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# Senior Freelance Product Designer at Beyond Sports

- **Company:** Beyond Sports
- **Location:** Basingstoke, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-03
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/wearebeyondsports/54e6a8f0-28e5-427e-98ec-dc4224a71578

## Job description

Freelance Senior Product Designer (Outside of IR35)

Duration: 6 months

Start Date: End of August or ASAP

Day Rate: Please specify in your application

Contract: (Outside of IR35)

Join Our Team as a Freelance Senior Product Designer (Outside of IR35) at Beyond Sports! Are you passionate about complex product systems, pixel-perfect UI, and leading the design of next-generation digital experiences that capture global audiences? At Beyond Sports, we don’t just visualize sports, we reinvent how fans experience them. Together with partners like NFL, NHL, FIFA, and Disney, we push the boundaries of real-time sports data, 3D graphics, and AI-driven storytelling across web and native mobile platforms. If you're an experienced Senior Product Designer with an exceptional visual craft, deep UX strategy expertise, and a track record of driving complex design initiatives alongside fast-moving engineering squads, this 9-month contract is an exciting opportunity to make a massive impact.

What Your Day Will Look Like As a Senior Product Designer, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping how some of the most followed clubs and organizations in world sport engage and inspire millions of fans over the next 9 months on a major project. Working alongside Lead Designers, Product Managers, and cross-functional delivery squads, you'll take full ownership of end-to-end UI and UX execution for major client initiatives across web and native mobile apps (iOS and Android). One day you might be architecting complex user journeys and facilitating design workshops for high-stakes fan engagement features. The next, you could be setting component-driven design system standards in Figma, presenting executive-level design rationales to client stakeholders, or mentoring midweight designers within your squad. You'll serve as a key creative lead within delivery teams, driving design quality, technical feasibility, and seamless developer handoff. Your work will directly define how millions of sports fans interact with live match data and interactive media worldwide.

## What We Value

At Beyond Sports, we move fast, collaborate closely, and build things that haven't existed before. You'll fit right in if you:

- Bring high-level design craft, producing scalable UI architectures and seamless UX workflows
- Take full end-to-end ownership of project workstreams from discovery through design implementation
- Communicate complex design strategies clearly to leadership, development teams, and external partners
- Confidently lead client discussions, articulate design decisions, and align multi-disciplinary teams
- Excel at managing your own deliverables, prioritizing high-impact work within active sprint cycles
- Champion continuous design quality and offer constructive feedback to elevate the wider design team
- Drive strong, proactive collaboration across creative, product, engineering, and data teams

## Your Background

You don't need to tick every box, but we're generally looking for:

- Minimum 5+ years of commercial product design experience (agency, high-growth tech, or digital sports media)
- A standout portfolio demonstrating complex end-to-end product design, scalable systems, and polished UI/UX for iOS, Android, and responsive web
- Advanced mastery of Figma, including advanced prototyping, tokenized component libraries, and design system governance
- Deep expertise in user-centered design methodologies, information architecture, and responsive design frameworks
- Proven experience working directly with engineering squads to guide successful design handoff and QA implementation
- Exceptional project management, time management, and visual/verbal presentation skills
- Comfortable leading design initiatives and collaborating in an English-speaking environment

## Nice to Have (But Not Required)

- Deep domain knowledge of world sports, live match platforms, sports betting, or real-time data visualization
- Experience designing for rich media platforms, 3D/interactive graphics, or streaming interfaces
- Familiarity with design tokens, CSS/component frameworks, or native mobile HIG and Material Design guidelines

## Why Bring Your Craft to Beyond Sports

Fast-moving, creative, and innovative — that's our world.

- Massive Scale & Impact: Design high-visibility product features used by millions of global sports fans daily
- High Creative Ownership: Drive key design workstreams autonomously with room to set visual and structural standards
- Product Variety: Lead design efforts across web platforms, iOS, Android, and emerging immersive sports tech
- Collaborative Squads: Partner directly with senior product leaders, specialized engineers, and domain experts
- Dynamic Environment: Tackle ambitious 9 to 12-month project milestones within a fast-moving, continuous delivery culture

Ready to Bring the Beyond Sports Brand to Life? If you're excited about building cutting-edge product experiences, leading impactful design initiatives, and contributing to a brand that's helping redefine sports entertainment, we'd love to hear from you. At Beyond Sports, you won't just design interfaces. You'll help bring sports to life.

