Lead, Product Design

Job Description

CBS Digital Publishing (Apps)

CBS Sports is the digital home for passionate sports fans, delivering premium experiences across mobile, web, and connected devices! From live and on-demand video to deep stats, fantasy, and breaking news, we're committed to serving fans with personalized, world-class content. As part of Paramount, we are also deeply connected to a global community of design, product, and technology professionals.

The Opportunity

We're searching for a Lead Product Designer to craft the next generation of mobile experiences for millions of CBS Sports fans! You will lead design across our iOS and Android apps, setting the vision, defining strategy, and crafting engaging, user-centered solutions that balance fan needs and business goals.

You'll collaborate with Engineering, Product, Research, and the broader CBS Sports Design team to influence roadmap priorities, guide implementation, and deliver features that stand out in the competitive sports landscape. You will report to the Senior Design Director and play a key role in mentoring others and elevating our design craft across the organization.

What You'll Do
• Drive the design strategy for CBS Sports mobile products, balancing business goals, technical constraints, and fan needs.
• Partner closely with Design, Product, and Engineering to define priorities, shape roadmaps, and make impactful product decisions.
• Rapidly ideate and iterate-from wireframes to polished prototypes-while weaving in motion, animation, and delightful moments that elevate the fan experience.
• Design with performance and accessibility in mind, ensuring experiences are inclusive, fast, and enjoyable.
• Leverage user research and data to inform design direction and validate outcomes.
• Advance our design system (Playbook), ensuring consistent, high-quality experiences across mobile touchpoints.
• Present your work with clarity and strategic thinking, receptive to feedback and open to evolution.
• Mentor designers, helping them navigate challenges, sharpen their skills, and drive excellence.

Key Projects You Might Work On
• Evolving personalized content and video playback, ensuring fans get relevant, high-quality experiences that drive repeat usage.
• Designing editorial storytelling tools to support tentpole events, breaking news, and on-demand moments of interest.
• Enhancing the live game data and scoring experience across mobile platforms, delivering real-time updates tailored to core fan personas.
• Optimizing the experience for tablet users, with layouts and interactions purpose-built for larger screens.
• Collaborating with CBS News to develop unified cross-brand experiences that leverage familiarity and benefit each other.
• Leveraging native platform features like widgets, live activities, haptics, and voice to increase delight, functionality, and performance.
• Driving efforts to shift and expand audience demographics, making the product more inclusive and accessible to new generations of sports fans.
• Supporting initiatives that increase user retention and improve long-term engagement through personalized experiences and meaningful fan journeys.

What We're Looking For
• Experience & Leadership
• 8+ years of product design experience focused on consumer-facing mobile applications.
• Proven track record delivering and maintaining large-scale software products.
• Experience setting and articulating design strategy in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
• Ability to set and meet deadlines, adapt to change, and lead through ambiguity with strategic foresight.
• Demonstrated success managing, mentoring, or coaching product designers.
• Confidence influencing cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders.

Skills & Mindset
• Expert in visual and interaction design with strong craft in motion, animation, and system thinking.
• Proficient in Figma (or equivalent tools) and design system implementation.
• Understands the nuances between iOS and Android platforms and when to follow or deviate from native patterns.
• Clear, persuasive communicator who can advocate for users and design clearly across stakeholders, from developers to executives.
• Committed to inclusivity, accessibility, and continuous improvement.
• Champions innovation and continuous learning, both personally and across the team.

Why You'll Love It Here
• Work on a product used by millions of passionate fans.
• Be part of a nimble, fun, and collaborative design team.
• Influence strategy at the intersection of sports and digital media.
• Access learning and speaking opportunities through Paramount's global design network.

CBS Sports, a year-round leader in cross-platform sports coverage, broadcasts a portfolio of events on the CBS Television Network, including THE NFL ON CBS; college football, including the Big Ten ON CBS; college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship; golf, including The Masters®, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR; soccer, including the UEFA Champions League and NWSL; and CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

In addition, the division includes CBS SPORTS NETWORK, the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports which televises live sports programming throughout the year, including college football and basketball games, UEFA Champions League and Europa League action, Italy's Serie A matches, Concacaf national team competitions, as well as a full slate of original programming and studio coverage.

CBS Sports also delivers an extensive lineup of global soccer coverage on Paramount+, including every UEFA club competition match, all Serie A matches as well as Concacaf national team competitions, and produces INSIDE THE NFL for Paramount+. CBS Sports Digital's multi-platform offerings include CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports apps for mobile and connected TV devices; the 24/7 streaming sports news network CBS Sports HQ; 247Sports; MaxPreps; CBS Sports fantasy games; and SportsLine.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $135,000.00 - 170,000.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education. The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable, as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. This position is bonus eligible.

https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-mk6q5x-18-97-14-85-42 in your application.