Staff Product Designer

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance. Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled. Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day. If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO! ㅤ Your New Role Warner Bros. Discovery Sports is seeking a Staff Product Designer for   Bleacher Report  within the  Sports and Entertainment  organization . Bleacher Report is a leading digital destination for next-generation sports fans, creating cross-platform experiences at the intersection of sports, culture, and real-time storytelling across its app, website, and social channels. Reporting to the Director, Product Design, this role will help shape the future of sports fandom across our digital products and platforms. This role requires deep knowledge of sports, strong familiarity with digital sports products, and a clear understanding of sports audience behaviors, fandom, and live and creator content consumption patterns. This role is responsible for helping to drive product vision, influencing strategy, and creating alignment across multiple teams, platforms, and customer journeys. You'll partner with Design Operations, Product, Engineering, User Research, Data, and business leaders to solve ambiguous problems, identify opportunities for innovation, and deliver experiences that drive meaningful customer and business impact. As a Staff Product Designer, you'll be a highly influential individual contributor who helps shape product direction, elevate design quality, and mentor other designers while remaining deeply involved in raising the bar for UX Design and execution. The Work Lead highly complex , cross-functional initiatives that span multiple products, platforms, and customer experiences. Partne r closely with Design Operations, Product Managers, Engineers, User Researchers, and Business Stakeholders to define and deliver customer-centered solutions. Translate customer insights, business objectives , and technical constraints into intuitive and engaging experiences. Create workflows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that clearly communicate product direction and intent. Leverage customer research, analytics, experimentation, and market insights to inform design decisions. Contribute to and evolve design systems, patterns, and reusable components that improve consistency and scalability. Apply systems thinking to understand and improve experiences across the broader sports fan ecosystem. Participate in roadmap discussions and help identify opportunities to improve customer engagement and business outcomes. Collaborate effectively across teams to ensure high-quality execution and delivery. Mentor and support other designers through feedback, collaboration, and design critique. Explore emerging technologies, including AI-powered experiences and AI-assisted workflows, to improve both customer experiences and team effectiveness. Qualifications & Experience Required 8+ years of experience designing digital consumer products and experiences. Proven track record leading complex, ambiguous, and strategically important initiatives. Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design work and customer-centered problem solving. Experience influencing product strategy and driving alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders. Strong communication , facilitation, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills. Experience leveraging research, customer insights, analytics, and experimentation to shape product direction. Ability to balance long-term vision with practical execution. Experience with AI-native products, AI-powered experiences, personalization systems, or emerging technologies strongly preferred. Demonstrated success mentoring and developing designers preferred. Experience designing large-scale consumer platforms, ecosystems, or multi-product experiences preferred. Experience in sports, media, entertainment, streaming, gaming, or consumer technology preferred. Preferred Experience designing for live sports, highlights, second-screen, stats, community, or socially driven fan experiences Experience with motion, prototyping, or storytelling tools that help bring concepts to life Strong understanding of personalization, notifications, content discovery, or fan engagement patterns Passion for sports and strong instincts for what resonates with distinct fan bases and communities About Skydance Skydance is a next-generation global media and entertainment company, comprised of three business segments: Studios, Direct-to-Consumer, and TV Media. Skydance's portfolio unites legendary brands, including Paramount, Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max, Paramount+, Pluto TV, CBS, CNN, CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, MTV, Food Network, BET, HGTV, and Comedy Central. Some Important Details We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law. If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request. Hiring Salary Range: $129,500.00 - $240,500.00 per year In compliance with local law, we are disclosing compensation, or a range thereof, for roles where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, external market data, internal equity, skill set, experience, training, education, and/or performance. Base pay is just one component of our total compensation package. 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. 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