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title: 'UX Designer at Haystack News'
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# UX Designer at Haystack News

- **Company:** Haystack News
- **Location:** Lima, Peru
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-12-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/haystacknews/f4cf6df8-97e7-4da5-ac7a-e21358fe2833

## Job description

## PRODUCT / UX DESIGNER

## ABOUT HAYSTACK

Haystack News is the leading news-streaming platform, connecting 40+ million viewers to local, national, and world news. We’re redefining how people consume news, offering a personalized, free, on-demand experience across connected TVs, mobile, web, and automotive interfaces. We partner with hundreds of broadcasters and are expanding into premium experiences that bring trust, innovation and simplicity to everyday news consumption.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

We’re looking for an experienced Product/UX Designer to shape how viewers experience Haystack across all device surfaces. You’ll help deepen engagement, strengthen retention, and make the product easier and more enjoyable for millions of users.

This is a hands-on IC role within a small, nimble team. You’ll collaborate closely with the founders, engineering and QA to make thoughtful design decisions, advocate for user-centered improvements, and take work from concept through polished implementation. We work in short, experimental cycles, shipping quickly, learning and refining.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Cross-platform product design Own end-to-end design for a variety of new features across product surfaces (onboarding, personalization, discovery, playback, subscription flows) across iOS, Android, web, connected TV and automotive systems. Ensure cohesion and accessibility across touchpoints, and work closely with engineering during implementation to maintain fidelity and polish.

User-centered problem solving Translate product goals into clear flows, wireframes and high-quality UI. Use research insights, user feedback and data to refine and iterate on your work.

Engagement & retention design Create experiences that help viewers get more value from Haystack by improving discovery, enjoyment and long-term retention.

Collaboration & communication Work with founders, engineering and QA to scope projects, validate assumptions, support implementation and ensure designs are built as intended. Communicate design decisions clearly and collaboratively.

Design system contributions Contribute to our cross-platform design system — including components, patterns, interactions and visual standards — to improve consistency and scalability as the product evolves.

Execution & iteration Prototype solutions, test concepts quickly, gather insights and ship incremental improvements. Help design and evaluate product experiments; you’ll help shape hypotheses, create testable UI variations, review results, and use insights to refine the experience.

## WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- Experience: 4+ years designing consumer digital products with a strong portfolio showing mobile, web and/or CTV work. Experience in media or streaming is a plus.
- Hands-on execution: You excel at taking work from concept to implementation while collaborating closely with cross functional partners.
- Systems & product thinking: Ability to connect product goals to simple, thoughtful user experiences.
- Data informed: You rely on user insights and metrics to guide and improve your work.
- Attention to detail: Meticulous execution and a commitment to polished, high quality deliverables across platforms.
- Communication: Clear storytelling and rationale, with comfort presenting to founders and engineers.
- Tools: Fluency in Figma and prototyping tools; openness to AI-assisted design workflows.

## WHO THRIVES HERE

Designers who enjoy hands-on product work, value close collaboration with founders and engineers, and thrive in short, fast-paced iteration cycles will excel here. We move quickly, test ideas early and learn through experimentation, so people who like shipping, refining and improving week to week tend to be happiest.

Those looking for a highly structured organization, long product cycles or large design teams may not find this role a fit.

## WHY JOIN HAYSTACK

- Shape a cross-platform product used by millions of viewers.
- Build foundational design systems and processes as we scale.
- Work in a collaborative environment that values experimentation and iteration.
- Contribute to a mission-driven company improving access to trusted news and information.

