Senior Product Designer - Mobile Apps, Audio

Who we are

We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. That's the “red thread” that connects everyone at The Economist Group (TEG). Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them.

We deliver analysis and insights in many formats to subscribers and clients in 170 countries through our four businesses, The Economist, Economist Impact, Economist Intelligence and Economist Education, which uphold our global reputation for excellence and integrity. 

Introduction:

The Economist is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. We deliver world-class, thought provoking content through a range of formats, from web and app, to newspapers and magazines, conferences, film and audio. What ties us together is the objectivity of our opinion, the originality of our insight and our advocacy of economic and political freedom around the world.

 

With a growing global subscriber base and a reputation for insightful analysis and opinion on every aspect of world events, The Economist is one of the most widely recognised and well-read current affairs publications and the foundation of our digital consumer product portfolio. We are developing a world-class product and design organisation and have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Product Designer based in Indonesia to help us design exceptional mobile app audio experiences to drive subscriber engagement.

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Designer based in Indonesia to join our Audio mobile app team; with a focus on helping us improve engagement and retention. You’ll help evolve the audio experience across our app which includes subscriber podcasts and audio narrated articles. You’ll help design ways for subscribers to enjoy their favourite podcasts, build audio queues of narrated articles from our editions and listen to audio on the go or offline. 

 

You’ll be embedded in a cross-functional team with Engineers and a Product Manager, taking ownership of design decisions. You’ll produce end-to-end user experiences and create design deliverables ready for engineering. Your work will uphold The Economist brand digitally, maintaining our high bar of visual quality whilst ensuring technical constraints are considered to create intuitive user flows.

 

We’re after someone with demonstrable experience and knowledge designing for mobile apps – designing for audio or video experiences would be a plus. You’ll be able to demonstrate experience sketching, prototyping and moving through different levels of fidelity quickly. From user research to wireframes and user flows through to testing and validation - you’ll be responsible for working end-to-end. 

 

You’ll also be part of a friendly, supportive design team that’s keen to improve how we work and help each other grow.

How you will contribute:

• You will work with key partners across the business (from product, editorial, marketing, data and commercial teams) to design and optimise audio experiences to drive both user satisfaction and business outcomes.

 

• You will plan, manage and run user research alongside your team to understand user behaviour and identify needs.

 

• You will articulate key insights and translate them into testable artefacts like sketches, user flows or interactive prototypes that utilise The Economist brand to test assumptions and ideas.

 

• You will define user flows and journeys, ensuring clarity and alignment across teams.
  
  
• You will create production ready design assets and work with engineers to ensure a high quality experience is shipped.

 

• You will facilitate workshops and/or design sprints that bring stakeholders and others along the product development journey. 

 

• You will communicate progress and product rationale to key partners by designing and delivering presentations; or through dialogue on an ad-hoc basis.

The ideal skills and experience for this role:

• You have a portfolio that demonstrates your design process and core craft skills including interaction and visual design across mobile and tablet devices.

 

• You know how to run, evaluate and interpret user research findings in order to wireframe or prototype solutions.

 

• You have experience iterating or launching mobile app products by working collaboratively with engineers, product managers and other designers in an agile way. You have a well-trained eye for design quality, usability and consistency. 

 

• You have an understanding of technologies used to build world-class mobile product experiences. You have experience in agile working and sprints, will be hands-on with user-acceptance testing (UAT) and have a familiarity with the fundamentals of accessibility and usability. 

 

• You have experience with prototyping and design tools like Miro, Protopie or Figma and can prioritise choosing the right tool at the right time.

 

• You are a motivated team player with the ability to perform well under pressure and take ownership of your work end-to-end.

 

• You are a clear communicator either verbally or through text and are fluent in English.
  
  

• You seek opportunities to learn and grow your hard and soft skills through feedback and self reflection.

 

If you think you are qualified for this role but don’t necessarily tick every box, please submit an application. The ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist.

 

About The Economist Group

 

The story of The Economist Group begins with the foundation in 1843 of The Economist newspaper by a Scottish businessman, James Wilson. A classical liberal, he successfully opposed the protectionist British Corn Laws. A belief in free trade, openness and the power of enlightened thinking to drive progress has inspired us ever since. It has paved the way to grow into a global—and increasingly digital—media company reaching a large, influential audience through our independent journalism and information services.

 

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We welcome applicants regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, gender identity, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation , age or marital status.

 

Benefits

 

What we offer

 

We offer excellent benefits including an incentive programme, generous annual and parental leave policies, volunteering days and well-being support throughout the year, as well as free access to all Economist content. Country specific benefits are also offered.

 

Our Values

 

Our values are a collective set of beliefs and behaviours that strengthen The Economist Group's purpose and demonstrate where we want to be as an organisation. They reflect on our mission to pursue progress for individuals, organisations and the world.

 

Independence

 

We are not bound to any party or interest and encourage exploration and free-thinking. We champion freedom, both within our organisation and around the world.

 

Integrity

 

We are bold in our efforts to uncover the truth and stand up for what we believe in. We inspire trust through our rigour, fact-checking and transparency.

 

Excellence

 

We aspire to the highest standards in all we do. We are ambitious and inquisitive in our pursuit of continuous progress and innovation.

 

Inclusivity

 

We value diversity in thought and background and encourage healthy debate with a breadth of perspectives. We treat our colleagues and customers fairly and respectfully.

 

Openness

 

We foster a collaborative and empathetic culture conducive to the interests, wit and initiative of our colleagues. New ideas are our lifeblood.

 

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues and potential colleagues regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, gender identity, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, age, marital status or any other status.

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What we offer

Benefits
We offer excellent benefits including an incentive programme, generous annual and parental leave policies, volunteering days and well-being support throughout the year, as well as free access to all Economist content. Country specific benefits are also offered.

Our Values
Our values are a collective set of beliefs and behaviours that strengthen The Economist Group's purpose and demonstrate where we want to be as an organisation. They reflect on our mission to pursue progress for individuals, organisations and the world.

Independence
We are not bound to any party or interest and encourage exploration and free-thinking. We champion freedom, both within our organisation and around the world.

Integrity
We are bold in our efforts to uncover the truth and stand up for what we believe in. We inspire trust through our rigour, fact-checking and transparency.

Excellence
We aspire to the highest standards in all we do. We are ambitious and inquisitive in our pursuit of continuous progress and innovation.

Inclusivity
We value diversity in thought and background and encourage healthy debate with a breadth of perspectives. We treat our colleagues and customers fairly and respectfully.

Openness
We foster a collaborative and empathetic culture conducive to the interests, wit and initiative of our colleagues. New ideas are our lifeblood.

The Economist Group values diversity. We are committed to equal opportunities and creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues and potential colleagues regardless of ethnic origin, national origin, gender, gender identity, race, colour, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation, age, marital status or any other status.