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Senior Product Designer

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Aug 12, 2022

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Industry
Media / Journalism / Advertising
Function
Designer, Graphic Designer and Artist
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Job Description

Job Summary

The Washington Post is seeking a Senior Product Designer to join its Research, Experimentation and Development (RED) team. In this position, you will support both Washington Post proprietary ad formats and internal creative management platforms. You should be excited about shaping digital advertising to meet the needs of The Washington Post's advertising partners and online users and should be curious about the advertising landscape. You should have experience building high-quality custom advertising formats. This role reports to the Director of Product Management for RED.

The position may be based in our New York or Washington, D.C., offices or may be remote.

Motivation
  • You have a history of executing digital products using excellent multi-platform instincts
  • You show solid business acumen when assessing advertising needs against design constraints
  • You have a history of hitting tight deadlines with multiple stakeholders with competing needs
  • You want to influence how readers consume digital ads in a rapidly changing landscape
  • You bring a positive energy to the team and help attract top talent to the organization


Responsibilities
  • Create conceptual wireframes, prototypes, and final visual designs for multiple platforms and breakpoints by gathering user and project requirements.
  • Drive product decisions forward by leading workshops and ideation sessions and building consensus among peers and stakeholders.
  • Represent the end-user within the RED product team by advocating for their needs and bring awareness to their goals and pain points.
  • Define requirements and prioritize design-related roadmap items by establishing a clear vision for the future of the assigned product(s) and work with respective product manager(s).
  • Design and specify details of user interfaces, interaction patterns, and information architecture, complete with the details needed for engineering to execute your vision.
  • Conduct regular research and usability tests for new products and product features by collaborating with members of the design and product teams.
  • Seek feedback of product team(s), fellow designers, and stakeholders by presenting work and sharing designs, context and rationale for decisions.
  • Contribute to developing high-quality products by owning the design QA for the assigned initiatives, testing product features, and filing bugs as needed.
  • Help build the RED Advertising Design System by contributing patterns and defining cross-product components.
  • Contribute to the team's success by identifying opportunities for process improvements, providing design feedback, and sharing insights and industry news.
  • Help educate others outside of the design team on the value and processes of product design.


Qualifications
  • BS/BA in Design, HCI, or related field; Master's degree a plus.
  • 5+ years of experience designing advertising products for online platforms.
  • Strong portfolio of forward-thinking ad design systems.
  • Experience in executing and facilitating concept ideation, wireframing, design iterations, design QA and successful product launches across multiple platforms.
  • Experience planning and executing a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods
  • Experience working with a design system, a bonus if involved with the building and launch of a new enterprise design system.
  • Ability to confidently present your design work, rationale, and accept constructive feedback.
  • Advanced knowledge of relevant design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.
  • Familiarity with basic accessibility standards.
  • Experience with Google Web Designer is preferred.
  • Familiarity with HTML/CSS is preferred.


The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

The innovation doesn't end in the Newsroom - dozens of teams power The Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator - how will you Impact Tomorrow?

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Company

Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!


Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.

More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
 

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1301 K Street, N.W.
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DC
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