Product Designer II; News

Product Designer II (News)

Job :
Location: New York, NY / Glendale, CA
Business: Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology
Date Posted: Jul. 02, 2026

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business worldwide. The team marries technology with creativity to build world‑class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our technologists design and build the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories – Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and many more.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Design is centrally responsible for the design supporting all consumer‑facing and business products and tooling for the Disney Entertainment & ESPN portfolio, including sports, entertainment, enterprise, UX, creative services, and design research. Within this organization, the News Design team shapes the digital experiences that inform and empower audiences across breaking news, live coverage, in‑depth reporting, and original journalism.

We are looking for a Product Designer II to join our News Design team. This role collaborates closely with cross‑functional partners to design and ship valuable features and improvements across our digital news products.

As a Product Designer II, you will solve strategic News design problems at scale for multiple platforms—mobile app, web, and CTV. You will contribute to bespoke product features and end‑to‑end experiences that support core user journeys such as story discovery, live and breaking news engagement, personalization, and content consumption. You will apply a user‑centered, data‑informed design process to create intuitive, accessible solutions that delight our users and keep them informed.

• Work independently with guidance from your design manager and mentor, taking ownership of well‑defined problem spaces while growing your influence and craft.
• Apply a user‑centered, data‑informed design process to understand user needs and translate them into clear, thoughtful design solutions.
• Design and ship features and product improvements across web, mobile, CTV, and other supported platforms.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, research, and editorial teams to deliver elegant and practical solutions.
• Clearly articulate project goals, design rationale, and tradeoffs in critiques, team reviews, and stakeholder presentations.
• Rapidly concept solutions at varying levels of fidelity from sketches and wireframes to high‑fidelity mockups and prototypes.
• Leverage and contribute to our design system, using established patterns and guidelines to ensure consistency and quality.
• Proactively seek and incorporate feedback from design critiques and cross‑functional partners, and provide thoughtful critique to peers.
• Manage your time effectively, estimate work accurately, and communicate project status, risks, and dependencies clearly.
• Embrace ambiguity with curiosity, using it as an opportunity to learn and refine your problem‑solving approach.

• User‑centered, motivated to understand behaviors, motivations, and context to design meaningful solutions.
• A collaborative teammate who works well cross‑functionally while taking accountability for your own deliverables.
• Developing strong product thinking, with a growing understanding of how your work contributes to broader organizational strategy.
• Skilled in interaction and experience design and visual…