## About Beyond Sports

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Beyond Sports transforms raw sports tracking data into real-time 3D animated broadcasts, AI-driven commentary, and immersive fan experiences.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Acquired by Sony in November 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Alkmaar, Netherlands
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Sander J. Schouten (CEO & Co-Founder) and Nicolaas Westerhof (CTO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Sports Technology, Data Visualization, Broadcast Media
- Target customers: B2B — sports leagues (NFL, NBA, NHL), broadcasters, media partners, brands, and data rightsholders
- Mission or purpose statement: To revolutionize the sports industry through cutting-edge technology and AI-driven insights, reimagining how sports are consumed by fans worldwide.

## Products & Services
- **Data Processing Engine**: Ingests and merges multiple raw tracking data streams (often incomplete or single-point) to produce a consistent, production-ready format. Compatible with any output including the Metaverse, media partners, and digital platforms.
- **Data Visualization Platform**: An Emmy Award-winning visualization engine that creates real-time 3D animations from enhanced tracking data, powering alternative broadcasts (e.g., "NHL Hockeyverse"), performance analysis, and post-match programs.
- **Creative & Storytelling Services**: Co-creates immersive narratives, animated broadcasts, AI commentary, and fan-first content for apps, gaming platforms, and branded worlds that enhance fan engagement and loyalty.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (acquired by Sony in 2022 for an undisclosed amount)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised $2.36M prior to acquisition; now a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sony Group (parent company, via Hawk-Eye and Pulselive), NFL, NBA, NHL
- **Growth Signals**: Emmy Award-winning technology; live broadcasts on gaming platforms as a next major goal; integrated with Sony’s Hawk-Eye tracking system and Pulselive digital services; team of 50+ employees representing 17 nationalities

## Competitive Advantages
- **Sony Ecosystem Integration**: Unique access to Hawk-Eye’s tracking data and Pulselive’s distribution, creating a vertically integrated pipeline from data capture to fan-facing content.
- **Proprietary Data Enhancement**: Proprietary engine that validates, enhances, and unifies raw tracking data into complete, lifelike 3D skeletons — a technical moat that competitors struggle to replicate.
- **Creative & Tech Fusion**: In-house 3D artists, engineers, and storytellers working side-by-side, enabling rapid production of broadcast-ready, immersive experiences that are both technically advanced and creatively compelling.

## Strategic Focus
- **Live Gaming Integration**: Pivoting to bring live match broadcasts onto gaming platforms, creating a new category of interactive sports consumption.
- **Deepening Sony Synergy**: Leveraging Hawk-Eye’s data and Pulselive’s digital services to scale globally and offer end-to-end solutions for leagues and broadcasters.
- **Expanding Sport Verticals**: Building on existing NFL, NBA, and NHL partnerships to enter new sports and markets, with a focus on direct-to-consumer experiences.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Environment**: Described as “more like a living room than a corporate space,” with an open, modern office overlooking canals in Alkmaar. High value placed on diversity — 17 nationalities among 50+ team members.
- **Workspace & Perks**: In-office role with two adjacent offices; ping-pong, corn-hole, darts, video games, and board games; freshly prepared hot meals three times a week by an in-house chef, plus fresh fruit, snacks, and drinks.
- **Growth & Development**: Access to learning courses; hands-on work with industry-leading data technology on high-impact projects for world-renowned sports organizations.
- **Wellness**: Company fitness card for a nearby gym; ergonomic work equipment provided from day one.
- **Team Events**: Regular Friday drinks, project watch parties, and an annual company trip.

## Sources
1. [beyondsports.nl](https://www.beyondsports.nl/)
2. [beyondsports.nl/careers-page](https://www.beyondsports.nl/careers-page)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/beyond-sports)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/beyond-sports)
5. [sony.com](https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/technology/stories/entries/20240411/beyondsports/)

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