Lead Product Designer
As a Lead Product Designer at Sinclair Digital, you will take a strategic and hands-on approach to designing compelling user experiences that drive engagement and business success. You will own the creative vision for your assigned product, ensuring a seamless, user-centric design process while fostering collaboration across product, engineering, and business teams. This role requires deep expertise in UX and visual design, prototyping, a data-driven mindset, and the ability to balance multiple workstreams efficiently. As a thought leader in design, you will be responsible for shaping the user experience across Sinclair Digital’s platforms while closely collaborating with others and driving innovation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead end-to-end design processes, from early discovery and ideation to validation through user research, product evaluations, and usability testing, with a focus on enhancing customer experience and identifying future opportunities.
- Demonstrate expertise in layout, typography, and visual hierarchy to create intuitive and engaging designs.
- Apply industry best practices and design principles to develop cohesive and innovative solutions across Sinclair Digital’s products.
- Maintain, evolve, and advocate for scalable design systems to ensure consistency and efficiency across platforms.
- Produce visually compelling and easily digestible designs that resonate with a diverse audience.
- Identify, document, and promote new design patterns when deviating from existing frameworks to improve usability and engagement.
- Implement scalable, reliable, and cost-effective design solutions that align with business and user needs.
- Foster a culture of continuous feedback and iteration, encouraging collaboration and constructive critique.
- Conduct competitive analysis to identify opportunities for differentiation and innovation.
- Lead multiple strategic and tactical design initiatives, ensuring measurable business impact and alignment with company goals.
- Manage project expectations, dependencies, and timelines to deliver high-quality outcomes on schedule.
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to define and execute a shared product vision that meets user needs and business objectives.
- Provide design leadership across multiple teams, ensuring quality, cohesion, and adherence to best practices.
- Advocate for process improvements, optimizing design workflows, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency.
- Experience working in Jira and Atlassian Wiki (Confluence) to document processes, manage design tasks, create user stories, and collaborate within Agile workflows.
- Stay informed on emerging trends in UX, visual design, and technology, proactively sharing insights and integrating relevant innovations into the design practice.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6+ years of experience in product/UX design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or mentoring role.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in UX, visual design, and interactive experiences.
- Deep understanding of design principles, usability best practices, and accessibility standards.
- Experience working across multiple platforms (web, mobile, connected TV) in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on design execution.
- Strong collaboration skills with product managers, engineers, and business stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
- Proficiency in industry-standard design tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.).
- Self-starter with a strong work ethic. Can demonstrate leadership skills and collaboration across teams using a consultative approach.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience leading end-to-end design for large-scale digital products.
- Knowledge of front-end development principles (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to better collaborate with engineers.
- Familiarity with design systems and component-based design methodologies.
- Experience in research methodologies and usability testing.
- Background in media, entertainment, or digital publishing is a plus
The base salary for this role is $139,000 to $149,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.
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As a Lead Product Designer at Sinclair Digital, you’ll have the unique opportunity to shape user experiences in an engaging and collaborative environment in Seattle, Washington. You will play a pivotal role in owning the creative vision for your product and leading the design process from ideation to user research and usability testing. Your hands-on approach will enhance customer experiences while aligning closely with product, engineering, and business teams. We’re looking for someone with deep expertise in UX and visual design, able to balance multiple projects while driving innovative solutions that resonate with our audience. You'll employ best practices and design principles to deliver cohesive and scalable designs that reflect our commitment to quality and usability. Leading end-to-end design processes means that you’ll not only create visually compelling designs but also advocate for improvements in our design systems and methodologies. With a strong focus on data and outcomes, you'll conduct competitive analyses and identify opportunities for differentiation, ensuring that your designs not only meet user needs but also deliver measurable business impact. At Sinclair Digital, we believe in fostering a culture of feedback and iteration, promoting collaboration, and staying at the forefront of design trends. If you’re ready to contribute your creativity and strategic thinking skills to our talented team, we can't wait to meet you!
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Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is a diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 23 RSN brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to 191 television stations in 89 markets; is a lea...
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