VP, Product Design, Hearst Newspapers
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 200000 - 220000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
With more than 3000 employees across the nation Hearst Newspapers publishes 28 dailies and 52 weeklies including the Houston Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle Dallas Morning News Austin American Statesman San Antonio Express-News Albany Times Union and CT Insider.
It is our singular mission to be the most trusted most respected and most accurate source of news and information in the communities we serve.
We place our readers interests above all others dedicating ourselves to the principles of truthfulness fairness and independence. We understand that the free flow of accurate information is vital to our democracy and economy.
About the Product Development Team
The Hearst Newspapers Product Development team deliversbest-in-class product experiences that balance editorial business and audience needs and guides product strategy to enable future products and services. Our team includes engineers DevOps QA product managers strategists designers and product operations specialists. We are organized into cross-functional pods supporting end users internal users and revenue growth working closely with Content and Revenue teams.
About the Role
Were looking for atransformational design executive to redefine product design at Hearst Newspapers. This is a role for a bold leader who canset a vision raise standards and move fast to deliver innovation.
The ideal candidate hasdeep expertise in UX and product strategy a track record of launching products from zero-to-one and an active presence in the global design community. They willbring outside perspective thought leadership and energy to push our teams beyond incremental improvement.They will be skilled in leveraging AI to speed design iterations.
This leader will shape the design cultureestablish Hearst as a design thought leader and partner closely with product and engineering executives to create products that areuseful usable distinctive and loved by diverse audiences.
Key Responsibilities
Visionary Leadership
- Set a clear ambitious design vision that elevates the role of design as a driver of product and business strategy.
- Build coach and inspire a small team of designers and researchers while raising organizational design maturity and demanding excellence.
Strategic Product Design
- Own UX strategy end-to-end: from framing the right problems to designing user journeys prototypes and product opportunities.
- Lead rapid experimentation and deliver early tangible wins that demonstrate the impact of design on business outcomes.
Collaboration & Facilitation
- Partner with Product Engineering Content and Revenue leaders to co-create new ventures align on priorities and bring products to market quickly.
- Facilitate workshops and design sprints that surface bold ideas and help stakeholders rally around customer needs.
User Research & Insights
- Oversee qualitative and quantitative research; translate insights into actionable opportunities and measure designs impact.
Design Systems
- Drive the development of scalable atomic/component-based systems that empower teams and accelerate delivery across platforms.
External Thought Leadership
- Maintain a visible presence in the design industrypublishing speaking and engaging with peers to bring fresh thinking into Hearst.
- Represent Hearst Newspapers as a leader in design innovation at relevant communities and events.
Advocacy
- Champion the voice of the user and the value of design across the organization using storytelling and facilitation to influence executives and teams.
About You
Required Qualifications
- 10 years in product design with at least 3 years in asenior leadership role transforming design practices.
- Proven track record oflaunching innovative products from zero-to-one and influencing product strategy.
- Deep expertise in UX research design thinking interaction design atomic design principles and UI design.
- Strong portfolio showcasingstrategic design leadership early-stage product incubation and measurable product impact.
- Demonstratedactive engagement in the design community (e.g. speaking publishing contributing to industry groups open-source or other forms of thought leadership).
- Excellent communication skills with the ability toinfluence C-suite conversations and drive alignment across functions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with design thinking and lean product development approaches.
- Proficiency in Figma Sketch Adobe Creative Suite and similar tools.
- Bachelors degree in Design HCI or related field (Masters degree preferred).
- Familiarity with pattern libraries and AI Design tools
In accordance with applicable law Hearst is required to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role if hired in New York NY. The reasonable estimate is $200000 - $220000. A final decision on the successful candidates starting salary will be based on a number of permissible non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to skills and experience training certifications and education.
Required Experience:
Exec
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Production Budgets
- Production Schedules
- Social Platforms
- Content Development
- Personnel Management
- Client Relationships
- Project Management
- Control Room
- Creative concepts
- Newsgathering
- Show Content
- Video production
- Content Reviews
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
