Product Designer II

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology are building design capabilities that help consumer experiences feel consistent, scalable, and coherent across platforms. As Product Designer II, you will help evolve a design system that supports how teams create and ship product experiences on mobile, desktop, and connected TV.

This role blends system thinking with hands-on execution: designing reusable interaction patterns and scalable UX frameworks, partnering closely with Product and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Scalable UX thinking demonstrated through reusable patterns or large ecosystem work
• Strong foundation in UX and product design
• Knowledge of user-centered design principles and best practices
• Familiarity with design tools like Figma and design tokens
• Experience with design systems, component libraries, or cross‑platform consistency (preferred)
• Bachelor's Degree required

Responsibilities

• Define and scale a design system that supports consumer-facing products across mobile, desktop, and connected TV
• Design reusable interaction patterns and scalable UX frameworks for multiple use cases
• Build and maintain components, design tokens, and variables across design tools and code bases
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to drive adoption and consistent use
• Contribute to system standards, documentation, and governance
• Utilize AI to enable efficient workflows that improve how teams create products
• Present design decisions and rationale to stakeholders and partners, including senior leaders

Skills

3+ years experience

Scalable UX thinking

UX and product design

User-centered design

AI tools experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Figma

AI tools

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology are building design capabilities that help consumer experiences feel consistent, scalable, and coherent across platforms. As Product Designer II, you will help evolve a design system that supports how teams create and ship product experiences on mobile, desktop, and connected TV.

This role blends system thinking with hands-on execution: designing reusable interaction patterns and UX frameworks, partnering closely with Product and Engineering, and using AI to streamline workflows across the team.

What you’ll do

• Define and scale a design system that supports consumer-facing products across mobile, desktop, and connected TV
• Design reusable interaction patterns and scalable UX frameworks for multiple use cases
• Build and maintain components, design tokens, and variables across design tools and code bases
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Design teams to drive adoption and consistent use
• Contribute to system standards, documentation, and governance
• Utilize AI to enable efficient workflows that improve how teams create products
• Present design decisions and rationale to stakeholders and partners, including senior leaders

What you bring

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience, or equivalent experience
• Scalable UX thinking, demonstrated through reusable patterns, platform-level design, or large ecosystem work
• A strong foundation in UX and product design
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices
• Strong knowledge of Figma, including components, design tokens, and variables
• Experience with design systems, component libraries, or cross-platform consistency (preferred)
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to collaborative partners
• Experience with AI tools and willingness to adapt as workflows change
• Self-motivated, reliable, and a strong collaborator
• Bachelor's Degree required

Design system context

• The Product Design team builds the design system used by teams across ESPN to create experiences
• They develop the architecture, standards, and reusable components that help teams build faster while staying consistent across mobile, desktop, and connected TV
• They partner closely with Engineering to put these assets to work at scale
• They are innovating on how AI can streamline product creation and design execution
• The team is small, collaborative, and growing

Skills and tools

• Figma
• AI

Role details

• Location: Glendale, CA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 108,500 - 145,500 per year

Why this team

• Building the future of Disney's media: Technologists design and build the products and platforms that power media, advertising, and distribution businesses
• Reach, scale, and impact: Disney technology and products create connection opportunities for fans across Disney+ , Hulu, ESPN, ABC, ABC News, and more
• Innovation: Development and implementation of groundbreaking products and techniques that address complex and distinctive technical problems

Preferred

• Understanding of or comfort with code
• Heavy interest in sports
• Experience presenting to senior executive stakeholders