Product Designer (Skybound Insiders)

Description:Who We Are

We are Skybound.

We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.

From well-known franchises to freshly-minted originals, we offer the chance to join brilliant creators in shaping a new generation of entertainment in a concentrated, agile environment in which every perspective matters, and any idea can create a breakthrough.

Opportunity

As a Product Designer, you will be the focal point for our UI/UX design process, working hands-on with various stakeholders to shape the Skybound Insiders digital user experience. Owning our Figma library, you will build and innovate on our current product offering while ensuring an intuitive and engaging customer journey. The role requires a blend of creativity, analytical thinking, and a passion for enhancing the user experience.

Reports: This position will report to the Product Manager for Skybound Insiders

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Own and drive the complete product design lifecycle for Skybound Insiders
• Partner with product, engineering, CRM to understand program objectives and uncover customer insights
• Perform user research to identify problems and validate solutions
• Participate in design reviews and share work regularly with the Insiders team and key stakeholders
• Help establish Skybound’s design system and component library
• Create design processes and uphold high standards for design and product quality
• Contribute your design thinking skills to other areas of Skybound (storefront, homepage)

Requirements:

• Minimum one year of professional experience in Product design
• Proficiency in Figma
• Proactive, takes ownership, and confident working independently
• You create clear, intuitive, and visually appealing user interfaces
• Enjoy trying and learning new things – not afraid to learn through failing
• Passionate about voicing your opinions and humble in receiving feedback

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000

• Actual base salary is dependent on several factors including but not limited to; market dynamics, location and region, experience, specialized skills/training (education), level of responsibility, budgetary considerations, tenure at the company (for current employees), etc.
• The salary range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees.
• Compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each role.

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement. This role may also qualify for a possible discretionary bonus annually.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.

Skybound Games produces, publishes and distributes video and tabletop games across all genres, including the multi-million-unit selling The Walking Dead video game series. In addition to our wholly-owned franchises, we work with independent developers to foster and create original games with compelling characters and worlds, strong creator and artistic focus, and innovative approaches to engaging genres.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.

Skybound will consider applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the CA Fair Chance Act and Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

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