CareerPlan

Head of Product Design

USAFull-time$123k–$163k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead end-to-end UX and visual design direction for digital properties including websites, email templates, and future mobile apps for local media publications.

Role type

Senior IC product design leader (head of design)

Builds

Cohesive design language, scalable design systems, and digital experiences for web and email.

Domain

Media, publishing, and local news

Required skills

End-to-end design ownership, design system creation, cross-functional collaboration with engineering, user research, strategic thinking, autonomous execution

Preferred skills

Media/publishing experience, multi-brand design, people management, design system establishment, WCAG accessibility knowledge

Technologies

Web, Email, Mobile UX/UI

Responsibilities

Set UX and visual design direction, lead website design from concept to launch, create and maintain email templates, guide mobile app design exploration, develop design systems, collaborate with product and engineering leaders, conduct user research, build and manage a design team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities