Senior Product Designer

Company Profile: Endeavor, IMG Academy's parent company, is a global media and entertainment company with world-class brands and capabilities across talent representation, sports, fashion, event management, and brand marketing. It is comprised of industry leaders including entertainment agency WME; and sports, fashion, events, and media company IMG.

IMG Academy, is a world-renowned education, sports and performance institution located on a 600-acre campus in Bradenton, Florida. Established in 1978 as the pioneering Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, IMG Academy has since grown into a multi-sport phenomenon. Our boarding school and sports camps leverage best-in-class coaching, training and sports science, setting the standard for total student-athlete development.

IMG Academy is hiring an entrepreneurial NYC-based New Growth Team focused on extending our reach beyond our Florida campus. We are building a platform of connected products and experiences, seeking to help millions of dedicated student-athletes maximize their inherent potential and achieve their academic and athletic dreams.

Job Title: Senior Product Designer (UX/UI)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: New Growth

Position Summary: The New Growth Team is hiring a Senior Product Designer to lead the UX and UI design of a new platform from concept through execution. You will be part of a talented and entrepreneurial product team in a mission-driven organization focused on the growth and development of young people.

Responsibilities:

• Build a strong design culture as the first product designer on the New Growth Team.
• Organize user research from beginning to end including concepting, socializing insights, and incorporating feedback into designs.
• Become an expert on various user personas and continually champion their needs.
• Define the end-to-end customer journey, from first impression and consideration of our product, to onboarding, engagement and purchase.
• Identify tradeoffs and recommend design solutions based on qualitative and quantitative research.
• Provide strategic thinking and innovation based on business goals and vision.
• Communicate with the marketing and sales teams to maintain a consistent experience between the product and real-life experiences at IMG Academy.
• Take ownership of the design-development collaboration, partnering closely with cross-functional partners like product, engineering, research, data science, and content.
• Ensure consistency in our design language system, platform architecture, and continually develop our best practices.
• Contribute to business strategy, requirement definition, and feature prioritization.
• Facilitate alignment with stakeholders across the org and all levels of leadership.

Experience, Skills and Interests:

• You have at 10+ years of experience as designer in consumer technology organizations.
• You are an effective communicator who can articulate ideas and design solutions to teammates and leadership.
• You have designed complex multi-sided platforms and customer journeys.
• You have an affinity for style, consistency, color, typography, animation and a sharp eye for details.
• You have experience owning the UX process inclusive of research, visual design and prototyping.
• You put yourself in the customer's shoes and develop ideas that are relevant and enticing.
• You follow current trends in design patterns, platforms and technology, and have the ability to advocate for incorporating them within larger teams.
• You have a portfolio showcasing app design visuals, wireframes, and comps that communicate large concepts.
• You see diversity and inclusion as a Must-Have for a good work environment and a basis for innovation.
• You care strongly about contributing to an equitable work environment.
• You have a passion for sports, human performance and the development of young people.

Background Requirements:

• Requires a background check upon offer
• Requires a drug check upon offer

Endeavor is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.