Lead Product Designer; Ad Platforms

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is expanding its team of product designers to help create experiences that entertain, inform, and inspire people worldwide. This onsite role in San Francisco is a leadership IC position for the Ad Platforms team, where you will guide end-to-end design for complex advertising workflows and help shape the strategy and design vision across the platform.

As a Lead Product Designer (Ad Platforms), you will partner closely with engineering and product management, mentor designers, and represent the team in cross-functional conversations up to executive leadership. You will also bring craft and prototyping expertise to solve ambiguous design problems, helping establish new patterns and standards when they’re needed.

• Lead and deliver projects with broad or ambiguous scope.
• Contribute to team goals and direction, building influential partnerships with cross-functional peers.
• Work through unclear design challenges using expert product thinking, interaction design, craft, and prototyping, introducing new patterns or standards when appropriate.
• Communicate design work clearly and effectively, and represent the product team to executive leadership and in cross-functional forums.
• Mentor junior designers, strengthen design culture, and take part in design-team-wide initiatives including recruiting, process improvement, and standards development.

• Drive complex projects independently while identifying opportunities for impact and shipping work that sets expectations for the organization.
• Shape strategy, design vision, and product capabilities for an evolving and growing advertising platform.
• Contribute to initial focus areas including innovative format design, componentized feature integration, test and learn platforms, and integration of formats into composer tools.

• 7+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Experience designing business or enterprise tooling, with CTV context as a bonus.
• Experience shipping product design features and collaborating with development teams and product teams.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively, collaborating effectively with senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Interest in innovation and challenging the status quo, with a drive for ideas that move with clarity and fluidity.
• Motivation to use data to inform design decisions and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to design solutions that solve business problems and deliver impact, leading complex projects independently.
• Expert knowledge of Figma and other design tools.
• BA/BS or equivalent experience required.

• Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 144,100
  - 202,400 per year
• Experience: 7+ years
• Education: BA/BS or equivalent
• Technology: Figma

• San Francisco, CA: $157,800-$211,600 per year
• New York, NY: $150,900-$202,400 per year
• Glendale, CA: $144,100-$193,200 per year
• The base pay offered may vary based on internal equity and may also vary by geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided, along with medical, financial, and/or other benefits depending on level and position.

Disclaimer: This position is with Disney Entertainment & Sports LLC, part of Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.

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