Product Designer

Product Designer

About EssentiallySports:

EssentiallySports is a leading digital sports media platform that delivers engaging, fan-centric content to millions of sports enthusiasts worldwide. With a focus on innovation, interactivity, and in-depth storytelling, we aim to redefine how fans experience sports. ????

Role Overview

As a Product Designer, youll own the end-to-end design process across web, mobile, and emerging fan engagement platformsfrom ideation to launch. Your work will directly impact how fans interact with content, participate in discussions, and engage with our brand.

What Youll Own

• User-Centric Design: Craft intuitive and engaging UX for interactive content, including polls, comments, and fan reactions.
• Editorial & Storytelling Assets: Design visual and UX elements for newsletters and editorial features, ensuring compelling storytelling.
• Design System & Brand Evolution: Develop and maintain a cohesive design language, keeping it bold, minimal, and sports-first.
• Benchmarking & Innovation: Research, analyze, and integrate best-in-class design trends to enhance our media experience.
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  Collaboration & User Insights: Work closely with Product, Editorial, Tech, Growth, and Fans to design based on real user behaviors and emotional triggers.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Experience: 13 years in product design, preferably in media, content, or newsletters.
• Prototyping & Execution: Ability to move from rough sketches to high-fidelity, shippable designs in Figma.
• Flow-First Thinking: You design with user journeys in mind, treating every screen as a communication tool.
• Visual Expertise: A strong sense of typography, hierarchy, layout, and micro-interactions.
• User-First Approach: You prioritize user empathy over design aesthetics.
• Innovation-Driven: Excited to set new standards in media product design rather than just following trends.

Bonus: Experience designing for sports, fandom communities, or Gen Z audiences.

What Youll Work On

• Revamp our personalized homefeed and reading experience.
• Design gamified community featurespolls, reactions, loyalty rewards, and more.
• Shape the visual identity of our newsletters, ensuring consistency and engagement.
• Design internal tools to streamline workflows for writers and community managers.
• Develop a lean design system that scales efficiently.

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