Zynga - Austin, TX
posted 2 days ago
About the position
Echtra Games is looking for a Senior UI/UX Designer to join our growing team for a new AAA PC and Console ARPG project. We are looking for a Senior UI/UX designer who is dedicated to creating exceptional player-focused games. The ideal candidate should possess a multidisciplinary skillset in UI design, UX design, and a familiarity with the Unreal Engine. We are looking for an enthusiastic team-player with a proven track record of guiding user experience initiatives from inception to delivery, with a strong focus on player satisfaction and usability. Echtra Games is a small game studio in San Francisco with a team of veteran game developers and visionary newcomers who work both on-site and remotely. At Echtra, we value diversity and support work-life balance. We also have great benefits, an open vacation policy, and flexible schedules!
Responsibilities
- Develop design specs into well crafted Figma documents and prototypes
- Actively pursue and gather feedback to ensure feature goals are satisfied
- Iterate over existing designs to ensure usability
- Maintain, evolve and contribute to our design system
- Shepherd features from prototype to engine
- Provide creative solutions to complex problems
- Documentation of your work is tidy and can adhere to naming conventions and structures of existing designs
- Highly competent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing
- Ability to co-work and communicate with multiple studio locations, teams, and partners
- Able to collaborate with proactive communication and a willingness to build consensus with competing perspectives
- Ability to prioritize tasks, work efficiently, manage time effectively, and deliver work with minimal oversight
- Demonstrate proactive self-development with interest in leveling up personal, interpersonal, and craft skills
- Find opportunities to mentor, share your knowledge, insight, and experiences with others
- Design and Prototype in Figma
- Document design work in Figjam / Confluence
- Strong understanding of Unreal's UMG and ability to build widgets and materials to support your work
- Strong sense of visual hierarchy / value structure
- Fundamentals of animation
- Clean and modern design philosophy
- Figma / Adobe Creative Suite
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in HCI, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or related area; a combination of education and experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree
- 6+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UI
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with ARPG UI and UX
- Experience developing UI and UX for a wide range of screen sizes and resolutions
- Shipped titles on console
- Unreal Material development
- 3D skillset
Benefits
- World-class benefits package
- Open vacation policy
- Flexible schedules
