Product Designer – National Hockey League (NHL) – New York

Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL®) is the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.  With more than 600 employees across offices in New York, Toronto and Montreal, the NHL is a global sports and entertainment organization committed to building healthy and vibrant communities using the sport of hockey to celebrate fans of every race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status. At the NHL, we are looking for dynamic, energetic and impactful individuals who are committed to doing the same by sharing in our philosophy that Hockey is for Everyone – and inclusion belongs on the ice, in the locker rooms, boardrooms and stands.

• Medical/ Dental/ Vision insurance effective on the date of hire
• 401(K) Plan and Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Generous PTO policy
• Commuter Benefit Program
• Paid Company Holidays

Overview

The National Hockey League is looking for a Product Designer (New York, New York). This role will help create the user experience and design of the NHL’s public-facing and internal digital initiatives. The qualified candidate will actively work with development and project management teams to design simple, usable desktop and mobile experiences.

Essential Responsibilities

•  Collaborate on product development and design of high-profile digital experiences.
• Conceptualize and establish best-in-class practices for product design and delivery.
• Aid in facilitating design processes to deliver high quality products that are consistent across platforms.
• Design and develop sitemaps, wireframes, mockups, and clickable prototypes for stakeholder feedback.
• Assist in establishing, contributing, and maintaining the design system for digital properties.
• Work side by side with development resources to define component libraries as well as rules for their usage.
• Support development team to implement product design requirements within a project.

•  BA/BS in Web/Graphic Design or an equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in user experience and digital design.
• Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, InVision, and other design/prototyping equivalents.
• Proven track record of designing and developing responsive experiences.
• Experience using Miro, Slack, Jira, and Confluence.
• Familiarity and involvement in product strategy.
• Experience with customer research, usability testing, prototyping, and data.
• General knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Agile project management methodology.
• Knowledge of the game of hockey.

When applying, please be sure to include a cover letter with your salary expectations for this role.  We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity, however only qualified candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.  NO EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender identity, marital or veteran status, or any other protected class.