Senior Product Designer, Editorial Technology

The role

Build the tools journalists and editors use to write, manage and publish stories, including Spark, the newsroom CMS. Lead design work from problem discovery through prototyping and delivery, working with product managers, engineers and newsroom colleagues.

What you will do

• Lead the design process from problem framing and discovery through prototyping, testing and delivery.
• Understand how journalists and editors work through research, workflow mapping and direct engagement.
• Partner with product managers and engineers to set product direction and priorities.
• Build intuitive, accessible experiences for complex editorial workflows, including written and multimedia content.
• Work with engineers to understand technical architecture, data and constraints.
• Bring newsroom expertise into development while applying sound design judgement.
• Collaborate with Customer Products teams on how editorial tools connect to reader experiences.
• Communicate build decisions and trade-offs clearly.
• Investigate how AI can assist editorial workflows, such as quality and accuracy checks.
• Use AI-enabled prototyping tools where appropriate.

Required qualifications

• Strong product development experience across user research, UX, visual design, information architecture and prototyping.
• A portfolio showing high-quality product work, your individual contribution and measurable impact.
• Experience with complex digital products, including internal tools and workflows for expert users.
• Ability to carry projects from problem identification through research, prototyping, validation and delivery.
• Strong product and systems thinking.
• Analytical problem-solving with confidence to challenge assumptions.
• Experience planning and conducting proportionate user research.
• Sufficient technical understanding to work effectively with engineers.
• Strong Figma and prototyping skills, with practical experience applying accessibility principles.
• Experience using AI-assisted prototyping or development tools.
• Excellent communication and collaborator management skills.
• Confidence working through ambiguity and crafting requirements.

Nice to have

• Experience crafting content management systems, editorial platforms or newsroom tools.
• A grasp of digital publishing workflows, including multimedia content.
• Experience working on products that connect internal systems with customer-facing digital experiences.

Benefits

• Generous annual leave.
• Medical cover.
• Inclusive parental leave packages.
• Subsidised gym memberships.
• Opportunities to give back to the community.

Before you apply

• Applications are evaluated by a member of the recruitment team, not by AI.
• Use of AI during the application process may be observed, and applicants must provide honest information.
• All genuine roles require applying through the official Financial Times careers website.

About the company

The Financial Times is a world-leading news organisation known for authority, integrity and accuracy. It offers a collaborative culture focused on impartial journalism and career growth.