UX Designer II - NBC Sports Next

Company Description

NBC Sports Next is where sports and technology intersect. We’re a subdivision of NBC Sports and home to all NBCUniversal digital applications in sports and technology within our three groups: Youth & Recreational Sports; Golf; and Betting, Gaming & Emerging Media.  

At NBC Sports Next, we make playing sports better through innovative technology and immersive experiences for athletes, coaches, players and fans. We equip more than 30MM players, coaches, athletes, sports administrators and fans in 40 countries with more than 25 sports solution products, including SportsEngine, the largest youth sports club, league and team management platform; GolfNow, the leading online tee time marketplace and provider of golf course operations technology; GolfPass the ultimate golf membership that connects golfers to exclusive content, tee time credits, and coaching, tips; TeamUnify, swim team management services; GoMotion, sports and fitness business software solutions; and NBC Sports Edge, a leading platform for fantasy sports information and betting-focused tools.  

At NBC Sports Next we’re fueled by our mission to innovate, create larger-than-life events and connect with sports fans through technology that provides the ultimate in immersive experiences.  

This role is part of our Youth & Recreational Sports group, comprised of technology platforms such as SportsEngine, GoMotion, TourneyMachine, and TeamUnify. We enable athletes, parents, coaches and team administrators in the youth and recreational space to manage their organizations, collect payments, share schedules, find programs to participate in and connect with other families. Additionally, NCSI enables leagues and organizations to properly screen and train coaches in an effort to keep kids safe.

Job Description

SportsEngine, Inc., an NBC Sports Group company and leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, is hiring a UX Designer II to join our Product Development team focusing on our video and streaming products.

Reporting directly to the UX Manager, this person will be a key contributor to the UX team within the Product Development department and will be responsible for delivering great products that meet our company goals and exceed our customers' expectations. As a UX Designer at SportsEngine, you will...

• Lead design projects across the entire product lifecycle­—from discovery to design—while embedded on the Video & Streaming Team.
• You set the vision for the user experience alongside your product partners with support from other senior design leaders.Be insights-driven. You’ll pair closely with our UX Research team to design exceptional user experiences grounded in user insights.
• Produce concepts, prototypes, and designs; knowing when to apply pixel-perfect attention to detail, and when to make low-fi sketches and wireframes.
• Be autonomous. You’ll take full ownership of your work and take responsibility for every detail every step of the way.
• Be part of a team. You’ll be joining our exceptional design team and have a chance to grow your skillset alongside our passionate group of designers.
• Work closely with product leaders to analyze new opportunities and assess user and business impact.
• Utilize and make contributions to our design system
• Help contribute to the overall process, product strategy, and best practices for our UX team.
• Present your work, align multiple stakeholders, and consider all feedback critically.
• Provide mentorship to fellow UX Designers.
• We are a remote-friendly work environment. Whether you live outside the Minneapolis area and would be fully remote, or you live within commuting distance but want the option to work from home, that works for us.
• We offer flexible work schedules, including the option to work four 10-hour days.

Qualifications

All candidates must meet the qualifications below: 

• Have a sense of humor & no ego.
• You have strong opinions, loosely held.
• You’ve got design chops. You are comfortable designing in Figma, you’ve shipped many products over the years, and you understand what it takes to design for the end user
• Have 2 years of professional experience working on consumer and business web applications
• You’re someone who can dedicatedly prioritize and execute. You are comfortable optimizing for speed and knowing when to sweat the details vs. what we can fix forward.
• You’re comfortable presenting your work no matter who’s in the room and have strong communication skills.
• You excel at design strategy, analytical and critical thinking skills, ability to break down complex problems and formulate design vision.
• You have a strong desire to learn and are constantly trying to improve.
• You’re comfortable working with team members across various time zones.

Desired qualifications are as follows:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent experience
• You have the ability to lead complex design projects.
• You have a knack for zooming out and looking at the problem from the bigger picture, making sure you understand the impact across our products.
• You have a strong desire to grow awareness of user experience standards across the organization.
• You don’t limit your talents to just your product team’s work but look for opportunities to impact the user experience vision across product teams. 
• You thrive on making complex things simple.
• You can communicate your ideas with diagrams, graphics, and imagery.
• You have visual design skills and an eye for consistency.
• You insist on sweating the details and focusing on craftsmanship.
• You can work independently to manage multiple projects at a time.
• Knowledge or experience within youth sports and streaming products.

Interested candidates must:

• Submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.

• In select work settings or where jurisdictionally mandated, must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or adhere to enhanced protocols.

Additional Information

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