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Head of UI - Flexible Working Available

Employer
Sky
Location
Isleworth (City/Town), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
22 Mar 2021

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Sector
Retail, Project Management
Hours
Full Time
Flexibility
Flexible working available
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

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.

“We spend every day creating forward-thinking customer products and services through ambitious and revolutionising plans for the future. This role is a chance to help a hardworking team of forward-thinking design specialists shape market leading products.” – Kate Flood, Executive Creative Director

What you’ll do:

  • Shape the day-to-day and forward-looking visual design for the OTT brands
  • Connect external standard methodology and thinking to how we do things at Sky.
  • Inspire, champion and develop a team of hardworking designers, ensuring their focus, passion and dedication is equal for both the day-to-day delivery of work and the future-facing projects that we deliver.
  • Work with partner groups both inside and outside the Group Product team at Director level
  • Good industry talent knowledge and network – able to attract strong talent to the team

What you’ll bring:

  • Track record of chipping in to the shaping of strategy/vision in relation to UI; solely responsible for delivery of that vision through people.
  • A deep understanding of digital and/or TV product design; an excellent knowledge of how brands are built and how they behave consistently across channels.
  • Experience building & crafting a robust, highly engaged design team.
  • Ability to influence senior partners across functions and levels.
  • A true UI guru, equally fluent talking about design, product and brand strategy.
  • Obsessed with both the bigger picture and the detail. Infectious passion in everything you do and ready and willing to lean in and make change happen.
  • Natural ability to identify opportunities, get on the front foot and make things happen. A relentless determination to see things through.

Team Overview:

We’re the team behind the infamous Sky products line-up. From Now 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.

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:

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.

Company

Sky is the operator of the leading multichannel television platform in the UK and Ireland with viewers in 8.6 million households.

Sky was the winner of the Overall Top Employer Award for the 2016 Workingmums.co.uk Top Employer Awards. It was praised by the judges for the strong evidence of its support for diversity, female career progression across the board and family friendly working which was backed up with strong evidence and case studies.

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