Senior E-Commerce Product Designer, NYT Wirecutter (Temp)

11 hours, 58 minutes ago
Contract
Senior
Design and User Experience
The New York Times

The New York Times

The New York Times creates, collects, and distributes news, information, and entertainment through a daily newspaper and a website. The company offers live news, investigations, opinion pieces, photos, videos, and analysis on a wide range of topics inc...

Media
1001-5000
Founded 1851

Description

  • Own the visual and structural design of the Wirecutter Store, including the homepage, product detail pages, and checkout flows.
  • Translate business requirements into high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and cohesive desktop and mobile interfaces.
  • Analyze the shopping funnel to identify friction and improve navigation, product discovery, and checkout.
  • Audit the site experience, apply e-commerce design trends, and propose improvements to site architecture.
  • Partner with the business team to develop and execute an A/B testing roadmap for UI experiments.
  • Use data from experiments and site analytics to iterate on design decisions.
  • Build, configure, and manage Shopify pages within platform capabilities and constraints.
  • Advocate for visual standards with technical partners throughout implementation.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of relevant product or digital design experience.
  • Portfolio demonstrating e-commerce design process and work in information architecture, interaction design, and visual hierarchy.
  • Experience designing for Shopify, including the theme editor, product asset management, and custom layouts.
  • Experience designing templates for e-commerce email platforms such as Klaviyo or Shopify Email.
  • Understanding of email layout, typography, and calls to action that influence engagement metrics.
  • Experience using analytics to evaluate site performance and prioritize design changes.
  • Experience using design to improve conversion and usability (preferred).
  • Ability to explain design rationale and collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders (preferred).

Benefits

  • Hourly base pay of $88–$92 USD.
  • Remote-friendly position.
  • Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process.

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