evolving 'For you'—offering timely and personalised content modules and recommendations
enabling users to actively search, ask questions and explore topics of interest
working closely with Product Managers, Engineers (including web, app and ML/AI), data and editorial; taking ownership of design decisions
producing end-to-end user experiences and creating design deliverables ready for engineering
upholding The Economist brand digitally, maintaining high visual quality while ensuring technical constraints are considered to create intuitive user flows
collaborating with key partners across the business to design and optimise experiences across discovery and personalisation areas
planning, managing and running user research to understand user behaviour and needs
articulating key insights and translating them into testable artefacts like sketches, user flows or interactive prototypes
defining user flows and journeys, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams
creating production-ready design assets and working with engineers to ensure high-quality experience is shipped
facilitating workshops and/or design sprints and communicating progress and product rationale to key partners

portfolio that demonstrates your design process and core craft skills including interaction and visual design across app and web
know how to run, evaluate and interpret user research findings in order to wireframe or prototype solutions
experience iterating or launching mobile app or web products by working collaboratively with engineers, product managers and other designers in an agile way
well-trained eye for design quality, usability and consistency
understanding of technologies used to build world-class mobile product experiences
experience in agile working and sprints, hands-on with user-acceptance testing (UAT) and familiarity with accessibility and usability fundamentals
experience with prototyping and design tools like Miro, Protopie or Figma; experience in AI enabled prototyping tools would be a plus
motivated team player with the ability to perform well under pressure and take ownership of your work end-to-end
clear communicator both verbally and through text with strong English language skills
seek opportunities to learn and grow your hard and soft skills through feedback and self-reflection

highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
private health insurance
24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program
Work From Anywhere program for up to 25 days per year
generous annual and parental leave
dedicated days off for volunteering and home moving
free access to all The Economist content

Senior Product Designer – Search & Discovery

Key skills