Product Designer II, Newsource

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.$88K — $165K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years of professional experience as a Product Designer.
  • Design portfolio showcasing effective UX and visual design solutions.
  • Proficient in Figma with skills in variables, components, and shared libraries.
  • Experience in AI prototyping using tools like Figma Make or similar.
  • Skilled in design system component creation and modification.
  • Experience in large-scale organizations, with bonus points for news/media exposure.
  • Strong communication skills with a proven ability to manage complex design challenges.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the design of next-generation editorial experiences for digital and broadcast news.
  • Develop information architecture, user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes.
  • Conduct user research sessions for internal and external feedback.
  • Execute usability tests and analyze data for design improvements.
  • Maintain design system tokens and components.
  • Advocate for design principles and support the editorial team's needs.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to innovate and validate new product features.

Benefits

  • Work on high-impact projects affecting millions of users.
  • Opportunity to shape the future of CNN's newsroom production.
  • Collaborative team environment with cross-functional partners.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technology and AI advancements.
Full Job Description
Your New Role... 

As aProduct Designer II,you arean experienced designer who enjoys collaborating with product, engineering, research, editorial, data, marketing, contentstrategyand other designers to build efficient user workflows and intuitive storytelling tools. As a member of the CNN Product Design Team,you areresponsible for creating industry-leading user experiences engaged by millions of audiences across the globe. You would be working on Newsroom Platforms which power CNN’s editorial, innovation, and performance capabilities, accelerating our ability to create world-class digital and broadcast products to empower journalists, editors, directors, producers and other news content creators.  

Your Role Accountabilities... 
  • Be an integral part of the product design team that is creating the next generation of CNN editorial experiences for digital and broadcast news production, from small iterative improvements to long term strategic vision.

  • Transform ideas into information architecture diagrams, experience journeys, user flows, wireframes, design mockups and interactive, AI-powered prototypes to effectively conceptualize and communicate forward-thinking product features and desired outcomes.

  • Conduct regular user research sessions with internal and external users.

  • Perform usability tests and interpret data, drawing actionable insights to make informed design recommendations.

  • Create, contribute, and maintain tokens and components for our design system.

  • Champion our design principles, design systems and product roadmap, and serve our editorial teams’ needs.

  • Play a key role in shaping the future of CNN's newsroom production and publishing platforms by collaborating with stakeholders and team members to brainstorm, envision, and validate new features and functionalities. 

Qualifications & Experience... 

  • 2+ years of 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.

  • A mastery of Figma, including using variables, components, styles, and shared libraries.

  • AI prototyping experience using tools such as Figma Make, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar.Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.

  • Proficiency in utilizing, creating and modifying design system components to create scalable, delightful user experiences.

  • Experience working within large-scale or enterprise organizations, requiring patience and proactive communication along each step of the design process. Bonus points for experience in news/media.

  • A demonstrated ability to manage complex design challenges and a strong record of fostering cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.

  • Strong understanding of best practices for user experience design, including usability principles, design audit heuristics, user research methodology, testing techniques (A/B, Multi-Variant), design theory, and interaction design. 

About Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment is an American video game publisher based in Burbank, California, and part of the newly-formed Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment unit of Warner Bros. Discovery. WBIE was founded on January 14, 2004 under Warner Bros. and transferred to the Home Entertainment division when that company was formed in October 2005. WBIE manages the wholly owned game development studios TT Games, Rocksteady Studios, NetherRealm Studios, Monolith Productions, WB Games Boston, Avalanche Software, and WB Games Montréal, among others.
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