Interaction Designer, Connected Exp

Company: Disney
Location: Glendale
Posted on: March 12, 2025

Job Description:

About Us:At The Walt Disney Company, we are committed to delivering extraordinary experiences to our employees through innovative digital solutions. As a global leader in entertainment and media, we are seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our My Disney Today team within Workforce Technology (WFT). This role is key in executing our digital product strategy, delivering best-in-class product design experiences that surpass employee expectations and drive key business outcomes.Role Overview:If you are an excellent digital product designer, with a keen eye for quality and a passion for crafting impactful and innovative digital experiences, we want to hear from you. As a Senior Product Designer, you will play a key role in crafting and executing the implementation of our employee digital experience and communication strategy. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Strategy, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and multiple segment business partners. In this role, you'll drive current design implementation, design system evolution, and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. Your design expertise will be essential in driving the current implementation and future direction of our My Disney Today communication platform.Key Responsibilities:

• Work within the current design system on ongoing and new partner communication needs, ensuring consistent, high-quality design output.
• Drive design vision for system redesign, craft design systems, and provide implementation guidance.
• Champion user-centered design principles and foster a culture of design excellence.
• Define and articulate partner teams' communication and product design, aligning with business goals and user needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into innovative design solutions.User Research:
  • Collaborate on and oversee user research, gather insights, validate design concepts and direction.
  • Translate user feedback, market trends, and data into design decisions and iterations.UI/Visual Design:
    • Design intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces that adhere to brand guidelines and ensure consistency across all touchpoints.Interaction and Experience Design:
      • Create interactions, animations, and micro-interactions that enhance usability and deliver delightful user experiences.Prototyping, Testing and Iterating:
        • Develop high-fidelity prototypes, wireframes, and mockups to test and refine design solutions.
        • Lead usability testing sessions and iterate on designs based on user feedback, data analysis, and usability testing to continuously improve product usability and satisfaction.Design Systems:
          • Contribute to and maintain design systems and component libraries, promoting consistency and scalability in design across the platforms and systems.Collaboration and Execution:
            • Work closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and other stakeholders to align design with technical feasibility and business goals. Facilitate design reviews and presentations, effectively communicating design rationale and decisions.
            • Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in product design and AI, advocating for user-centric innovative solutions that drive user satisfaction.Qualifications:Experience:
              • A minimum of 5 years of experience in product design, with a proven track record of leading design projects from concept to launch.
              • Demonstrated expertise in integrating AI functionality into product design is a plus.
              • Experience designing and extending product design systems.Portfolio:
                • A robust portfolio showcasing a range of design projects, including case studies that highlight your problem-solving skills, design process, and impact.Education:
                  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human Computer Interaction, or a related field.Skills:
                    • Proficient with design and prototyping tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Sketch or similar.
                    • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate complex data and information into actionable design.
                    • Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, and visual design.
                    • Experience with user research methodologies and usability testing.
                    • Proficient in ADA and WCAG accessibility standards and responsive design principles.
                    • Proficient in creating responsive designs that provide optimal viewing experiences across various device viewports.
                    • Knowledge of AI technologies for personalizing user interactions and recommendations is a plus.
                    • Familiarity with front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.Attributes:
                      • Excellent visual design and communication skills, with the ability to present and advocate for design solutions effectively.
                      • A keen eye for detail, strong problem-solving ability, and a passion for creating outstanding user experiences.
                      • Comfortable in a large team setting and excited to collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business stakeholders.
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