Overview:
Our Team The Disney Entertainment & ESPN (DE&E) Technology Design team thinks beyond what is possible today. They discover, disrupt, and chart a course to where our fans and consumers will be next. Design brings the Disney magic to life by building digital customer experiences via the entire portfolio of both consumer-facing products and internal products and tooling. This includes Sports, Entertainment, News, Streaming and Enterprise Products and Experiences.
As a Product Designer II on the Product Creative Team, you’ll be a key contributor in creating and curating the highest-quality artwork for Disney+ and Hulu that ultimately contributes to the core user-experience of our global audience. You’ll collaborate with our design team and other creative teams across the company to ensure quality standards are met and that an excellent product experience is prioritized. You’ll be responsible for creative execution, concepting and feedback on a variety of artwork projects that span our product offerings. As part of the Product Design group, you’ll always look to balance the essence of the brand story and maintain the integrity of the product user interface; to always ensure the best experience for the user while delighting them with great content and visuals. As a team, you’ll also coordinate and collaborate with other Product Designers working on similar artwork projects. You’ll work with dedicated project managers to balance and prioritize work to ensure a smooth review, approval and delivery process.
Responsibilities:
Create exceptional original artwork packages and title treatment design for new titles
Ideate and concept creative ways to leverage artwork in new and unexpected ways
Regularly receive creative feedback from fellow team members to help guide early concepts and polish final executions
Champion artwork design as a way to improve and drive audience engagement
Coordinate with our program managers to kickoff, progress and deliver creative projects
Effectively communicate creative concepts, aesthetic choices and visual execution with peers within our design team
Clearly and constructively communicate design expectations & possible solutions through a product design lens
Maintain a solid understanding of the Product design (artwork) specifications and guidelines and are able to communicate them effectively
Collaborate and build strong working relationships across the Walt Disney Company
Required Experience/Qualifications:
An online portfolio featuring stunning visual design work
Strong knowledge of, and passion for typography
3+ years experience as a key creative contributor on a design team
Exceptional photo compositing and illustration ability
2-3 years experience designing successful consumer experiences in a fast-paced product-centric, technology environment.
Identifying core goals, success-KPI’s and expectations in performance
Designing for multiple platforms and screens.
Working closely with a cross-functional team of designers, software engineers, product managers, and business owners through all product development phases.
Delivering engineering-friendly design specifications and documentation.
Familiarity with version control.
Informing and evangelizing the design process.
Detail oriented
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Professional experience with creating and managing digital content assets in the media/entertainment industry for (mobile, web, TV) is a significant advantage
Sensitivity to handling of studio-based imagery and assets and the many facets of legality associated
Experience in the business of digital subscription services, a bonus
A love of television, film, and entertainment.
Experience in commercial advertising and brand campaigns is a plus
Smart, conceptual, confident, competent, adaptable, proactive, and results-oriented.
Earnest, mature, and ego-free; you welcome candid feedback, and can constructively give it as well.
You have an innate passion for learning new software design technologies and trends.
You embrace change and ambiguity as an opportunity for design to lead.
BA/BS or equivalent experience required
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