Sr. Product Designer - Yahoo Fantasy Sports

Sr. Product Designer - Yahoo Fantasy Sports (Finance)Yahoo Sports is one of the internet's leading destinations for comprehensive sports news and innovative fantasy games. We produce insightful content across multiple platforms and curate quality coverage from around the web to inform and entertain fans. We're an original fantasy sports pioneer, with a legacy of innovation that helps us continue to be a fantasy leader.Come join our roster!Design @YahooSports is hiring! We're scouting for a talented senior product designer to elevate, innovate, and create highly engaged, sticky product experiences that delight our 40M users. We're not just crafting apps; we're crafting experiences that resonate with the passion of sports fanatics. Our goal is to provide real-time, personalized content that keeps fans engaged and delighted. If you're a top-tier product designer who lives and breathes fantasy sports, this is your chance to be part of a global design team that's redefining the future of fantasy sports engagement.As a key player in our remote team spanning SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Lawrence, Vancouver, and Toronto, you'll collaborate with like-minded sports fans and storytellers. We're not just a team; we're a vibrant community committed to delivering best-in-class product experiences. Our values shine through our culture, and we're dedicated to fostering an environment where everyone thrives and grows.ResponsibilitiesShape and implement our comprehensive sports growth strategy, leveraging market insights and understanding customer needs and competition.Tackle broad, ambiguous challenges, transforming them into clear, valuable, and delightful solutions.Integrate user research and data insights into every stage of development.Apply best practices across various platforms and devices, contributing to a cohesive design system.Mentor and provide feedback with humor, grace, and empathy to teammates and cross-functional partners.About youA seasoned product designer-embracing information architecture, multi-step flows, motion, and holistic experiences.Consistently delivers polished layouts through typography, color, and visual hierarchy.Are especially skilled at making micro animations that burst with delight.Create beautifully crafted transitions that breathe life into content.Understanding of how to present complex data in a clear and understandable manner.Uses prototypes as a foundational piece of your design process both to identify appropriate solutions and influence stakeholders.Solves user problems in creative ways that go beyond obvious, expected solutions.Demonstrates empathy and openness when interacting with teammates and other co-workers.Presents designs clearly and confidently to facilitate useful feedback while shifting approach based on the audience and desired outcome.Takes initiative and accountability for timelines, deliverables, and outcomes.Contributes to the design community both inside your company and beyond.Desires and takes action to grow professional skills.Qualifications5 years of digital product design experience for iOS, Android, and web platforms.Well-designed portfolio showcasing excellence in visual design, interaction design, prototyping, motion design, micro animations, and product thinking.Track record of designing products meeting or exceeding industry accessibility guidelines.Experience leading a user-centered design process from end-to-end.Proficient in Figma, Origami, After Effects, and other design tools for creating concepts, prototypes, assets, and specifications.Strong product sense with an ability to build products the market needs.Passion for sports, coupled with deep industry knowledge.Strong analytical background, leveraging data to drive business decisions.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a high level of empathy.Experience in designing for sports products is a plus.Join us at Yahoo Sports, where your passion for sports meets your passion for design!Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.#J-18808-Ljbffr