Sr. Product Designer (Angel Guild)

Expectations at Angel Studios:

• Amplify light in every action.
• As the owner of your outcomes, you are empowered to break down silos and coordinate with any and all people you need in order to reach your goals. 
• You are ultimately responsible for achieving the outcomes while also using resources wisely - whether that be money, people, or time.
• Know your customer - it might be our viewers, investors, creators, or internal Angel Teams. Ensure you understand your customer and are providing what THEY need and not just what you want to build. 
• You OWN the success of your team members, including hiring, onboarding, goals, performance management, raises, terminations, etc.
• Hold team members accountable to their goals - help them grow and make the most of the resources they bring. Document their performance for reviews. 
• Create opportunities for team members to take initiative and ownership. 
• Give consistent and timely candid feedback with compassion - your team members need to know where they stand at all times. If you find yourself doubting a team member, address it swiftly with actionable feedback.
• Contributes in a way that moves the Angel mission forward and exemplifies the team qualities required for working at Angel.
• When faced with roadblocks, mistakes or unforeseen circumstances, consistently and proactively find creative solutions and/or break down barriers to handle the challenge or complication. (Focus is on creating/building/testing/learning/resolution rather than getting stuck and identifying or placing blame).
• Clearly understand how to utilize and apply network effects

Essential functions

• Design and develop intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces for our television products, considering user experience, interaction, and usability principles.
• In every instance focus on understanding the user’s needs and serving them. (Not treating them like wallets)
• Break down complex problems into solutions through user flows, wireframes, and both low-fidelity and high-fidelity designs.
• Foster collaboration with UX Researchers to gain a deeper understanding of the customer and leverage their feedback for iterative improvements, ensuring the design meets user needs and expectations.
• Assist with QA testing to ensure a seamless user experience and address any design-related issues before the final release.
• Maintain a consistent design experience by utilizing Design Systems and Component Libraries.
• Clearly articulate each feature of your work, enabling engineers to easily understand and execute them as manageable tasks.
• Bring new and creative ideas to the table, actively contributing to increasing watch times and revenue streams.
• Must attend and contribute to regularly scheduled staff meetings.
• Proficiency in speaking, reading and writing in the English language required. Additional language proficiency is a plus. 


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Competencies

• An exceptional listener with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace.
• Detail-oriented perspective and able to pick up on overlooked details.
• Organization and time management. 
• Able to maintain confidentiality of information.
• Must be able to manage multiple assignments, set priorities, and adapt to changing conditions.
• Resourceful and able to problem-solve and manage tasks with ambiguity. 
• Willing to perform an array of tasks both in and out of the office.
• Can take feedback to tasks and assignments positively and create better solutions.
• A quick study, able to pick up new skills and learn how to use new programs.
• Must participate in setting and achieving regularly scheduled and outlined objectives. 
• Ability to take individual ownership, execute with high energy, share context, insist on candor with positive intent.
• Possess a strong knowledge of various streaming platforms.
• Proficient with Figma as your primary design platform.
• Strong understanding of design systems and design tokens.
• Ability to assist in coordinating, updating, and managing design system components that are adopted into production.

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field or equivalent.
• 5+ years experience in product design.