Product Designer - The Times

Your Team: The Times Media Product team is organised around three core pillars of the Times product: Customer (subscription growth), Content (reader experience), and Monetisation (commercial advertising). You'll be a key contributor within one of these strategic pillars, working as part of a cross-functional squad that includes Product, Design, and Business Analysis professionals, supported by dedicated Delivery and Engineering teams.

You'll be joining at an exciting time in our product evolution, with the opportunity to execute product strategy and make a significant impact on our digital offerings.

Your Role: You will join the Times and Sunday Times Product Design team. A team that defines the digital product experiences for thetimes.com, native mobile apps, newsletters, subscriber journeys and editorial publishing tools. You will develop a suite of products that will engage our subscribers so they get the best experience possible when reading The Times and The Sunday Times.

Day to day you will:

• Apply human-centred design principles to create user-focused solutions.

• Use smart, data-driven UX approaches to make impactful design changes.

• Ensure all designs are accessible and inclusive for diverse audiences.

• Conduct research using tools like Userzoom to gather insights and validate design decisions.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, confidently presenting ideas while knowing when to adapt.

• Conduct customer interviews and use research tools, testing, and data analysis to understand user needs.

• Validate design decisions through ongoing customer feedback and data insights.

• Ensure scalability, consistency, and cross-platform functionality through the use of design tokens.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Deliver high-quality work on time, juggling short-term tasks and long-term deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Utilise industry-standard design software such as Figma for product design.

• Validate design decisions through ongoing customer feedback and data insights

• Think outside the box to solve problems and encourage design innovation.

• Present and promote ideas enthusiastically, guiding teams to explore new approaches and elevate the product experience.

• Apply knowledge of editorial, publishing, or subscriber-based products where relevant.

• Have a basic understanding of web structural components such as HTML and CSS to support design decisions.

• Effectively engage in discussions with BAs, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment.

• Balance collaboration with independent work to meet deadlines effectively.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi-format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we know the value of working together, which is why we operate a hybrid working policy with a minimum of three days a week in the office. Being in the office allows us to collaborate, innovate, and thrive as a team in our vibrant and dynamic workspace. Some roles may require more office-based days depending on the nature of the position, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter to learn more about what’s required for your role.

Life at News

Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy .

At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships , free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes

• ‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• 25 days holiday , plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year

We want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or for us to do anything differently to support you to apply for any of our roles please contact us on [email protected] .