Senior Product Designer, Editorial Technology at Financial Times

The role

The Senior Product Designer joins the Editorial Technology team to design tools that journalists and editors use to create and manage world-class journalism. You will work on the Spark CMS and other editorial tools, navigating ambiguity to deliver intuitive and accessible experiences for expert users.

What you'll do

• Lead the end-to-end design process from discovery through delivery
• Conduct user research to understand journalist and editor workflows
• Partner with product managers and engineers to define product direction
• Design intuitive and accessible experiences for complex editorial workflows
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure solutions are technically feasible
• Explore how AI technologies can assist editorial quality and accuracy

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in user research UX visual design and prototyping
• Proven track record of designing complex internal tools or workflows
• Strong systems thinking and ability to navigate technical constraints
• Proficiency in Figma and practical application of accessibility principles
• Ability to work through ambiguity and manage multidisciplinary stakeholders

Your impact

You will directly enhance the production of world-class journalism by creating more efficient and intuitive tools for the FT newsroom. By integrating AI and improving CMS workflows, your work will help maintain editorial quality and accuracy while streamlining the publishing process across various media formats.