Product Designer

Description:

WSC Sports, the pioneer in AI-powered sports content technology, empowers their clients world-wide to connect with their fans through AI-tailored sports content experiences. WSC Sports’ platform automates the creation, management and distribution of content, enabling sports rights holders to expand reach, grow fan bases, and unlock revenue opportunities across digital platforms.

Why WSC Sports:

You’ll work in an awesome environment alongside some of the most innovative people in the industry, using cutting-edge technologies and tools (video editing, Gen AI, data, etc.). At WSC Sports, you have the opportunity to directly influence the products and tools used by our clients, including sports giants such as the NBA, Bundesliga, LaLiga, ESPN - and that’s just the beginning of what WSC Sports has to offer! Join us and be a part of the best team in tech as we Fuel the Fandom worldwide.

As a Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our fan-first design vision. You’ll join a team of designers to craft intuitive, engaging, and visually compelling user experiences that align with our brand and empower our global audience. Working tightly with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders, you’ll translate complex user needs and business goals into elegant design solutions.

What you’ll do:

• Lifecycle Ownership: Lead projects from concept through research, execution, and iterative improvements.
• Design Leadership: Lead by example, providing mentorship, guidance, and fostering a collaborative and creative environment.
• User-Centered Validation: Strategically apply user research, prototyping, and usability testing insights to define and validate high-impact design solutions.
• Design Excellence: Drive the creation of high-quality, visually appealing, and functional designs for web, mobile and our back-office platforms.
• Cross-Functional Partnership & Strategy: Partner with cross-functional teams and functional leads to align design strategy with business objectives and product goals, delivering innovative features and enhancements.
• Process Improvement & Innovation: Continuously elevate design efficiency by championing new methodologies, integrating cutting-edge tools, and streamlining the design-to-development workflow.

What you’ll need:

• Experience: 6+ years in product design, with proven expertise in mobile design.
• Portfolio: A strong portfolio showcasing your ability to craft beautiful and user-friendly designs, including case studies that highlight your design thinking process.
• Design System & Tool Proficiency: Mastery of modern design and prototyping tools, and hands-on experience maintaining and leveraging scalable design systems.
• User-Centered Design Expertise: Deep expertise in user research, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication & Collaboration: Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present and justify design decisions effectively, and a collaborative mindset for thriving in a fast-paced environment.
• AI Workflow Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency in design-to-code workflows powered by AI tools to enhance development speed and accuracy.

Bonus Points:

• Sports Domain Knowledge: A genuine interest in sports and an understanding of fan engagement.
• Creative Content Technology: Hands-on experience with Generative AI tools for creative applications, and familiarity with video publishing, management, and editing tools.