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Senior Product Designer
A+E Networks
New York, NY, United States
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Job Description
The Senior Product Designer will drive the creative process and play a lead role in defining the user experience, visual design, and innovation of our applications that are shaping the television/video industry. This position will work side-by-side with diverse product team members (on brands such as A&E, History, Lifetime, and FYI) to produce beautiful, compelling, and useful products that span across digital platforms and include executions on desktop, tablet and smartphone, as well as emerging platforms such as Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, and whatever comes next.
The ideal candidate will be able to conceptualize, define, and demonstrate design solutions based on principles of design and user-centered design methodologies. He/She must have advanced interface design skills and a proven track record in producing cutting edge design solutions for web, mobile and OTT applications. The Senior Product Designer should possess the ability to create interactive prototypes, have strong typographic skills, and have in-depth knowledge of the unique needs of each platform and a deep understanding of established human interface guidelines (iOS, Android, game consoles, connected TVs, etc.).
The Senior Product Designer will have excellent presentation and problem-solving skills, understand constraints quickly, and possess the ability to lead others in the creation of intuitive, optimized, and brand-consistent experiences that connect people and entertainment brands across A+E’s portfolio of networks.
Effectively communicate and collaborate with design team, product team, and extended digital media team to define design and UX strategies, understand business needs, requirements, goals, and metrics, as well create a shared understanding of user needs throughout all phases of the product design process.
Create sketches, prototypes, and high-level design concepts that translate complex ideas into elegant and intuitive visual interface designs with compelling, delightful and intuitive interactions, transitions and animations.
Provide leadership and guidance throughout entire product design and development process to ensure a stellar final product - complete with intended design solutions and user interactions, animations, transitions, etc.
Support VP with direction/mentorship of junior level and freelance designers. Delegate creative assignments to junior staff based on team member capabilities and workload.
Push the creative envelope and remain current with the latest technology, design trends, usability, and developments in mobile and emerging platforms in order to lead exploration and experimentation with the future of A+E’s mobile/emerging product interfaces.
Qualification Requirements
5+ years of experience in designing and prototyping for web, mobile, and over-the-top (OTT) applications
Passion for bringing innovative new products to market.
Must be comfortable communicating complex ideas visually, whether at the whiteboard or on a napkin.
Ability to speak confidently on behalf of the overall visual design concept, as well as the user’s needs, and defend ideas with user-centered arguments.
Ability to provide design direction to junior members of team.
Work independently, as well as collaboratively, in a fast-paced team environment.
Educational Requirements
BA in Graphic Design, Fine Art, Visual Design, Communication Design, Information Design, Interaction Design, or design related field.
Other Skills and Knowledge
Strong portfolio that demonstrates exceptional visual and graphic design skills via intuitive and engaging UI design with a simple clean style and a pixel-level attention to detail.
Have a strong design point of view and understanding of fundamental design principles, typography, layout, grid systems, hierarchy, color, and composition.
Deep understanding of interaction design concepts.
Deep understanding of web, mobile and OTT design.
Deep understanding of mobile design issues, including cross-platform compatibility.
Advanced Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, and prototyping tools.
Ability to iterate quickly and work within an Agile/Scrum framework.
Pro at masking and image manipulations.
Advanced knowledge of user experience best practices for mobile devices.
Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and content management systems with strong desire to learn
is desirable.
Entertainment industry experience a plus.
Company Overview:
At A+E Networks, we are passionate about programming that brings human stories to life, knowing that it is in life itself that those stories originate. We are committed to empowering our people, strengthening our partnerships and engaging audiences across the globe. We’re a global entertainment media company with six original brands: A&E®, HISTORY®, Lifetime®, H2®, FYI™ and LMN®. We reach 330 million people worldwide, can be found in eight out of 10 American homes and have 500 million digital users. The best part? We did it our way.