Senior Product Designer
- Employer
- The Washington Post
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Closing date
- Apr 28, 2021
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- Industry
- Media / Journalism / Advertising
- Function
- Designer, Graphic Designer and Artist
- Hours
- Full Time
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
Job Details
Arc XP ( https://www.arcxp.com/ ) is a state-of-the-art digital experience platform engineered to meet the demands of enterprise brands and media and entertainment companies around the world. An integrated ecosystem of cloud-based tools, Arc helps create and distribute content, drive digital commerce, and deliver powerful multichannel experiences to both internal and external audiences. Today, Arc powers more than 1,400 sites across 23 countries, reaching over 1.5 billion unique monthly visitors.
As a member of the product design team at Arc, you will shape the future of our business and consumer facing products. The ideal candidate is passionate about user-centered research and design, enjoys collaborating and working with others, and has experience designing for retail or commerce platforms.
In this role you will:
- Create an intuitive and thoughtful user experience for multiple enterprise applications and the vision for consumer facing experiences across media, retail/commerce, and marketing websites
- Gather user and project requirements to create conceptual wireframes, prototypes, and final visual designs
- Lead workshops and ideation sessions to build consensus amongst peers and stakeholders to drive product decisions forward
- Represent the end user within your product team - advocating for their needs and bringing awareness to their goals and pain points
- Have a clear vision for the future of your product(s) and work with your product manager(s) to define requirements and prioritize roadmap items
- Design and specify details of user interfaces, interaction patterns, and information architecture, complete with the details needed for engineering to execute on your vision
- Collaborate with members of the design and product teams to conduct regular research and usability tests for new products and product features
- Present your work, sharing designs, context and rationale for your decisions, regularly to your product team(s), fellow designers, and stakeholders for reviews and feedback
- Own the design QA for the initiatives you work on - ensure we're developing high quality products and filing bugs as appropriate
- Help build out the Arc Design System - contributing patterns and defining cross-product components
- Contribute to the team as a thought leader - 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
- Bring positive energy to the team and help attract top talent to the organization
Requirements:
- 5+ years of relevant design experience
- 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
- Able 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. (the Arc team currently uses Figma for design and prototyping, and Zeplin for developer documentation)
- Familiar with basic accessibility standards
- BS/BA in Design, HCI, or related field; Masters degree a plus
- 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.
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
- Website
- https://careers.washingtonpost.com/
- Location
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1301 K Street, N.W.
Washington
DC
20036
US
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