UX Designer in Sydney

News Corp Australia is seeking a talented Mid-weight UX Designer to join our Consumer Experience team. Working with some of Australia's most recognised and prestigious media brands, you will partner with the Product and Design teams to help create digital experiences, centred around our consumer and business objectives. This is a 10 month fixed term maternity cover contract working 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience of our digital products.
• Independently lead UX projects, conduct research, design information architectures, and focus on interaction design.
• Build a shared understanding and buy-in amongst stakeholders through strong collaboration and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience as a UX designer.
• Ability to define problems to solve or opportunities to pursue for mid-complexity projects, leveraging user research and business intelligence to inform strategic UX decisions.
• Confidence to conduct both primary and secondary UX research, interpret and synthesise data to generate and communicate actionable insights.
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to create research artefacts, such as user personas, journey maps, and finding reports.
• Experience in designing and iterating user flows and wireframes, adhering to established interaction design principles.
• Demonstrative skills in creating interactive prototypes, with a strong understanding of user experience design and best practices.
• Effective communicator who can facilitate discussions, present solutions, and document decisions while addressing stakeholder concerns with data-backed rationale.
• Advocate for open communication across teams, confidently presenting findings and championing user-centred design in a collaborative environment.
• A self-starter with experience working effectively in a fast-paced and large enterprise.

News Benefits

• Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family.
• Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices).
• A range of leave options to support personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.
• Development opportunities (including diversity and inclusion-focused education series) and recognition.
• Support on making the most of your money.
• Exclusive offers across a range of products and services.
• Make a difference to our communities.
• Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We know that diversity strengthens our teams and newsrooms as we seek to tell stories that represent the diverse communities of Australia that we serve. Our people make us unique and we all have a story. We encourage people of all ages, backgrounds, races, cultures, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and gender identities to apply. Inclusion is important to us and we want everyone at News to bring their whole selves to work. If you require any accommodations or adjustments throughout the recruitment process, or would like to outline which pronouns you prefer, please feel free to let us know.