Job Posting Title:

Designer II

Req ID:

10098934

Job Description:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

• Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

• Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

• Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

The Disney Entertainment & ESPN (DE&E) Technology Design team thinks beyond what is possible today. They discover, disrupt, and chart a course to where our fans and consumers will be next. Design brings the Disney magic to life by building digital customer experiences via the entire portfolio of both consumer-facing products and internal products and tooling. This includes Sports, Entertainment, News, Streaming and Enterprise Products and Experiences.

DE&E Technology Design:

Design at Disney is at the forefront of creating intuitive, innovative, and beautiful products that our fans love and crave. We strive to design high-quality end-to-end experiences while maintaining an inclusive and collaborative culture. To us, team-fit and attitude are as important as hard design skills.

DE&E Technology Design is the unified design org for 90+ customer-facing websites/apps and hundreds of enterprise products in the Disney Entertainment & ESPN (DEE) Technology organization. We are the storytellers responsible for adding “something special” to our consumers’ experience every day through exciting design, artwork, branding and UX globally. We are responsible for driving the product design, user experiences, creative direction, production design, motion design, service design, UX copywriting, UX research and UX engineering. It is our job to create a framework that delivers consistent, creative and innovative user experiences for people – whether they are using Disney’s consumer-facing products, or the platforms, products and tools that help power our business. Crucially, how we do that work must be both imaginative and efficient, allowing us to also free our team devote energy to using design to drive innovation.

The consumer portfolio we get to design for includes many of the most trusted and beloved brands in the world – ABC, ABC News, Disney, Disney+, ESPN, Freeform, FX, Hulu, Marvel, National Geographic, Star+, and Star Wars. These are great products, and our charge is to always imagine ways to make them even better; to deliver happiness and magical moments through artistry and inventive design, reinforcing the emotional connection between consumers and Disneyʼs brands.

The enterprise portfolio we are responsible for is also critically important – and our colleagues, partners and businesses will be relying upon us to bring the same kind of imagination, ease and consistent excellence to those experiences.

Product Design:

The DE&E Technology Product Design team delivers transformative consumer-facing product innovation across Mobile, Desktop, and TV apps for our consumer experiences. This mission includes delivering brand-specific consumer experiences, building cohesive user journeys within a product family, partnering across Product, Engineering and other business partners, and working with Design team members directing rapid visual concepts, producing high fidelity visual design. We are a multi-disciplinary design team where you’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with many design groups and specialties to create innovative products that people love to use.

Job Summary

Designers at Disney is a creative problem solver who looks to collaborate inclusively throughout your design process and evolve the way Disney operates. We expect a Designer II, Product Design to work on projects from the ground up and optimizing existing solutions, with in-depth knowledge about the latest design trends and technologies.

Roles & Responsibilities

• You will define app and web experiences for consumer-facing products - You will collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders

• You will work closely with teammates to produce design solutions using sketches, wireframes, and high-fidelity mock-ups

• You will be present design work to stakeholders and partners

Qualifications

As an applicant to this role, we ask that your portfolio demonstrates:

• 3+ years of relevant industry experiences

• BA/BS or equivalent experience required

• You have experience designing high-quality experiences and user flows across app and web

• You have a strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices

• You are a self-motivated, problem solver

• You can communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively

• You are hungry for innovation, eager to challenge the status quo

• You have an interest in and aptitude for learning new technologies and design skills

• You have a strong work ethic, are reliable, adaptable, and work well with others

• You have the ability to design within brand guides and contribute to design language

• You have strong knowledge of design tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite

The hiring range for this position in Los Angeles is $102,500 - $137,500 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

Job Posting Segment:

Design

Job Posting Primary Business:

Design - ESPN & Sports

Primary Job Posting Category:

User Experience Designer

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Glendale, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-09-05