Product Designer

Music is UniversalIts the passionate and dedicated team at Universal Music who help make us the worlds leading music company. From A&R to finance legal to digital sales to marketing Universal Music is the place to grow and develop your career within a truly commercial and innovative business that leads in everything it does.Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of gender race disability sexual orientation religion belief age marital status background pregnancy or caring responsibilities. We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought within our teams and are fully committed to embracing the talents of people with autism dyslexia ADHD and other forms of neurocognitive variation.We will always seek to make appropriate adjustments to recruitment workplaces and work processes to be fully inclusive to people with different needs and working styles. If you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for you from application onwards including alternatives to the online form or to disclose a neurocognitive condition please email The A Side: A Day in The LifeThe design team is a small yet agile group that collaborates with Product Owners Business Stakeholders and Development teams to deliver creative design solutions across various formats. The teams skill set is diverse with particular expertise in UX/UI design as well as extensive experience in print motion graphics and brand identity. The primary goal of the team is to establish and deliver creative design solutions set the standards of the visual identity and enhance the user experience for products and services across Universal Music Group Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal Production Music.As a Product Designer youll be responsible for gathering requirements from keyBusiness Stakeholders Product Owners and Development teams taking ownership of our cross-platform design system and helping shape the components patterns and framework that our design team uses every day. Youll help us build the pieces that take Universal to the next level and unite the business. You wont be doing it alone youll be working with a super talented team of Designers EngineersProduct Owners and Analysts who care deeply about our products.The B Side: Skills & ExperienceKey ResponsibilitiesDesign flows and experiences that simplify complex requirements into intuitive and functional interfacesMaintain and contribute to our existing Design SystemsDesign new product experiences that evolve and define visual systemsContribute to strategic decisions around the future direction of our productsGive and solicit feedback from designers stakeholders and the broader product team in order to continually improve qualityPresent work to the broader product team and other leaders clearly and succinctly articulating the goals and concepts.Drive a partnership with product managers engineers and stakeholders in order to oversee the user experience of a product from conception until launch and beyondMust haveStrong experience designing and shipping multiple features that are broad/ambiguous in scope and encompass an end-to-end experience across a variety of platforms in a tech-driven environmentStrong interaction design experience with knowledge to define how an experience should behave based on understanding users needs plus consideration of how this product will scale. Use appropriate prototyping tools to demonstrate how a particular flow or interaction will workStrong visual design experience with proficiency in typography desktop/mobile UI colour layout iconography and aesthetic sense and how these elements impact product functionStrong experience with strategic product thinking and experience in developing product goals identifying opportunities and making decisions based on the impact to users and the businessHappy working as part of a small design teamEnjoys ownership of both practical & strategic product design workStrong portfolio demonstrating user-centred design visual craft and problem-solving skillsWillingness to take responsibility for the overall quality of products proactively seek solutionsProficiency with UX/UI design tools (e.g. Figma Adobe Creative Suite)Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate design decisions to designers product managers engineers and stakeholdersPixel-perfect eye for small details that take designs to the next level whilst understanding the balance between pragmatism vs. perfectionConfident working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced iterative environmentProfound understanding of technical boundaries and implementationCan work collaboratively and independentlyContribute to the vibrant culture within the businessNice to haveExperience working with B2B products dashboards and desktop experiencesSolid understanding of Design TokensMotion design experienceBonus Tracks: Your BenefitsGroup Personal Pension Scheme (between 3% and 9%)Private Medical Insurance25 paid days of annual leaveInterest Free Season Ticket LoanHoliday Purchase schemeDental and Travel Insurance optionsCycle to Work SchemeSalary Sacrifice CarsSubsidised Gym MembershipEmployee Discounts (Reward Gateway)Just So You KnowThe company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholders specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent definitive and exhaustive statement.Job Category: Key Skills InVision,Interaction Design,Ux,Usability,Visual Design,Design Thinking,Zeplin,User Research,UI,IOS,Figma,Sketch Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1