About the Team:
At the South China Morning Post, we are redefining how the world consumes news. We aren't just building interfaces; we are crafting intelligent, personalized, and multi-modal experiences for a global audience.
Purpose of the Position:
We're looking for a Lead Product Designer who wants to stay hands-on. This is an individual contributor role for someone who does their best work on the hardest problems. You'll take on the most ambiguous, cross-product challenges, often where there isn't a clear brief yet, and help set the direction. Depending on where the business needs you most, that could be our news platforms, subscription products, education products or new initiatives. You'll report to the Director of Product Design and work closely with product, engineering, editorial and commercial teams.
In this role, you will:
- Lead design from early ideas through to launch, and keep improving it after release
- Frame problems clearly and work out what's worth solving, especially when things are uncertain
- Design AI-powered experiences that are genuinely useful, trustworthy and right for a news brand
- Use AI tools to speed up your own work, from research and ideation to prototyping, and share what works with the team
- Use research and data to guide decisions, and run your own studies where needed
- Work closely with engineers from early on, so designs are feasible, well-built and fit our design system
- Set a high bar for design quality, and help other designers grow along the way
- Work with stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership, to move ideas forward
Skills and Experience that will lead to success:
- 8+ years in product design, with a strong portfolio of shipped digital products
- Experience across different types of products, such as media, subscription, education or similar
- A track record of leading complex work without a clear brief
- Hands-on experience with AI, both as a design tool and in the products you've shipped, plus a good sense of where it adds value and where it doesn't
- Strong craft, clear thinking, and comfort moving between strategy and detail
- Good communication and the ability to influence without authority
Candidate with the following skill/experience will be an advantage:
- Knowledge of the Greater Bay Area market and its digital landscape
- Cantonese and/or Mandarin, spoken and written
- Experience designing bilingual or multilingual products
Work location will be at Causeway Bay office.
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of experience in product design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating shipped digital products
- Experience across products such as media, subscription, education, or similar
- Experience leading complex work without a clear brief
- Hands-on experience using AI as a design tool and in shipped products
- Strong design craft and strategic-to-detail execution
- Strong communication and ability to influence without authority
- Knowledge of the Greater Bay Area market and its digital landscape
- Spoken and written Cantonese and/or Mandarin
- Experience designing bilingual or multilingual products
What We Do
The South China Morning Post is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. Our vision is to “Elevate Thought”, and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. The South China Morning Post is a global digital news leader with a unique role in championing the plurality of voices in Asia through its breadth and depth of news coverage. SCMP is committed to informing and inspiring through journalism of the highest standards. Apart from its flagship newspaper, SCMP also publishes news 24/7 on SCMP.com. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism. Additionally, SCMP publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and, Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP is also home to Abacus, a digital news brand focused on China's tech industry; Inkstone, a daily news brief for those curious about China's growing impact around the world; and Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China. For more information, please visit us at www.scmp.com. Our Privacy Notice aims to comply with all relevant data privacy and protection laws. You should read the Privacy Notice in full at http://corp.scmp.com/privacy-policy
