Comcast Careers
Comcast wanted to do a complete redesign of its Career site. The site is a gateway for people interested in applying for jobs at Comcast. They wanted the new Career site to be more intuititive and user friendly than the one they had been using over the past decade. The design should reflect
the Comcast culture and its dedication to diversity.
AGENCY
Topcoder
MY ROLE
Designer/
Project Manager
DEVELOPER
Comcast
WEBSITE LINK
YEAR
2019
Ease of Navigation
One way of improving the intuitiveness of the site is to organize the information architecture in a way that makes sense to the average user. We constantly asked the question, “What are the userʼs needs when searching for employment?” The goal was to reduce the number of clicks it takes to get to the necessary information. We wanted to make it as easy as possible to not only do a job search, but to also see other important information that potential employees would like to know about working at Comcast.
Branding & Style
Comcast provided us with a styleguide for the website
user interface. A strong emphasis was placed on
accessibility, so we made a conscious effort to be ADA
Compliant. For the redesign we wanted a modern look
and theme that reflects the Comcast culture.
Foundation
We created a homepage that pulled in all of the
visual elements from the styleguide. We spent a
lot of time and effort desiging the homepage,
because it would inform the style of the other
pages of the website. We used our site map key to
create a header menu for easy navigation for both
external users searching for job opportunities and
internal Comcast employees looking for other
opportunites within the company. We wanted to
show the rich culture of Comcast through original
photography of actual settings. The designed
layout is clean and allows the user to read and take
in information efficiently.
Work Culture
Other parts of the site give information about
what itʼs like to work at Comcast and what to
expect. Throughout the site we used photography
to tell the story of the work culture. The Careers
website is more than just a job search tool. We
designed it to be a reference for anything career
related at Comcast.
Diversity & Inclusion
Comcast has made a commitment to
creating a diverse and inclusive
environment. We wanted to show this
dedication throughout the design. The
point is to invite people of all backgrounds
to apply.
Location, Location, Location
For the actual job search we created a feature
where the user can search for jobs by location
using a map. Currently the job search tool is only for people seeking employment in the United States. When hovering over a State a pop-up appears showing the number of job openings in that state and number of locations. When clicking on the highlighted state, the user is transported to the Job Search tool with Job Openings from that state already filtered. States in gray have zero job openings. The user also has the option to select a state from a dropdown menu to filter jobs for that
state in the Job Search Tool.
Commuter Friendliness
Within the Job Search tool, we created a feature that allows a user to search for jobs based on how much they are willing to commute. The user enters their starting or home location, then they select the maximum time they would commute and their preferred mode of transportation. The tool then filters jobs based on these preferences.
Job Search
For the Job Search results, we wanted to keep
them minimal and provide only the necessary
information, like the position title, location,
category, and the ability to apply. In the list of
results, each entry is expandible and collapsible
to see a preview of the job description for the
role. When the user selects the position they
are interested in, they can view the full job
description.
