UX Designer

News Corp Australia

Sydney

On-site

AUD 85,000 - 105,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing support

Development opportunities

Exclusive product access

Various leave options

Job summary

A leading media company in Sydney, Australia, is looking for a Mid-weight UX Designer to join their Consumer Experience team. You will shape the user experience of digital products, lead UX projects, and collaborate with various stakeholders. The position requires 4+ years of experience in UX design and a strong ability to conduct user research. This is a full-time contract position for 10 months with numerous benefits including health and well-being support.

Qualifications

4+ years experience as a UX designer.
Ability to define problems for mid-complexity projects.
Confidence to conduct primary and secondary UX research.

Responsibilities

Shape the user experience of digital products.
Lead UX projects and conduct research.
Design information architectures and interaction designs.

Skills

User experience design

Communication skills

Research methodologies

Prototyping

Collaboration

Job description

Overview

News Corp Australia is seeking a talented Mid-weight UX Designer to join our Consumer Experience team. Working with some of Australia's most recognised and prestigious media brands, you will partner with the Product and Design teams to help create digital experiences, centred around our consumer and business objectives. This is a 10 month fixed term maternity cover contract working 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

As a Mid-Weight UX Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our digital products. With the support of the UX Lead, you will have the opportunity to independently lead UX projects, conduct research, design information architectures, and focus on interaction design. Your strong collaboration and communication skills will be essential for building a shared understanding and buy-in amongst stakeholders.

Qualifications

4+ years experience as a UX designer.

Ability to define problems to solve or opportunities to pursue for mid-complexity projects, leveraging user research and business intelligence to inform strategic UX decisions.

Confidence to conduct both primary and secondary UX research, interpret and synthesise data to generate and communicate actionable insights.

Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to create research artefacts, such as user personas, journey maps, and finding reports.

Experience in designing and iterating user flows and wireframes, adhering to established interaction design principles.

Demonstrative skills in creating interactive prototypes, with a strong understanding of user experience design and best practices.

Effective communicator who can facilitate discussions, present solutions, and document decisions while addressing stakeholder concerns with data-backed rationale.

Advocate for open communication across teams, confidently presenting findings and championing user-centred design in a collaborative environment.

A self-starter with experience working effectively in a fast-paced and large enterprise.

News Benefits

News Benefits is our way of saying thank you to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities. Thanking them for the great things they do daily, for the greater good of Australia. Our benefits include:

Exclusively ours – Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

Health & wellbeing – Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)

Time off – News offers a range of leave options to support personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.

Helping you grow – Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion - focused education series) and recognition

Financial wellbeing – Support on making the most of your money

Perks & discounts – Exclusive offers across a range of products and services

Giving back – Make a difference to our communities.

Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

We’re a bunch of social introverts who are just as happy having a chat on the morning coffee run as we are living in our headphone silos while we work. There’s a great mix of talent on the team, with everyone bringing different skills and experience - and we’re looking to add even more. If you don’t mind sharing a pub lunch with your teammates and like to look for new ways of doing things, then you might be the one we are looking for.

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole-selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know. For more information regarding DEI at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the DEI section.