UX Designer

We believe in better. And we make it happen. Better content. Better products. And better careers. Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. And we do it all right here at Sky. “We spend every day creating forward-thinking customer products and services for Sky Sports. Through ambitious and revolutionising plans, we shape market leading products. This role is a chance to help a hardworking, friendly team of design specialists define what the future of digital sports could be.” – Mike Gregory, Head of Design What you'll do Creative delivery

• Support the Lead and Senior UX designers in shaping the day-to-day delivery and forward-looking UX direction for Sky Sports digital products, ensuring it’s in line with wider product and brand strategy and constantly breaking new ground.
• Demonstrate an ability to come up with innovative ideas, solve problems creatively and shape these into logical, coherent solutions that centre around our customer’s needs.
• Execute work that adheres to best practice User Centered Design and brand standards across Sky’s digital estate.
• Help to maintain an efficient design delivery process, through regular clear communication with delivery teams and consistently delivering to schedule.

Relationship & Network building

• Work with stakeholder groups inside Sky’s Digital delivery function including product owners, engineers, researchers and copywriters.
• Help to maintain an efficient design delivery process, through regular clear communication with delivery teams and consistently delivering to schedule.
• Demonstrate a knowledge and desire to investigate, innovate and develop emerging design, UX and technology trends.

Team

• Help drive our creative culture by being a highly visible advocate for all things design.
• Collaborate with design and development teams in order to create new experiences and evolve patterns.
• Work closely with the design team to ensure visibility and provide input into group design reviews.

What you'll bring

• Experience with a specific focus on UX Design.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills in order to convey complex design concepts clearly to different delivery skill sets within the organisation.
• Good experience of UCD, design principles and methodologies, with an ability to conduct competitor analysis & benchmarking, create user journeys, user flows, sitemaps, wireframes and interactive prototypes.
• Good understanding of UCD, human interface guidelines, standards, and best practices as they apply to various platforms and devices.
• Experience of supporting discovery & design workshops, helping drive alignment and innovation through experiences we deliver.
• Good understanding of user research and analytics to aid insight driven design.
• Experience working within an agile delivery environment, and in a highly collaborative manner with multiple delivery skill sets.
• Good understanding of the latest tools and applications such as Figma, Miro, Userzoom… etc
• A keen eye for maintaining consistency of Sky’s UX guidelines, principles, templates and assets.
• Experience designing for Mobile and/or TV.
• A proactive, self-driven individual that has an equally strong team ethos

Team overview Product Delivery Want to deliver brilliant products and unmissable entertainment that grips millions of households? Our 1000 strong, Product Delivery team does everything from developing innovative AI technology to creating the best HDR viewing experience for TV products. From Sky Go to Sky Q & Sky Glass, we take our products to the next level and make them more agile and reliable with every release. The rewards There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky: the perks. Here’s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Inclusion & how you'll work We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can. We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process. Your office space Osterley Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are also plenty of bike shelters and showers. On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed, and even get pampered at our beauty salon. OR Leeds Our spacious tech hub is less than a mile from Leeds train station. There’s plenty of parking in the surrounding streets and at the nearby CitiPark. Need a break? You can blow off steam over a game of pool or table tennis, and stay fit at our subsidised gym. We'd love to hear from you Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It’s a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next. But better doesn’t stop at what we do, it’s how we do it, too. We embrace each other’s differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet. If you believe in better, we’ll back you all the way. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.