## About Haystack News

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Haystack News provides a free, personalized video news streaming service that aggregates content from over 400 local, national, and global channels, using AI and editorial curation to deliver a custom newscast.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014 (some sources indicate 2013) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10)
- **Founders**: Daniel Barreto (Co-Founder & CEO) and Ish Harshawat (Co-Founder) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Consumer Services / Broadcasting / Personalized News Aggregation
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers seeking free, ad-supported news) and B2B (local news stations seeking wider distribution and monetization)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To get you the info you want and need—the news equivalent of the proverbial needle in a haystack—without wasting your time on things that don't matter to you.” [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **[My Headlines]**: A personalized newscast that pulls from topics, sources, and locations selected by the user, combining AI-driven recommendations with editorial curation.
- **[Newsline]**: An interactive news ticker that displays local headlines, weather, stock data, and top stories across business, entertainment, science, and technology.
- **[Live News]**: Live streaming of breaking news from local, national, and global channels.
- **[Channel Guide]**: Curated channels for deep dives into topics like weather, international news, entertainment, and business.
- **[Haystack News Premium]**: An ad-free subscription tier for $4.99/month (with a 30-day free trial) that removes commercials from the experience.

**Type**: All offerings are delivered as a free (ad-supported) or subscription-based streaming service available on mobile devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, and the web. [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately **$2.3 million** (linkedin.com) | Total Funding of **$4.5 million** across three rounds:
  - Seed Round (2015-04-07): $1.7M, 10 investors
  - Seed Round (2017-02-14): $800K
  - Venture Round (2018-09-04): $2.0M, 4 investors
  (Note: PitchBook lists 20 total investors) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors not named in available data; partners include 400+ news channels such as ABC News, CBSN, Cheddar, CBC, Bloomberg, CNET, and Euronews. [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/), [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - **Employees**: 27 (LinkedIn) vs. 32 (PitchBook) – headcount declined ~5.6% YoY, but active job postings have increased 60% YoY, suggesting renewed hiring. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10)
  - **Newsline launch**: A notable recent feature that introduces an interactive ticker with stock data, weather, and headlines.
  - **Global presence**: Operations across the US, Peru, Dominican Republic, Canada, and Chile.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Personalization at scale**: Combines AI/big data with human editorial curation to create a tailored news experience from 400+ channels – a differentiator from single-channel apps or purely algorithmic feeds.
- **Free, high-quality access**: No subscription required for core service, supported by ads; premium tier removes ads without restricting content.
- **Broad platform availability**: Works on mobile, smart TVs, streaming devices, and the web, giving users flexibility.
- **Local-to-global blend**: Aggregates local news stations alongside major networks, filling a gap for cord-cutters who want both hyperlocal and national/international coverage.

## Strategic Focus
- **Monetization growth**: Balancing ad-supported free tier with a growing premium subscription model.
- **Content partnerships**: Expanding the pool of 400+ channels, especially local stations, to differentiate from larger competitors (e.g., Pluto TV, LiveNews).
- **Feature innovation**: Continuing to enhance interactive elements like Newsline to increase engagement and time spent.
- **Audience expansion**: Targeting cord-cutters and younger demographics who prefer streaming news over traditional TV news.

## Why Work Here
- **High employee satisfaction**: Rated 5.0/5.0 on employer review sites (4 reviews) with top marks for work-life balance (5.0), culture (5.0), compensation (4.6), and career growth (5.0). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv)
- **Remote/hybrid flexibility**: Some roles are remote (e.g., Weekend News Editor – Eastern Time), and the team is distributed across the US, Peru, Latin America, and Canada.
- **Small, impactful team**: With ~27-32 employees, new hires can directly shape product decisions and company direction.
- **Open roles** (as of mid-2025): Data Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, UX Designer, Product/UX Designer, Growth Analytics & Operations Lead, Head of Marketing, Programmatic Ad Partnerships Manager, Weekend News Curator & Engagement Editor, Weekend News Editor, and more. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/haystacknews)
- **Culture**: Fast-moving, mission-driven – focused on making trusted news accessible and personalized. Known as “Haystack TV, Inc.” with a global, cross-functional team.

## Sources
1. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/haystacknews) – Careers page
2. [haystack.tv/about-us](https://www.haystack.tv/about-us) – About Haystack News
3. [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/) – Main site & FAQ
4. [linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv) – LinkedIn company page
5. [pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10) – PitchBook profile (2026)

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