Senior Product Designer

About the role

Join our team to shape how millions of sports fans discover and interact with our news and storytelling. You will focus on the core product experience, driving design initiatives that connect our massive audience to the teams and athletes they follow.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Produce wireframes, user flows, interactive prototypes, and final design assets.
• Influence product strategy by identifying key user needs and asking critical questions.
• Execute user research and design testing to inform your work.
• Partner with product managers, engineers, SEO strategists, and content editors to move projects from initial concept to launch.
• Assess technical constraints and project trade-offs alongside engineering and product leadership.
• Guide design projects while maintaining visual and functional consistency.
• Monitor the competitive landscape of sports media and news apps to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Help maintain and evolve our internal design system.

Requirements

• Proven track record of shipping design solutions for both web and native mobile platforms.
• A portfolio demonstrating high-level visual and interaction design capabilities.
• Deep familiarity with the sports media industry and a clear vision for improving sports-focused digital products.
• Experience working within a collaborative team environment, providing and receiving constructive design feedback.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Professional experience collaborating with cross-functional partners and stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with prototyping and animation techniques to communicate complex design ideas.
• A history of contributing to multidisciplinary design studios.

Skills & tools

• Figma
• Adobe Creative Suite
• AI-assisted design workflows

Practical notes

• Annual base salary: $135,000 to $155,000 USD, with potential for variable pay, bonuses, and restricted stock.
• Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, FSA, paid time off, parental leave, and tuition reimbursement.
• Applications must be original work; do not use generative AI to create your application content.
• All official communication comes from @theathletic.com email addresses; avoid any contact via text or instant messaging platforms.