ABOUT US
STV Player is the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, giving viewers in Scotland the opportunity to watch their favourite STV shows, live or on demand. Across the UK, the free service offers viewers an extensive catalogue of content from around the world, including over 3,000 hours of high-quality drama, sport and factual entertainment series.
STV Player is now pre-installed in three quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes and is available on all major platforms, including Sky Q, Now TV, Virgin Media, Amazon Fire TV and Freeview Play.
Our content library has grown to over 150 boxsets, including US thriller The Bridge, Irish legal drama Striking Out and Australian eight-parter The Slap. Viewers can upgrade to STV Player+, a subscription service which offers the opportunity to watch Player content advert-free, download shows for offline viewing, and also watch them abroad. We also have partnerships with companies like Premier Sports, showcasing their content on our platform.
The STV Player is managed, developed and editorially controlled by the STV Digital team. In the role of UX/Product Designer you’ll be working with our in-house development teams, from concept to completion, to transform the STV Player into a world-class content destination. Your challenge is to blend bleeding edge technology with intuitive user interfaces and engaging user experiences.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a key member of the UX & Research team, you will play a central role in shaping the evolution of the STV Player. You’ll be responsible for identifying, defining and delivering both strategic and tactical improvements across the product, helping ensure we deliver exceptional viewing experiences across our website, Android, IOS, FireTV and Smart TV apps.
More specifically, you will:
- Lead discovery work to identify user needs, pain points and opportunities by:
- Partnering with Data & Insights to interpret behavioural and performance data
- Planning and conducting user research (qualitative and quantitative)
- Synthesising insights into clear opportunity areas and design principles
- Contribute to shaping the product roadmap, proactively identifying opportunities aligned with company strategy
- Own end-to-end design delivery for key initiatives — from concept through prototyping, user testing, refinement and release
- Create high-quality design artefacts including user journeys, high-fidelity UI and interactive prototypes
- Collaborate closely with developers and QA throughout implementation, that the intended features are built to spec
- Work with product and data to evaluate the impact of released features, iterating based on evidence and outcomes
- Champion user-centred design principles across the organisation and help elevate design standards within the team
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Significant experience designing for live, customer-facing digital products, ideally across multiple devices and form factors
- Strong understanding of product development frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Kanban etc.) and how UX integrates effectively within them
- Proven experience leading or independently running discovery work and research initiatives
- Ability to confidently facilitate workshops, align stakeholders and drive clarity in ambiguous problem spaces
- Comfortable owning complex projects from discovery through to delivery and iteration.
- Strong systems thinking — able to consider end-to-end journeys, edge cases and long-term scalability
- High proficiency in design and research tools (we use Figma and Dscout).
- Designing for IOS and Android apps.
- Designing for Video on Demand or other streaming media services.
- Designing across multiple form factors (mobile, tablet, web and connected TV / large-screen experiences).
- Working within or contributing to a design system.
- A strong interest in television, film and the evolving media landscape.
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills — able to articulate rationale, influence stakeholders and advocate for the user.
- Self-motivated and able to prioritise effectively, balancing strategic thinking with tactical delivery
BENEFITS
There are plenty of reasons why it’s great to work at STV, here are just a few of the perks for you:
- 25 days paid annual leave and 9 public holidays per annum
- An extra day’s holiday on your birthday.
- Healthcare cash plan providing Company contributions towards dental, optical, wellbeing or other healthcare costs.
- Company pension contribution.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket travel loan.
- Access to occupational health service.
- Flexible benefits portal providing a range of retail and gym discounts.
APPLY
To apply please email a full CV & cover letter to hr@stv.tv by 6 March 2026.
STV Group plc is an equal opportunities employer committed to valuing and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates underrepresented in our industry, so we are keen to hear from ethnically diverse talent and people that identify as disabled, deaf and/or neurodivergent. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements to support your application by emailing hr@stv.tv.