About the position
Join the Diablo team and lead the charge in crafting the next generation of UX/UI development tools that will shape the future of Sanctuary. As a Senior Tech UX/UI Designer, you’ll drive the creation of cutting-edge pipelines, workflows, and systems that empower designers and artists to bring their visions to life with precision and power. Collaborate closely with a passionate team of UX/UI designers, engine engineers, and game developers to elevate the Diablo experience to new, hellish heights. This is your chance to leave your mark on one of gaming’s most iconic franchises—by forging the tools that make the darkness beautiful. This role offers a flexible hybrid work week, with a mix of remote and on-site days. While hybrid is the standard arrangement, you're also welcome to work on-site full-time if you prefer. Our primary studio locations are in Albany, NY, and Irvine, CA.
Responsibilities
- Report to the lead Tech UX/UI, further improve existing UX design, UI art, UI VFX, UI Engine Tools, UX/UI Development pipelines and collaborative workflows
- Design and script UX/UI development tools to improve UX/UI development efficiency
- Partner with engine team and game engineer team to plan and execute in-game UX/UI development tools
- Coach, mentor and support the rest of UX/UI team with implementation best practices
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with game development stakeholders
- Continually seek cutting edge UX/UI implementation tools and procedures in video game industry
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years of experience as a UI implementer, Tech UX/UI, or similar on public products
- Experience with UX implementation in a modern engine or platform (e.g. Unity, Unreal, Noesis or HTML5)
- Ability to adhere to a project’s existing visual and interaction patterns
- Experience with designing for multiple control schemes (e.g. Controllers, Mouse & Keyboard and/or Touch Screen etc.)
- Positive attitude around receiving and providing objective feedback
- A passion for video games, user experience design and user interface design
- A portfolio showing a solid grasp of usability design principles, user flows and prototypes you have created for UI screens, as well as samples of your visual design ability
Nice-to-haves
- Passion for the Diablo franchise and ARPG genre
- Interests in ARPG gameplay and nurturing a healthy game community
- Experience designing interfaces for a variety of platforms and/or control schemes
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
- Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations for the job
