Product Designer, News Product

Product Designer – News Products This role focuses on advancing product experience across storytelling formats and authoring tools at The New York Times. Responsibilities Conceptualize and prototype multiple storytelling formats and authoring tools. Support high-level product strategy, ensuring we ask the right questions and solve for distinct needs. Create visuals to lead conversations, build consensus, and help make decisions. Take editorial and product ideas, hone them into multiple approaches, and collaboratively narrow to establish requirements. Work with engineers and product teams to ensure design quality and consistency of shipped features and interactions. Contribute to team and product design rituals. Report to a Design Director within the News Products Mission. Basic Qualifications A portfolio showcasing problem‑solving process along with finished design work. 3+ years of digital web and/or app design experience. 2+ years of editorial design experience (or experience working in news/media). 2+ years of working collaboratively on projects that pivot quickly. Proficiency in digital design tools such as Figma. Proficiency in prototyping tools (Invision, ProtoPie, or Principle). Preferred Qualifications Experience contributing to product releases through multiple cycles. Strong typography and visual design skills. Ability to provide and receive honest, thoughtful feedback. Compensation and Benefits The annual base pay range for this role is $104,000 – $125,000 USD. For U.S. roles, variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock may also be available. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, a company‑matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The New York Times Company is committed to being the world’s best source of independent, reliable and quality journalism. To do so, we embrace a diverse workforce that has a broad range of backgrounds and experiences across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectionate preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know Your Rights Poster is available here. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email View email address on click.appcast.io. Emails sent for unrelated issues will not receive a response. The Company encourages those with criminal histories to apply, and will consider their applications in a manner consistent with applicable “Fair Chance” laws, including but not limited to the NYC Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act. For information about The New York Times’ privacy practices for job applicants click here. #J-18808-Ljbffr SupportFinity™