Product Designer - Data & Applied AI

News UK; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Gym discounts

Volunteer days

Pension scheme

Job summary

News UK is seeking a Product Designer focused on Data & Applied AI to shape the visual language for internal AI tools and newsroom analytics. You will own the Data & AI UI Kit in Figma, define tokens, patterns, and component variants, and work with a Product Design Engineer to bridge design and production code.

You will lead usability testing, translate workflows into high-fidelity interfaces, and craft prototypes to secure stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Advanced mastery of Figma including auto-layout, tokens, design components and library management.
• Experience creating, documenting and scaling reusable UI component libraries for complex design systems.
• Strong portfolio showing high visual craftsmanship and user-centered UI design.

Responsibilities

• Design high-fidelity UI and interaction patterns for internal tools and AI prototypes.
• Build and maintain a unified Data & AI UI Kit in Figma with tokens and components.
• Collaborate with Product Design Engineer to translate designs into production-ready code libraries.
• Lead usability testing and gather feedback from journalists and internal stakeholders.
• Create rapid visual concepts to align stakeholders and inform AI trial feedback.

Skills

Figma

UI design

Design systems

Prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Job description

As Product Designer - Data & Applied AI, reporting to the Head of Applied AI and Product Design, you will sit at the cutting edge of internal AI products and newsroom analytics tools. You will own the visual language and component architecture for our internal tools-including Arc, our internal newsroom analytics tool acting as the crucial design bridge between AI managers and engineering. This is an exciting opportunity to build and scale a unified 'Data & AI UI Kit' in Figma while using AI-native workflows to transform rapid prototypes into beautiful, user-centric experiences. Day to day you will:

• Design intuitive, high-fidelity UI and interaction patterns for core internal tools and rapid AI prototypes based on discovery requirements.
• Build, scale, and maintain a unified 'Data & AI UI Kit' in Figma, defining tokens, UI patterns, and component variants.
• Partner closely with our Product Design Engineer to translate Figma components seamlessly into production-ready code libraries.
• Lead usability testing and feedback sessions on Figma prototypes to validate UI clarity and interaction flows directly with journalists and internal stakeholders.
• Create rapid visual concepts and prototypes to secure stakeholder alignment and support centralised AI trial feedback. Advanced mastery of Figma, including deep practical knowledge of auto-layout, variables, design tokens, interactive components, and library management.
• Proven track record of creating, documenting, and scaling reusable UI component libraries for complex design systems.
• Strong portfolio showing high visual craftsmanship, intuitive UI design, and the ability to convert workflow maps into accessible high-fidelity interfaces.
• Clear communication and collaborative habits when pairing with Design Engineers for pixel-perfect implementation and keeping cross-functional teams aligned.
• Passion for AI-native design tools and curiosity to explore emerging workflows or data visualization in a media environment. News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our news brands include The Times, the Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market‑leading local stations across Ireland. Our world‑famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multi‑format brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose, we exist to promote a fair society, freedom of speech and a little bit of fun. Rethinking continually the business of storytelling, we represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter.

At News UK, we embrace a hybrid work model, currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in‑office days. Life at News Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible, it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age, gender, ethnicity, disability, social class or sexuality, we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy. At News UK, we take pride in our exceptional employee‑led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network, Parents and Carers, and LGBTQ+ group News Is Out, and the Apprentice Society.

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre‑existing conditions
• Discounted gym memberships, free ClassPass at Home, weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes
• 'Bikes for Work' and 'Electric Car' scheme
• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
• Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, as well as an extra anniversary day off
• Up to 3 paid volunteering days per year to support causes you care about