Job Posting Title
Lead Designer
Req ID 10142198
Job Description Technology is at the heart of Disney's past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Why You'll Love Working Here
Building the future of Disney's media:
Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact:
More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News...and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation:
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
About The Team Disney Entertainment & ESPN's Product Design team is seeking a Lead Product Designer who will be an exceptional role model to our growing team. You'll guide and mentor a hardworking design team, focused on crafting intuitive and elegant human‑centric experiences for the ESPN Digital's stats and scores experiences and sports betting products. The right person for this role must have experience in developing both comprehensive and future‑forward experiences and a proven ability to inspire and mentor designers to push the boundaries, as well as keeping focus on optimizing the details of current experiences.
In this role you will play a pivotal part in shaping the next generation of ESPN's digital products and will shape how sports fans worldwide follow live games, consume stats and scores and engage with sports.
This role requires deep levels of sports passion, knowledge and sports experiences within a technology‑first environment.
Responsibilities
Lead product design for the ESPN Design team, mentor, guide and review the work of more junior or lower level designers
Partner with product and engineering to identify requirements, use cases, and user journeys
Illustrate and communicate complex design solutions across use cases by creating process flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity mock‑ups
Use data collected from research, user testing, and market analysis to create truly user‑centered designs
Collaborate with a design manager, product manager, and cross‑team peers throughout the product development life‑cycle to iterate on and deliver a user experience that meets the highest quality bar
Act as a quality control on the team and make sure documentations are in top shape before delivering to engineers and QAs
Use a variety of metrics to analyze and continuously improve the user experience
Mentor and provide design directions for senior, mid‑level designers and associate designers
Exercise ethical decision‑making and do what's best for our viewers
Be the voice in the room that always puts the user first
Basic Qualifications
MUST be a sports enthusiast
Bachelor's degree required, MBA or technical degree preferred
Minimum 7 years in Product Design at a technology company
Minimum 1 year of experience working as a cross‑functional project lead
Passion for evolving the design practice; it's people, processes and tools
Consulting skills to help stakeholders & partners uncover project goals, constraints & dependencies; and then guide them to optimal solutions
Experience designing across multiple devices (iOS, Android, Web, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Fire TV etc.)
A strong portfolio demonstrating both personal and team‑based work
A deep arsenal of design tools (Figma, Sketch, InVision, Framer, Mural, Keynote)
Proficiency in user‑centered design thinking methodologies
Outstanding visual design aesthetics combined usable experiences that address problems
A strong drive in overcoming obstacles to make a product successful
An understanding of acquisition & conversion, data‑informed design
Experience with experimentation design (A/B, MVT, Usability, etc.)
Be able to communicate directly with Product Managers, Stakeholders, and Developers to translate their visions and constraints into beautiful, functional products that will delight our users
Excellent prioritization and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
Proven experience in a senior design leadership role, influencing product strategy and driving organizational impact.
Job Posting Segment Design
Job Posting Primary Business Design - ESPN & Sports
Primary Job Posting Category User Experience Designer
Employment Type Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code New York, NY, USA
Date Posted 2026-02-05
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Req ID 10142198
Job Description Technology is at the heart of Disney's past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more - all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney's media business globally.
The team marries technology with creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders. Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt Disney Company's media portfolio to advance the technological foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of people around the world.
Why You'll Love Working Here
Building the future of Disney's media:
Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
Reach, Scale & Impact:
More than ever, Disney's technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company's brands and stories. Disney+, Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News...and many more. These products and brands - and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry - matter to millions of people globally.
Innovation:
We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.
About The Team Disney Entertainment & ESPN's Product Design team is seeking a Lead Product Designer who will be an exceptional role model to our growing team. You'll guide and mentor a hardworking design team, focused on crafting intuitive and elegant human‑centric experiences for the ESPN Digital's stats and scores experiences and sports betting products. The right person for this role must have experience in developing both comprehensive and future‑forward experiences and a proven ability to inspire and mentor designers to push the boundaries, as well as keeping focus on optimizing the details of current experiences.
In this role you will play a pivotal part in shaping the next generation of ESPN's digital products and will shape how sports fans worldwide follow live games, consume stats and scores and engage with sports.
This role requires deep levels of sports passion, knowledge and sports experiences within a technology‑first environment.
Responsibilities
Lead product design for the ESPN Design team, mentor, guide and review the work of more junior or lower level designers
Partner with product and engineering to identify requirements, use cases, and user journeys
Illustrate and communicate complex design solutions across use cases by creating process flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity mock‑ups
Use data collected from research, user testing, and market analysis to create truly user‑centered designs
Collaborate with a design manager, product manager, and cross‑team peers throughout the product development life‑cycle to iterate on and deliver a user experience that meets the highest quality bar
Act as a quality control on the team and make sure documentations are in top shape before delivering to engineers and QAs
Use a variety of metrics to analyze and continuously improve the user experience
Mentor and provide design directions for senior, mid‑level designers and associate designers
Exercise ethical decision‑making and do what's best for our viewers
Be the voice in the room that always puts the user first
Basic Qualifications
MUST be a sports enthusiast
Bachelor's degree required, MBA or technical degree preferred
Minimum 7 years in Product Design at a technology company
Minimum 1 year of experience working as a cross‑functional project lead
Passion for evolving the design practice; it's people, processes and tools
Consulting skills to help stakeholders & partners uncover project goals, constraints & dependencies; and then guide them to optimal solutions
Experience designing across multiple devices (iOS, Android, Web, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, PlayStation, Fire TV etc.)
A strong portfolio demonstrating both personal and team‑based work
A deep arsenal of design tools (Figma, Sketch, InVision, Framer, Mural, Keynote)
Proficiency in user‑centered design thinking methodologies
Outstanding visual design aesthetics combined usable experiences that address problems
A strong drive in overcoming obstacles to make a product successful
An understanding of acquisition & conversion, data‑informed design
Experience with experimentation design (A/B, MVT, Usability, etc.)
Be able to communicate directly with Product Managers, Stakeholders, and Developers to translate their visions and constraints into beautiful, functional products that will delight our users
Excellent prioritization and documentation skills
Preferred Qualifications
Proven experience in a senior design leadership role, influencing product strategy and driving organizational impact.
Job Posting Segment Design
Job Posting Primary Business Design - ESPN & Sports
Primary Job Posting Category User Experience Designer
Employment Type Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code New York, NY, USA
Date Posted 2026-02-05
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