Description
This role is on the New York Magazine dedicated Product team, which is responsible for the customer touchpoints that pertain to all its digital products.
The Product team analyzes and creates the platforms that connect New York Magazine’s content with our audiences.
Responsibilities:
- Generate digital experiences & interfaces for consumer revenue & subscription, and adjacent products.
- Design and execute projects across the entire product lifecycle, from concepts to multi-platform product launches.
- Present solutions to stakeholders, frame design decisions, articulate tradeoffs, and advocate for the reader and subscriber, while concurrently driving core business objectives.
- Solve complex design problems, while synthesizing multiple inputs along the way.
- Evaluate, iterate & optimize existing product performance.
- Contribute to and maintain scalable pattern libraries & design systems that uphold a family of brand identities across platforms and touchpoints.
- Collaborate cross functionally with engineering, product, and data, as well as consumer revenue and editorial stakeholders on product strategy and execution.
- Participate in design rituals, give and receive constructive feedback, and help elevate the broader design team's culture and process.
Basic Qualifications:
- A design degree: Product Design, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- 5+ years professional experience with a portfolio showcasing end-to-end responsive web and app experiences.
- 5+ years creating complex typography systems, visual hierarchies, and scalable design systems.
- 3+ years of experience designing for digital media, editorial, subscription, or commerce platforms.
- Success translating multiple brand identities across several digital platforms and touchpoints.
- Meticulous attention to detail, and enthusiasm for design iteration.
- Ability to work autonomously, own projects end-to-end, and collaborate effectively within a team.
- Solid understanding of modern digital technologies, information architecture, and accessibility standards.
- 3-5 years experience working in Figma, including prototyping, component libraries & design systems.
- 1-2 years experience vibecoding to ship small features, and to build working prototype.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing high-converting subscription funnels and/or promotional messaging systems.
- Ability to, (or willingness to learn) integrate AI tools into design+dev process.
- Experience with editorial production workflows and digital news publishing environments.
- Experience using user research and analytics to validate design decisions and measure post-launch impact.
- Enthusiasm toward journalism, New York Magazine’s editorial mission, and its design legacy.
The salary range for this position is $122,500-$132,500 USD.