Product Designer - Data & Applied AI

Newscareers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Gym discounts

Book discounts

Pension

Volunteer days

Job summary

News UK seeks a Product Designer focused on Data & Applied AI to own the design language and component architecture for internal tools, including Arc. You will bridge AI discovery with engineering to deliver a unified design system in Figma and prototype production‑ready interfaces.

You'll partner with AI managers and engineers, run usability sessions, and contribute to a data‑driven newsroom experience across The Sun, The Times, and talkSPORT. Hybrid work with in‑office days is required.

Qualifications

• Deep practical knowledge of Figma including auto-layout, variables, design tokens, interactive components, and library management.
• Experience building, documenting, and scaling reusable UI component libraries for shared, complex design systems.
• Strong portfolio showing visual craftsmanship and ability to convert wireframes into polished, accessible high‑fidelity interfaces.
• Clear documentation habits and collaboration with front‑end/Design Engineers for pixel‑perfect implementation.
• Excellent communication to keep stakeholders updated on progress, risks and blockers.
• Passion for AI‑native design tools, systems thinking, and an interest in media + data visualization.

Responsibilities

• Design high‑fidelity UI patterns for core internal tools (Arc) and internal AI tools from requirements.
• Build, scale and maintain a unified Data & AI design system in Figma with tokens and components.
• Provide UX/UI guidance on prototypes and ensure adherence to internal UI themes and usability best practices.
• Collaborate with Product Design Engineer to translate Figma components into production‑ready code libraries.
• Run quick usability testing on prototypes to validate UI clarity and flows with internal users.
• Create rapid visuals and prototypes to secure stakeholder buy‑in and gather feedback from AI trials.

Skills

Figma mastery

Design systems

UI/UX design

Collaboration with engineers

Communication

AI-native design

Tools

Figma

Job description

Job Description

Your role:

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 driving the design of Arc, our internal newsroom analytics tool that empowers journalists across The Sun, The Times, and talkSPORT to make better informed decisions. You will act as the crucial design bridge between AI managers (who lead discovery) and our Product Design Engineer (who brings your designs to life in code). This is an exciting opportunity to build, scale, and maintain a unified Data & AI design system in Figma while leveraging an AI-native mindset. You will take ownership of understanding complex stakeholder requirements and tackling intricate design problems, translating them into visually appealing, highly intuitive, and user‑centric experiences.

Day to day you will:

• Design intuitive, high-fidelity UI and interaction patterns for core internal tools (such as Arc) and internal AI tools based on requirements surfaced by our AI managers. Working closely with engineers to translate your designs into code.
• Build, scale, and maintain a unified Data & AI design system in Figma, defining tokens, UI patterns, and component variants alongside our Product Design Engineer. To enable rapid prototyping for internal tools.
• Provide UX/UI guidance on rapidly generated internal prototypes, ensuring they adhere to internal UI themes and usability best practices.
• Partner closely with our Product Design Engineer to translate Figma UI components seamlessly into production-ready code libraries.
• Run fast, lightweight usability testing and feedback sessions on Figma prototypes and PoCs to validate UI clarity and interaction flows with internal users.
• Create rapid visual concepts and prototypes to bring ideas to life and secure stakeholder buy‑in, while also providing survey support to gather light‑touch user sentiment during centralised business‑wide AI trials.

What we're looking for from you:

• Strong mastery of Figma, including deep practical knowledge of auto-layout, variables, design tokens, interactive components, and library management.
• Experience in building, documenting, and scaling reusable UI component libraries for shared, complex design systems.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating visual craftsmanship, creativity, and the ability to convert wireframes and workflow maps into polished, accessible, and intuitive high‑fidelity interfaces.
• Clear documentation habits and collaborative experience pairing with front‑end or Design Engineers for pixel‑perfect implementation, alongside comfort working closely with BAs and PMs in a fast‑paced environment where concepts pivot rapidly.
• Excellent communication skills to proactively keep cross‑functional stakeholders updated on progress, risks, and blockers.
• Passion for AI‑native design tools, systems thinking, and a curious mind to explore new ways of working, ideally with basic exposure to vibe coding tools or an interest in media and data visualisation.

News UK is one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands 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; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

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.

Benefits

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

We are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process. If you require reasonable adjustments due to a disability or health condition at any stage of your application or interview, please let us know. You can contact us at [e-mail] to discuss how we can support you to perform at your best.