Senior Designer, UX/UI - Unannounced Game

Team Name:

Unannounced Project

Job Title:

Senior Designer, UX/UI - Unannounced Game

Requisition ID:

R025537

Job Description:

At Blizzard, we craft genre-defining games and legendary worlds for all to share.  Through unparalleled creativity and storytelling, we create immersive universes and iconic characters that are beloved across platforms, borders, backgrounds, and generations - only made possible by building a work environment that nurtures the artistry of game development and unleashes the aspirations of our people.

We are looking for a Senior UX Designer to help us craft a new, unannounced game for Blizzard. As a key member of the development team, you will work closely with game designers, artists, and engineers to conceptualize, design, build, and iterate across all gameplay features and systems. We are a team of passionate developers who value open-minded collaboration, direct feedback, and the eagerness to deliver an exceptional player experience.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, the home studio for this role is Irvine, CA or Albany, NY.

 

Key Responsibilities:

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:

• Craft the Experience: Create wireframes and mockups for all game features, with a focus on intuitive design choices.

• Feedback Loop: Regularly present work within your feature team to gather feedback toward refining the player experience.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with team members across game design, engineering, sound, art, and production to integrate user experience principles into all stages of game development.

• Build in Engine: Learn the engine to both build layouts and communicate functional requirements to engineering.

• Target Alignment: Stay up-to-date with production and engineering teams to ensure designs are aligned with project goals and technical constraints.

• User Research: Work closely with user research to gather insights, identify pain points, and validate design decisions. Utilize data to inform and refine design strategies.

• Innovation: Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive innovation in-game UX design.

 

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in UX design in the gaming or interactive design field or combination of education and experience. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Ability to conceptualize, pitch, and implement game concepts using various tools, technology, and visual language.

• Expert understanding of hierarchy and layout design principles, UX process and usability design principles, PC/console specific design patterns.

• Positive attitude and an ability to receive and provide objective feedback.

 

Pluses:

• Experience in Unreal Engine and/or other game development engine.

• A strong portfolio showcasing a range of game design projects and UX solutions, demonstrating your ability to create engaging and user-friendly experiences.

• Motion graphics experience

• Proficiency in UX design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD), wireframing, prototyping, and user research methodologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in UX design, human-computer interaction, graphic design, or a related field.

 

 

 Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, and StarCraft®, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences. Blizzard Entertainment has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years, with a track record that includes multiple Game of the Year awards. Blizzard Entertainment engages tens of millions of players around the world with titles available on PC via Battle.net®, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment com