About the position
The Community Discovery and Engagement team is responsible for experiences across our product ecosystem, building and maintaining a cross-platform live streaming service that supports the growth and development of streamer based communities. Designers at Twitch are involved in development from project conception all the way through execution and iteration. You will have the opportunity to do hands-on research and collaborate closely with engineers. If you are a champion for designing for humans and create playful and caring software for your customers, you will flourish on this team. You can work from Twitch’s headquarters in San Francisco, CA; or from one of our hub locations in Seattle, WA; Irvine, CA; or New York City, NY.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a cross functional development team of product managers, engineers, and designers
- Learn from streamers and viewers about the ways they use our services and their desires to accomplish more
- Think creatively about how to solve problems that will sustain streamers’ communities
- Give back to the design community at Twitch by using and improving existing patterns and approaches
- Combine qualitative and quantitative information to develop hypotheses about customer motivations and use that to improve your designs
- Present your work to others by participating in design reviews and feedback sessions
Requirements
- 5+ years of practical experience in design with an emphasis on graphic design, HCI, or related design field
- Excellent interaction design and visual craft skills including some experience with prototyping mobile experiences
- Demonstrated skills collaborating closely with other designers, researchers, product managers and engineers
Nice-to-haves
- An aesthetic sense and the ability to make confident decisions
- Demonstrated empathy for the people using your software or products
- Experience working on consumer software products
- Executed research plans talking to real customers
- Knowledge of design systems
- Expertise with Figma
- Formal education in Design, Interaction/UX Design or HCI
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Maternity & Parental Leave
- Flexible PTO
- Amazon Employee Discount
