Sr. Product Designer - Yahoo Sports (Finance)

Yahoo Sports is one of the internet's leading destinations for comprehensive sports news and innovative fantasy games. We produce insightful content across multiple platforms and curate quality coverage from around the web to inform and entertain fans. We're an original fantasy sports pioneer, with a legacy of innovation that helps us continue to be a fantasy leader. And as one of the most-visited sports platforms on the internet, we're one of the best places for brands to reach fans.

Sr. Product Designer - Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports connects fans to the sports and fantasy games they love most, providing personalized quality content and superior fan experiences every day.

About Us
We are sports fans. We are relentless about improving ourselves and are looking for someone who shares our values to join our team and make us even better. We are driven to improve our industry-leading products and to solve problems that will define the future of sports. This role provides an incredible opportunity to contribute to products that millions of users love and engage with every day. The right candidate will possess a balance of design expertise and collaborative mindset-someone who is passionate about creating engaging and intuitive experiences and thrives in team-oriented environments. If you're a creative problem-solver who loves sports and data-driven design, keep reading.

Key Responsibilities
Design for Impact: Deliver intuitive, engaging, and accessible designs that enhance user engagement across iOS, Android, and web platforms.
Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with product managers, engineers, and data scientists to ensure designs are informed by data and aligned with business goals.
Create Scalable Systems: Contribute to a design system that ensures consistency across platforms while supporting both design and engineering workflows.
Deliver Polished Design Work: Develop user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to communicate design intent and guide implementation.
Solve Ambiguous Challenges: Tackle user experience problems by balancing user needs with business requirements to deliver impactful results.
Contribute to Innovation: Help identify opportunities for new features and improvements, bringing fresh ideas to the team.

Key Skills
Design Proficiency: Strong skills in interaction design, visual design, and prototyping to create cohesive user experiences.
Aesthetic and Functional Balance: Craft visually appealing and highly usable designs with attention to detail in typography, color, and visual hierarchy.
Prototyping Skills: Use prototypes to explore ideas, test assumptions, and communicate concepts effectively.
Collaboration Skills: Work effectively within cross-functional teams, contributing to a collaborative and positive work environment.
Effective Communication: Present design ideas clearly and adjust your communication for various audiences, thriving on constructive feedback.
Growth Mindset: A passion for learning, with an eagerness to stay up-to-date with trends and adapt to the evolving sports landscape.

Qualifications
• 5+ years of experience in digital product design for iOS, Android, and web platforms.
• Strong portfolio showcasing expertise in visual design, interaction design, and prototyping.
• Experience designing for sports products; knowledge of predictive gaming is a plus.
• Passion for sports and a solid understanding of the industry.
• Proven ability to create designs that meet or exceed accessibility standards.
• Analytical mindset with experience using data to inform design decisions.
• Proficiency with design tools for creating concepts, prototypes, and specifications.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively.

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies ; exercising sound judgment ; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others ; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations ; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You'll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call +1.866.772.3182 . Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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The compensation for this position ranges from $128,250.00 - $266,875.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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