Senior UX Designer

About

Stuff reaches more than 2 million New Zealanders every month. Every story read, every subscription purchased and every interaction with our digital products is an opportunity to create an exceptional experience.

We're looking for a Senior UX Designer who thrives on solving complex product challenges, influencing strategic decisions and designing experiences that millions of people rely on every day.

This is more than a design role. It's an opportunity to shape the future of New Zealand's largest digital news platform, helping define how audience needs, personalisation, AI and emerging technologies come together to create smarter, simpler and more meaningful digital experiences.

You'll partner with senior product leaders, engineers, editorial teams and commercial stakeholders to influence product direction from discovery through to delivery. You'll bring curiosity, strong design judgement and a deep understanding of human behaviour, balancing customer needs with commercial outcomes and technical possibilities.

In this role you’ll:

• Lead discovery work to uncover user needs, behaviours and opportunities
• Translate research and data into clear product direction and compelling user experiences
• Design elegant, accessible experiences across web, mobile and emerging digital platforms
• Create user journeys, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes and interaction models that solve real customer problems
• Influence product strategy by advocating for user-centred design and evidence-based decision making
• Partner closely with engineers to ensure high-quality implementation and continuous improvement
• Champion accessibility, inclusive design and design system evolution
• Use AI-powered tools to accelerate research, ideation, prototyping and design optimisation
• Coach and influence designers and cross-functional teams, helping embed great design practice across the business

Why this role is different

Stuff is transforming how New Zealanders discover and engage with trusted journalism.

We're investing in modern digital products, AI-enabled experiences, personalisation and data-informed decision making to create the next generation of audience experiences.

This is a rare opportunity to work on products used by millions of people while tackling genuinely complex design challenges. You'll have the autonomy to shape experiences from concept to launch, influence strategic product decisions and help define the future of digital media in Aotearoa.

You'll bring:

• Extensive experience in UX, Product Design or Interaction Design within complex digital product environments
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, end-to-end design leadership and measurable outcomes
• Deep expertise in user research, service design, usability testing and customer-centred design methodologies
• Advanced proficiency with Figma and modern prototyping tools
• Strong experience using customer insights, experimentation and analytics to inform design decisions
• Excellent understanding of accessibility standards, inclusive design and scalable design systems
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and facilitating design-led conversations across technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working in agile, multidisciplinary product teams
• A collaborative leadership style and a passion for mentoring others and lifting design capability

You'll be highly regarded if you have experience with

• Large-scale consumer digital products
• Media, publishing, subscriptions or content platforms
• Personalisation, recommendation systems and AI-powered experiences
• Experimentation, A/B testing and optimisation programmes
• Designing products that balance customer value with commercial outcomes

What you'll get

• The opportunity to shape products used by more than two million New Zealanders every month
• Significant influence over the future direction of one of New Zealand's most recognised digital brands
• Complex design challenges with genuine national impact
• A highly collaborative product, engineering and editorial culture
• The freedom to experiment with new technologies, AI tools and emerging design practices
• Ongoing professional development and opportunities to grow your influence
• Flexible working and a strong commitment to wellbeing

Join usGreat design shapes how people experience the world.

At Stuff, your work won't disappear into a backlog or sit behind layers of bureaucracy. You'll solve meaningful problems, influence strategic decisions and help create digital experiences that inform, connect and serve New Zealanders every day.

Think you can do the job? Then apply now and start your journey with Stuff today.

Ka oti rānei i a koe tēnei mahi? Kāti, tono mai ināianei kia tīmata ai tō haerenga me Stuff i tēnei rā.

Stuff champions inclusion. Be it gender, ethnicity, beliefs, abilities or experiences - we know that diversity brings another lens through which we all learn, connect and grow.

E kōkiri nei a Stuff i te whāinga kia whai wāhi ai te katoa. Hāunga te ira, te iwi, ngā whakapono, ngā āheinga, ngā wheako rānei o te tangata - e mōhio nei tātou mā te kanorau e whai tirohanga hou ai, e 
ako ai, e tūhono ai, e whanake anō ai tātou katoa.

As we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diverse communities in New Zealand, we will always invite and encourage applications from people of all genders, ethnicities, disabilities and ages. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all.

Nā runga i tā mātou ū ki tētahi taiao mahi e whakaatu ana i te kanorau o ngā hapori i Aotearoa, i te ao, i te pō, ka pōhiringia, ka ākina anō ngā tono mahi a te marea whānui, hāunga te ira, te iwi, te hauātanga, te pakeke rānei. E ū nei mātou ki te whai kia wātea ai ā mātou ara whai mahi ki te katoa i runga i te mana taurite.

Disclaimer: Stuff does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Stuff is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.