At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.
Unposting Date:
2025-10-08 11:59 PM
Product Designer, App Experience Design: ( 1yr Contract )
At the CBC, we all have a story to tell. What’s yours?
If you share our passion for storytelling, Canada and having a positive impact on your community, CBC’s Digital Strategy and Product team is where you want to be!
CBC serves one of the country’s largest digital audiences and one of the few that is built and owned in Canada, by Canadians. Our product suite includes cbc.ca, CBC News app, CBC Gem and CBC Listen.
Our product vision is to make it effortless for all people and communities in Canada to tell and discover the stories that connect us. Whether delivering the latest breaking news, international hit series like North of North, deep dives into the issues of your town or neighbourhood, award winning podcasts like Someone Knows Something, or nation building events like the Olympics, our products ensure that these stories reach Canadians on their phones, TVs, desktops or smart speakers whenever they need or want us.
You have the opportunity to play a part in informing, enlightening and entertaining Canadians through innovative storytelling formats and content discovery. We are an empowered outcome-driven innovative hub for CBC, critical to the future growth of Canada’s public media company and the wider content ecosystem. We believe that we are most impactful when our teams reflect the breadth of experience of the audiences we serve and we are committed to an inclusive and equitable workplace to realize that belief. When you join our mission, you are not only contributing to the growth of the CBC, but the future of our country.
Why is this role important?
In this role, you are expected to work with a dedicated team of designers and product stakeholders across the department and cross-functionally with Radio-Canda at times. You are required to continuously improve the audience experience on mobile, ensuring that people within Canada can quickly find and enjoy the best news and entertainment in CBC apps. Your designs must be user-centric and iteratively refined based on the audience’s feedback, business needs and technological contexts, to ensure the growth and engagement of the audience in the product.
Here’s why we should work together:
Our digital teams’ values - collaboration, inclusion, learning, and continuous improvement - embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We follow Agile principles and the empowered product operating model. Our dedicated managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas and supporting their pursuit of new skills and their desired career progression.
Here at CBC Digital Strategy & Products, your well-being is critical to our success. It is essential that work be a safe space where our employees are able to share their authentic selves with one another and to push each other to challenge conventions.
Role Expectations:
Collaborate and Experiment: This role requires close collaboration with the ux design and research teams, product and technical leads, as well as programming, editorial and content management system (CMS) teams.
Balance Requirements: Balance editorial, content, and commercial requirements – including authentication, monetization and subscription strategy – with human-centred principles and practices.
Foster a Learning Culture: Socialize design patterns, facilitate co-creation, and foster a learning culture.
Data-Driven Decisions: Examine choices and decisions through the lens of data and evidence.
Maintain Standards: Develop and maintain design system libraries and standards that contribute to quality and cohesion.
Accessibility: Advocate for accessible, ethical, inclusive, and cooperative practices and designs.
Champion Collaboration: Champion collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement.
Public Service Mandate: Invest in our public service mandate to inform, enlighten, and entertain.
Design and Test: Design, prototype, and test accessible apps, websites, and other digital platforms such as Alexa.
Research and Analysis: Works closely with the ux researcher to interpret quantitative and qualitative data from user research, usability testing, and workshop facilitation.
Evidence-Based Design: Document, communicate, and present evidence-based design work that supports business objectives and product strategy.
Plan and Prioritize: Estimate, plan, and prioritize work.
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