Full Job Description
Your New Role...
We are CNN. THE WORLD'S MOST ESSENTIAL AND ENGAGING SOURCE OF DIGITAL NEWS. We are in the midst of rapid transformation and need our next generation of innovators, makers, and dreamers who will lead and drive our growth. We aim to make the world a better, more connected place.
The CNN New Business team is pioneering the development of innovative, standalone products that go beyond news. We aim to create distinctive non-news experiences that will enrich users' lives and help drive our subscription business. As a Staff Product Designer for New Business, you will help lead design for high-impact, strategically complex initiatives that are central to CNN's future. The ideal candidate is an experienced designer who is comfortable navigating through ambiguity and has deep expertise in designing user-centered experiences across a variety of platforms and channels.
Your Role Accountabilities...
• Help lead the design vision and end-to-end execution of original experiences for emerging products in highly ambiguous areas.
• Work autonomously to craft a range of design artifacts, assessing and flexing deliverables to match project needs, from IA maps to sketches to high-fidelity visual prototypes to drive strategic decisions with partners.
• Contribute to workshops and thought exercises that shape design direction and influence product strategy across new business initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional experts in editorial, product, engineering, research, and growth, synthesizing multiple threads and business goals into a best-in-class product experience while exemplifying a customer-focused mentality.
• Champion thoughtful innovation by understanding the boundaries of the mobile platform and the business, while knowing when to challenge convention, drive disruption, and reimagine what's possible for our users.
Qualifications & Experience...
• 8+ years experience as a cross-platform product designer, with at least 4 years working on native mobile experiences. Experience in media companies is a plus.
• Mastery of Figma and prototyping.
• Impeccable visual and interaction design skills.
• Expertise in creating and modifying components and utilizing a mature design system kit.
• Experience building and maintaining design systems or component libraries
• Mastery of best UX design practices, including usability principles, user research methodologies and testing techniques.
• Solid understanding of mobile and web technologies.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience in program management tools such as Confluence and Jira.
• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience.
How We Get Things Done...
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, skill set, experience, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of Warner Bros. Discovery's total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $116,480.00 - $216,320.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and sick time and vacation.