Tombola Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
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Location: Sunderland, Leeds, Gibraltar, or Dublin (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent
We’re on the lookout for a creative and player-focused Product Designer to join our brand-new Community Squad, a team dedicated to reimagining how players connect, compete, and express themselves on tombola.
This is an exciting opportunity to design experiences that bring people together from social features and identity to playful, community-driven interactions that strengthen our player connections.
You’ll work end-to-end across discovery, concepting, and detailed design collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers, Researchers, and Analysts to bring ideas to life.
At tombola, design is a team sport. We value curiosity, collaboration, and creativity and are looking for someone as passionate about user‑centred design as they are about creating joyful, responsible player experiences.
What Youll Be Doing
* Design player‑first experiences from initial ideas to pixel‑perfect delivery.
* Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity designs that bring our community vision to life.
* Use research and data to design experiences that are simple, engaging, and rewarding.
* Collaborate closely with Product, Tech, Data, and Research to shape and deliver impactful solutions.
* Test and iterate designs quickly, validating usability and desirability through player feedback.
* Contribute to and evolve our design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across products.
* Champion accessibility, inclusion, and responsible design in everything you do.
* Explore innovative tools and technologies including AI to enhance the design process.
* Present and communicate your work clearly, bringing others along on the design journey.
What Youll Bring
* 3+ years experience in digital product design, delivering work for web and/or mobile.
* A strong portfolio that showcases thoughtful problem‑solving, UX craft, and visual design.
* Solid experience using Figma including components, auto‑layout, and design systems.
* A collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively in cross‑functional squads.
* A passion for designing experiences that bring players joy, connection, and value.
* Curiosity about how AI and innovation can enhance design practice.
Bonus Points If You Have
* Experience designing social or community‑driven features.
* Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design principles.
* Familiarity with front‑end technologies (HTML, CSS, JS) to support collaboration.
* Experience working with research insights and A/B testing.
* An interest in online entertainment, gaming, or social play.
Why tombola?
At tombola, we do things differently. We build everything in‑house from games and platforms to tools and creative giving you the freedom to design meaningful experiences that make a real impact.
You’ll join a passionate, close‑knit team where your ideas are heard, your work matters, and you’ll be supported to grow and develop in your career.
Ready to design the future of community at tombola?
Apply now and help us shape how players connect, compete, and belong.
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