A career with us means working across one or more of our brands including Foxtel, Hubbl, Kayo Sports, BINGE, Flash, Fox Sports and Foxtel Media. When you join, the Perks at Work are taken care of:
- You’re part of Fox Flex, our hybrid way of working with time spent at home and on campus
- Free Foxtel or Hubbl + Kayo, Binge, Lifestyle and Flash
- Special days away from work for Birthday, Cultural & Volunteer Leave
- Access to our holistic Fox Fit wellbeing program
- Generous ergonomics allowance for your WFH set up
- Company-wide meeting-free lunch hours and Friday afternoons
Join our team as a Head of Design you will be responsible for leading a team of designers working across flagship streaming products including Kayo Sports, Binge, Flash News and more. This leadership role requires a blend of strategic thinking, design expertise, and management skills to guide the team in creating exceptional, user-centered design solutions that align with each brand's identity and vision.
- Define and drive the overall design strategy for our brands inclusive of, but not limited to, Kayo Sports, Binge, Flash News and FoxSports.com.au
- Ensure consistency across platforms while tailoring solutions to meet the unique needs of each brand's audience
- Work with senior leadership to ensure design is aligned with business objectives and brand goals
- Lead, mentor, and manage our growing team of designers, including both UX and UI specialists.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Content teams to create seamless, user-centric designs
- Influence product decisions by advocating for design and ensuring design input is integrated into the product development process from ideation through execution
- Champion user experience best practices by leading user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing
- Guide the design team in translating insights into intuitive and engaging design solutions that improve user retention, engagement, and satisfaction
- Oversee the end-to-end design process across multiple brands and platforms.
- Ensure that designs are executed to the highest standards and delivered on time, with a focus on both visual excellence and user experience
- Develop and maintain design systems that can scale across our brands while ensuring design consistency and efficiency
- Provide our team with the tools and frameworks needed to work efficiently and deliver high-quality designs.
- Introduce new design methodologies and approaches to keep the team and designs fresh and competitive
Skills and Experiences We’re Looking For
- 8+ years of experience in digital product design, mobile apps, or OTT.
- Experience in a leadership role managing a team of designers. Extensive experience working with both UX and UI designers, with the ability to inspire and motivate your team while providing clear direction and mentorship.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating a range of UX and UI design work across different platforms, showcasing your expertise in both interaction design and visual design. Experience with scalable design systems, branding, and user-centered design is essential
- Proficiency in wireframing and prototyping tools such as Figma, the Adobe suite, or similar tools. Experience in creating low- and high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and user flows
- Deep knowledge of UX principles, interaction design, user research, and usability testing, combined with strong visual design skills
- Strong ability to think strategically, balancing the needs of multiple brands while ensuring that design solutions are aligned with business objectives and user needs
- A deep understanding of the sports, streaming and entertainment industry, including trends in digital product design, content consumption, and how design influences user engagement and retention
About Us
Australia’s original cable TV innovator has evolved into a technology-led streaming powerhouse that’s transforming how Australians watch the world around them and connect with one another. By living our values of Customer First, Own It, Authentic, Change the Game, and Win Together, we’re bringing world-class entertainment and sporting experiences to the heart of millions of Australian homes. To learn about what makes a career at Foxtel Group so unique and rewarding, visit lifeatfoxtelgroup.com.au.
As an equal opportunity employer, we celebrate diversity, knowing our individual differences make us collectively better. We’re helping create a better Australia through a focus on health and wellbeing, social and economic inclusion, reconciliation and reducing our environmental impact.
If you have any questions, please contact Default Recruiter from the Talent Acquisition Team.
A note to recruitment agencies - we have this role covered. There is no need to get in touch, we do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
