About the position
The Overwatch team is looking for an accomplished UI/UX designer, specifically at a mid-level, with several years of experience creating engaging and immersive user interfaces. The work will be at the core of our player experience, from the intro screen to the in-game HUD. Our ideal candidate will understand the project vision and create user experiences that will be both intuitive and stay true to the visual identity of the game. We will be asking you to work within our very collaborative team to create concepts and take them from a UX flow all the way to in-game UI. You will be working closely with other UI/UX designers, system & gameplay designers, engineers and design/art leads to create awesome features for Overwatch.
Responsibilities
- Create concepts, flows, layouts, mock-ups and prototypes
- Collaborate with artists, engineers, and designers to create and implement a polished and fluid interface, leading to great user experience
- Design game interfaces that complement and develop the Overwatch style
- Work together with the team throughout the design process, gathering actionable feedback and iterating at the appropriate levels
Requirements
- Ideal candidate has a minimum of 3-5 years of experience in UX/UI design, including some experience on AAA title(s)
- Experience designing for multiple platforms – PC, Consoles
- Create and maintain UX wireframes and flows with Figma, XD, or other prototyping tools
- Work with UI Design to create well thought out and polished designs our players will enjoy
- Experience with front-end implementation (e.g., XAML, HTML5)
- Able to communicate the UI/UX process effectively
- Positive attitude and an ability to receive and provide objective feedback
- Able to work creatively in a demanding team environment while helping others
- Passion for playing and making games
Nice-to-haves
- Proficient in After Effects, Adobe Animate, or other motion graphic tools
- Shipped at least one AAA game as a UI/UX designer
- Can apply an existing aesthetic to your layouts and prototypes
- Experience in designing UI/UX for multiplayer games
- Knowledgeable about online gameplay and first-person shooters
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
- Relocation assistance if required
