What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Designer, Games position at The New York Times?
The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for.
Mission Overview & Responsibilities
The Games team at the New York Times — the group behind Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, the Daily Crossword, and more — is looking for a Product Designer to design delightful and engaging experiences for our audience. You will help establish and improve our games both within and surrounding the game experience.
This is an individual contributor role. At The Times, Product Designers are trusted team contributors with deepening expertise. You'll design and deliver work that helps your team meet its goals. You'll use your craft and product thinking skills to bring clarity, sophistication, and playful experiences to our audience.
The Games team is based in the Time Square, NY office. This role is hybrid.
Responsibilities
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$96,000 — $125,000 USD
The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
The New York Times Company follows the pay transparency and non-discrimination provisions outlined by the United States Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Click here for details.
For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here .
Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site . The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.
If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at security@nytimes.com . You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or your state attorney general .
Mission Overview & Responsibilities
The Games team at the New York Times — the group behind Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, the Daily Crossword, and more — is looking for a Product Designer to design delightful and engaging experiences for our audience. You will help establish and improve our games both within and surrounding the game experience.
This is an individual contributor role. At The Times, Product Designers are trusted team contributors with deepening expertise. You'll design and deliver work that helps your team meet its goals. You'll use your craft and product thinking skills to bring clarity, sophistication, and playful experiences to our audience.
The Games team is based in the Time Square, NY office. This role is hybrid.
Responsibilities
- Support high-level product strategy, ensuring we're asking the right questions that solve user needs.
- Explore divergent design concepts, create artifacts that communicate design rationale and advocate for a solution by presenting your work.
- Develop information architecture for complex user journeys.
- Design and advocate for both business and user needs and outcomes.
- Create functional prototypes of proposed UX solutions.
- Anticipate and solve for different entry points, exit points, system states, and user states in proposed interactions.
- Create production-ready design deliverables and partner with Engineers to ensure implementation.
- Maintain enthusiasm for both the strategic vision and the detailed aspects of projects.
- Engage with puzzle games and demonstrate a strong connection to The New York Times' mission in daily tasks.
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
- You will report to the Product Design Manager for Games.
- 3 years of relevant experience working within product teams.
- A portfolio of work that showcases your thought process along with finished design work. Applications without portfolios will not be considered.
- Fluent in UX design best practices across mobile and web platforms, and knowledge of usability principles and techniques.
- Proficient in Figma or equivalent software.
- Experience documenting and delivering UI screens and specifications to engineers.
- Demonstrated visual and typographic sensibilities.
- An understanding of constraints and opportunities of technologies used to build modern digital experiences.
- Experience designing across responsive web and native app experiences.
The annual base pay range for this role is between:
$96,000 — $125,000 USD
The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, people of color and gender nonconforming candidates to apply.
The New York Times Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. The New York Times Company will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws. Individuals seeking an accommodation for the application or interview process should email reasonable.accommodations@nytimes.com . Emails sent for unrelated issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.
The Company will further consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.
The New York Times Company follows the pay transparency and non-discrimination provisions outlined by the United States Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Click here for details.
For information about The New York Times' privacy practices for job applicants click here .
Please beware of fraudulent job postings. Scammers may post fraudulent job opportunities, and they may even make fraudulent employment offers. This is done by bad actors to collect personal information and money from victims. All legitimate job opportunities from The New York Times will be accessible through The New York Times careers site . The New York Times will not ask job applicants for financial information or for payment, and will not refer you to a third party to do so. You should never send money to anyone who suggests they can provide employment with The New York Times.
If you see a fake or fraudulent job posting, or if you suspect you have received a fraudulent offer, you can report it to The New York Times at security@nytimes.com . You can also file a report with the Federal Trade Commission or your state attorney general .
Salary : $96,000 - $125,000
