Product Designer

Phaxis is seeking a skilled Product Designer to craft exceptional audience experiences for live and on-demand content across connected TV platforms. This pivotal role involves creating intuitive, media-rich interfaces and collaborating closely with product, engineering, and editorial teams to deliver polished user experiences for various Over-The-Top (OTT) surfaces.

Responsibilities:

• Design intuitive, platform-appropriate OTT experiences for MS Now and CNBC across major connected-TV platforms including Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, and Samsung.
• Own and evolve core OTT surfaces such as home screens, navigation, video players, content discovery, and live/breaking news experiences.
• Translate editorial priorities and content hierarchies into clear, visually compelling interfaces optimized for lean-back viewing and D-pad navigation.
• Partner closely with product and engineering teams to define interaction patterns, platform constraints, and release requirements across multiple OTT environments.
• Optimize information hierarchy and content density to facilitate both passive discovery and intentional, goal-driven navigation.
• Collaborate with editorial teams to ensure live coverage, breaking news, and video-first content are effectively presented on the television screen.
• Contribute to and extend the design system with components specifically tailored for OTT surfaces and connected-TV conventions.
• Ensure consistency and usability across platforms while accommodating platform-specific guidelines and technical constraints.
• Leverage user research, analytics, and platform best practices to continuously improve usability and engagement.

Requirements:

• 2-4+ years of experience in product design, UX/UI design, or interaction design, with proven work on OTT, streaming, or connected-TV products.
• A strong portfolio showcasing experience with dual screen interaction, 10-foot UI design, lean-back viewing contexts, or media-rich platform experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to design effectively within platform constraints where clarity, performance, and navigation simplicity are paramount.
• A deep understanding of information architecture, D-pad interaction patterns, and UX conventions specific to connected-TV environments.
• Experience designing consumer-facing products across multiple platforms or screen contexts.
• Familiarity with live video, streaming workflows, and their impact on UX and interface design.
• A robust systems-thinking mindset, with experience contributing to scalable design systems.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of clearly articulating design decisions to product and engineering partners.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and editorial teams in a fast-paced media environment.
• Self-driven with strong prioritization and execution skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing within a large, matrixed media organization or multi-brand digital ecosystem.
• A background in streaming media, digital news, or broadcast-adjacent digital products.
• Experience designing for high-frequency or habitual use cases, such as daily news consumption or live event viewing.
• Exposure to personalization, content recommendation, or AI-assisted discovery in streaming products.
• An understanding of cross-platform ecosystems, including web, mobile, and connected devices.
• A Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or a related field.