Senior Interaction Designer United Kingdom
Sky
Full Time
United Kingdom
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 7 countries, make your mark at Europe’s leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.
Group Product: We’re the team behind the infamous Sky products line-up. From Sky+ to Sky Q. From hardware and software to intricate design. Could you help us turn an idea into the next big thing? As a team, we’re collaborative, empowered and innovative – together, we’re proud that everyone’s favourite Sky products are #MadeByUs.
This role is an opportunity to join us and work within our growing Group Interaction Design.
We are an interdisciplinary team of Designers and Developers pushing to change the way customers interact with Sky’s products and services, as well as conducting research and development on emerging interaction paradigms, evolving the Sky products and creative vision, and keeping Sky at the cutting-edge of experience design. We’re looking for an impact that goes beyond our footprint, we want to help invent Sky’s future and we want to communicate the value of our technologies and products.
As Senior Interaction Designer you will work closely with the wider group Product team and the Head of Interaction Design, your goal is to work with horizontal teams doing R&D in new forms of human computer interactions.
What you'll do:
- Research and design integrated digital-physical experiences incorporating sensors, screens, cameras and other technologies to push our products into the future.
- Collaborate with other design teams to define Multi-User, Multi-Device, Multi-Room interaction design principles.
- Collaborate with Industrial Design and Engineering teams to develop hardware and software prototypes to validate design ideas and iterate quickly.
- Own your role, push design and technology, challenge established thinking and discover new ways of approaching problems in a fast paced environment.
- Participate in defining and maintaining team standards and best practices.
- Stay abreast of the evolving media, technology and design landscape including the emergence of new standards, protocols and devices to create world-class product experiences.
What you'll bring:
- Excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Extensive hands-on design experience, you can initiate projects, process briefs, ideate, sketch and prototype ideas quickly.
- Deep understanding of visual and human-centred design, how design can meet brand and support usability through natural human interactions like voice, presence and gestures.
- Proven and practical experience working with Designers and Developers in highly collaborative multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience designing and prototyping spatial interactions (Events, Automotive, Games, AR, VR and similar) is a big bonus.
- Passion for emerging technologies and their application to complex problems.
- User Experience Design, Interaction Design background preferred.
The Rewards:
There's a reason people can't stop talking about #LifeAtSky. Our great range of rewards really are something special, here are just a few:
- Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
- A generous pension package
- Private healthcare
- Discounted mobile and broadband
Where you'll work:
Osterley:
Our Osterley campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.
On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.
Inclusion:
Recognised as an ‘Inclusive Top 50 Employer’ and a ‘Times Top 50 Employer for Women’, we’re working hard to ensure we’re a truly inclusive place to work. This means we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.
And we'll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Why wait?
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.
Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
Sky
careers.sky.com
Isleworth, United Kingdom
Dana Strong
$10+ billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Broadcast Media
1989
