
Skill in translating user needs, business objectives, and technical requirements into clear design solutions.
Strong visual-design, organizational, and detail-management skills.
Effective written, verbal, visual, and interpersonal communication skills.
Skill in presenting design concepts and explaining design decisions to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Skill in documenting designs, interactions, components, and implementation requirements.
Skill in using standard collaboration, communication, documentation, and reporting tools.
Ability to work from high-level goals and develop them into practical, usable solutions.
Ability to analyze complex requirements, identify edge cases, and apply sound reasoning to design decisions.
Ability to collaborate effectively with designers, engineers, product owners, stakeholders, and internal and external partners.
Ability to receive, evaluate, and incorporate constructive feedback.
Ability to balance multiple assignments, shifting priorities, short-term requests, and longer-term initiatives.
Ability to communicate progress, decisions, dependencies, and obstacles clearly and promptly.
Ability to produce accurate, consistent, and well-organized work.
Ability to learn new tools, processes, product areas, and design practices.
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a remote, cross-functional team.
Curiosity and a demonstrated commitment to continued learning and professional growth.
A user-focused mindset and concern for how design decisions affect customers, colleagues, and the business.
Accountability for actions, commitments, deadlines, and the quality of completed work.
Professionalism, sound judgment, initiative, and respect for others.
Openness to experimentation, collaboration, and constructive critique.
A pragmatic approach that balances user needs, business goals, technical feasibility, and real-world constraints.
Strong attention to quality, clarity, consistency, accessibility, and detail.
Education, training, or practical experience sufficient to demonstrate a foundation in user-experience and visual-design principles. Relevant experience may be gained through employment, internships, freelance work, apprenticeships, coursework, certification programs, or independent projects.
A portfolio demonstrating the candidate’s design thinking, process, and ability to develop clear, user-centered solutions—not solely final visual outcomes.
Experience creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes, or high-fidelity interface designs using Figma or a comparable design tool.
Experience receiving feedback and iterating on design work in collaboration with others.
No specific college degree or minimum number of years of professional UX experience is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ecommerce, ticketing, or other transactional products.
Familiarity with accessibility principles and standards, including WCAG.
Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and responsive web design.
Experience working with or contributing to a design system.
Experience designing for mobile platforms, including iOS or Android.
Experience designing ecommerce, ticketing, or other transactional digital products.
Experience working with or contributing to a design system.
Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive-design practices, including WCAG.
Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and responsive web design.
Experience designing for mobile platforms, including iOS or Android.
Experience collaborating with product managers, engineers, designers, or other cross-functional stakeholders in a professional, academic, or project-based environment.

Responsibilities

Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity interfaces across browsing, discovery, ticket purchasing, order management, and customer-support experiences.
Translate user needs, business goals, and technical requirements into clear, practical design solutions.
Apply strong principles of layout, typography, visual hierarchy, interaction design, and responsive design.
Consider a wide range of users, use cases, real-world constraints, and edge cases throughout the design process.
Contribute to the creation, documentation, and maintenance of design systems across multiple products.
Create and update reusable components, patterns, and design specifications that promote consistency and scalability.
Complete detail-oriented production work with a high degree of accuracy, organization, and quality.
Prepare clear design assets and documentation to support successful engineering implementation.
Collaborate closely with the Lead Designer, engineers, product owners, stakeholders, and internal and external partners.
Participate in design reviews, working sessions, and constructive critiques.
Communicate progress, decisions, dependencies, and obstacles clearly, early, and consistently.
Partner with engineers throughout implementation to clarify design intent, resolve issues, and refine the final experience.
Help simplify complex systems and requirements into experiences that feel clear, efficient, and trustworthy.
Incorporate accessibility considerations and established standards into design decisions.
Review implemented experiences for usability, visual consistency, accuracy, and alignment with approved designs.
Identify opportunities to improve the customer experience across JGO’s products and brands.
Balance larger, longer-term initiatives with shorter-term requests and production needs.
Manage assigned work responsibly and meet agreed-upon commitments and deadlines.
Seek feedback, test ideas, and iterate on solutions as requirements and understanding evolve.
Continue developing UX, visual-design, accessibility, prototyping, and product-thinking skills through mentorship, learning, and experimentation.
Use Figma and approved AI-assisted workflows to support design exploration, iteration, documentation, and delivery.