Product Design Lead

Our brands are our USP. The expression of our iconic brands – from Vogue to the New Yorker – within their digital experiences is of utmost importance in our mission to create the best places to consume and interact with our brands. We are looking for a Product Design Lead to help us bring to life our brands’ unique personalities across our websites, toeing the line between consistency and distinction. You’ll work across multiple brands, using new or existing capabilities in our design system to improve the storytelling, finesse, and distinctiveness of our digital experiences.* You have a genuine love for editorial design and storytelling – you understand the role design plays in how stories are expressed and experienced* You move easily between system and brand thinking, understanding how shared components underpin consistency, and where to stretch them to deliver distinctive moments* You are confident speaking the language of both brand teams (Creative Directors, Editors) and engineers, being able to navigate both creative and technical conversations. You’re equally comfortable in Figma and GitHub.* You are outcome-oriented and are able to bring initiative and a self-starter attitude.* You’re familiar with CMS-driven design environments and multi-brand complexity.* You are passionate about your craft – you have a strong eye for hierarchy, typography, and composition, and an instinct for orchestrating these to create delightful interactions. You are curious about new tools, what AI means for our craft, and how our brands and experiences will continue to evolve, always looking for smarter, more creative ways to design and deliver quality..* You’re a strong communicator – you communicate clearly and collaborate openly, giving and receiving feedback with equal care.We’re looking for evidence that you can apply design craft, judgement, and systems thinking to real publishing experiences. Your portfolio should demonstrate**:*** Strong creative brand sensitivity and how you interpret and express a brand identity within shared design systems or structured frameworks.* Editorial and content-led design with examples of how you design for storytelling, hierarchy, and content-rich journeys, ideally within digital publishing or media contexts.* System fluency and how you’ve refined or extended design systems, component libraries, or configuration layers to elevate quality and brand expression.* Craft range through work that spans from clean, systematic interfaces to expressive, identity-led experiences.* Implementation quality with evidence that your design intent carried through to production; how you’ve worked with engineers or used tools (Figma, configs, tokens) to ensure fidelity.* Visual judgement and examples showing confident hierarchy, rhythm, motion, and composition – with a clear point of view on what “great” looks like online.* Curiosity and progression, including signs that you stay current, experiment with new tools or technologies (including AI), and push your craft forward.* Experience: 5+ years in design roles, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Design or related fields preferable* 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.* You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.* We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.* We’re a dog friendly office, plus you’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.* We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training, available in local languages.* Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, Glamour, Allure, Bon Appétit, Self and many more. Headquartered in New York and London, the company produces award-winning journalism, content and entertainment for every platform today and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and U.S., and Taiwan.At Condé Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all.For more information, please visit condenast.com and follow @CondeNast and @CondeNastCareer for Twitter and @condenastcareers for Instagram.#J-18808-Ljbffr…