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Lead UI Technical Designer - College Football
2 years ago
EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA SPORTS creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sport through industry-leading sports video games, including Madden NFL football, FIFA soccer, NHL® hockey, NBA LIVE basketball, and EA SPORTS UFC .
You will support NCAA College Football within EA Sports. EA Sports is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning interactive technology, fan programs, and cross-platform digital experiences. EA Sports creates connected experiences that ignite the emotion of sports through industry-leading sports video games.
What you will do:
- You will guide a team of ui technical designers to develop the user interface.
- You will manage the performance and expectations of the ui technical design team
- You will prove out and champion best practices for UI architecture with a goal of organization, reusability and with the thought of developing for a live product (easily updatable).
- You will advocate for user experience, product consistency, and design excellence.
- You will coordinate with the Experience Design Director, Technical Director, and Lead Software Engineer to ensure Technical Plans align with the creative vision.
- You will work with the UI team (Artist, Engineers, Designers) to solve problems, refine workflows, and polish the UI to create an outstanding user experience, from concept to ship.
- You will use both proprietary software and third-party tech to implement the visual design of the UI / HUD within the game.
Qualifications
- 8+ years of progressive responsibility in UI technical design and implementation
- 3+ years of experience managing successful teams
- Expert knowledge of scripting languages such as Java, ActionScript, C#, Swift, and HAXE to build complex user interfaces
- Good understanding of UX methodology, and Design theory.
- Experience shipping multiple products from concept to completion
- Experience designing and managing large-scale projects
- Well versed in facilitation techniques that allow groups to build clarity and understanding
- A portfolio of work that showcases relevant work that contains well thought out process and excellent craft execution
- BS or BA degree (or equivalent experience) in Human-Computer Interaction, UX/UI/Design Diploma or Degree, or a related area
- You will report to the Director of Experience Design
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