Staff Product Designer, Growth - International

Warner Bros. Discovery•New York, NY

About The Position

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of. We are CNN. THE WORLD'S MOST ESSENTIAL AND ENGAGING SOURCE OF DIGITAL NEWS. We are in the midst of rapid transformation and need our next generation of innovators, makers, and dreamers who will lead and drive our growth. We aim to make the world a better, more connected place. As a Staff Product Designer, you are a member of the world-class CNN Digital Product Design Team, which is responsible for creating industry-leading user experiences engaged by millions across the globe. CNN is driven by a shared commitment to put our users at the center of the experiences we build and to push the boundaries on what an exceptional digital experience can be. We believe that success is driven by the combined ability of content, design, product, and technology to achieve user delight. The Staff Product Designer is an experienced creative professional who collaborates with product managers, engineers, designers, researchers, editors, and data scientists to grow CNN Digital product experiences. This work informs and engages our users and impacts CNN’s bottom line. As a Staff Product Designer, you will be responsible for developing experiences and capabilities across CNN Digital web properties, native mobile applications, and OTT apps. This role is focused on creating design expressions dedicated to converting our audience to new subscribers of the CNN streaming product. You will create sophisticated and eye-catching elements that communicate the benefits of a subscription to the world-class journalism of CNN.

Requirements

8+ years professional experience, specifically as a Product Designer
Design portfolio demonstrating strong UX and visual design solutions, with an emphasis on identifying and meaningfully solving true user problems
Mastery in Figma UX software and prototyping
Foundational understanding HTML and CSS
Contribute to and evolve CNN’s user experience to support scalability, localization, and accessibility at a global level.
Exceptional track record to execute on product design strategy and partner with cross functional team members
Experience building world class product experiences, streamline workflows with continuous iteration and improvement
Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Ability to drive user experience design, including usability principles, user research methodology, testing techniques (A/B, Multi-Variant), design theory, and interaction design
Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with media environments and streaming a plus
Familiarity with subscription lifecycles, paywalls, and monetization strategies.
Exposure to international research or working with distributed, global teams.
Understands product bundling, identity, verification, authentication, and authorization systems

Responsibilities

Executes across all phases of the design process from conception to implementation to include (but not limited to) wireframing, prototyping, and visual design
Helps drive large-scale highly strategic projects that are deemed business critical
Contributes to a clear vision for the future of design and demonstrates ability to implement forward thinking design
Transforms ideas of concepts into visually tangible flows and plans
Delivers polished visuals based on strong design fundamentals
Comprehends the intersection of product design of a media streaming and business goals
Builds collaborative relationships with internal stakeholder leads (Product Management, Engineering, Editorial, Revenue etc.) to ensure consistency with broader company goals
Demonstrates strong understanding and implementation of internal design process
Actively contributes to provide thoughtful solutions to complex design problems