Product Designer

Who we are

We are Two Circles. We are a Sports & Entertainment Marketing business. We grow audiences and revenues. We do that by knowing fans best. We work with clients to help them understand & influence what their fans are doing – the way fans spend their money, the events that fans attend, the channels fans respond to, the content fans watch and more. And we use the understanding this gives us to help our clients grow. Grow their audiences and grow their revenues - both direct to consumer and business to business revenues. Our platforms and services are trusted by over 900 clients globally, including the English Premier League, Red Bull, UEFA, VISA, the NFL, Nike and Amazon. We are almost 1000 people, based out of 14 offices, and we deliver work for sports and entertainment businesses of all shapes and sizes all over the world.

What you will do

As a Product Designer at Two Circles, your role will be multi-faceted, working on various stages of the design process including: ideation, research, UX design, concepting, prototyping, UI design, motion and more.

Your work will contribute to winning, undertaking and executing projects for our clients, designing products which will impact millions of sports fans around the world. As an integral part of our digital products team, you will have the opportunity to own projects with support from the wider team. In addition, you will be an active contributor to the wider business, advocating for the design team and showcasing its value through presentations and client-facing work.

You will be surrounded by and work alongside an experienced, motivated and passionate team who will support and mentor you, supporting your growth and development as a designer. You will have the opportunity to explore areas of interest within and outside your role and learn from some of the brightest minds around!

Your dedication and passion will play a vital role in creating impactful designs and driving innovation in the sports technology industry. This role will challenge you, but it offers the reward of having your work showcased globally, reaching millions of sports fans on the biggest stages.

Key Responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity, pixel-perfect visual designs that captivate sports fans.
• Design intuitive user interfaces for web and mobile, merging content with impactful brand assets.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and concepts to effectively communicate ideas and solutions.
• Create site maps, information architectures, and user personas to understand user needs and behaviours.
• Conduct user research and usability testing using tools like Hotjar and Google Analytics to identify issues and validate designs.
• Collaborate with product managers to ensure design concepts align with technical feasibility and product goals.
• Work closely with developers, preparing detailed hand-off materials to ensure accurate design implementation.
• Mentor junior designers, providing feedback and guidance to support their growth.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices, adapting designs to meet sports-specific user and business needs.

Other Responsibilities

• Contribute to the establishment and maintenance of design frameworks, taxonomies, and scalable design systems for consistency and excellence across digital products.
• Create exciting micro-interactions and motion to enhance digital products, ensuring animations align with business goals.
• Develop comprehensive as-is and to-be journey maps that illustrate user flows across various touchpoints in digital products.
• Play a key role in workshops and stakeholder meetings to ensure productive and engaging sessions that meet client needs.
• Support business development initiatives by providing design support, crafting compelling visuals for pitches, proposals, and presentations to excite clients and win work.
• Proactively explore new design tools, including AI-powered methods, to improve efficiency and encourage creative experimentation.
• Seek feedback to continually enhance your skills, identifying strengths and areas for development.

Ideal Candidate & Skills

• The ideal background and skills we are looking for include:
• 3+ years of experience in digital product design, showcasing a high-quality portfolio.
• Strong visual design skills with a focus on creating pixel-perfect user interfaces.
• Solid understanding of UX principles, with the ability to simplify complex concepts.
• Proficient in design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects).
• Experienced with prototyping tools like Protopie.
• Strong knowledge of research methods to identify user needs and pain points.
• Experience designing digital products for sports organizations.
• Skilled in creating and developing design frameworks.
• Familiar with designing modular, CMS-driven websites.
• Adaptable and flexible in working with diverse clients and internal teams.
• Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end software development and Agile processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, capable of earning respect and buy-in from stakeholders
  
  

The following are a bonus

• Agency and client facing experience.
• Experience in evolving brands for digital experiences.
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience in building websites on platforms such as Contentful, Webflow, or Framer and set up modules using sports-specific CMS platforms.