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NHL - UX Designer
4 years ago
Senior UX Designer
The ideal candidate will have experience working with console/desktop/mobile applications, ideally games, and a strong understanding of best practices for UX. You will also have experience working directly with artists, game designers and engineers to translate high-level product requirements into designs that deliver compelling and delightful user experiences.
What a UX Designer does at EA:
Key Responsibilities:
- Support user experience design of features from conception to launch
- Thrive in a fast-paced work environment which requires self-direction, deep thinking, an aptitude for team collaboration and open communication
- Able to take existing designs and suggest improvements
- Employ a Player First mentality with design to create outstanding interactive experiences
- Partner with Producers, UI artists and engineering to quickly create detailed wireframes, flowcharts and prototypes and other product deliverables to effectively communicate product requirements
- Support usability testing and focus groups to validate design and product direction
- Help ensure UX consistency and that a standardized process is adhered to
- Work with design team to iterate on core UX improvements to feature within the game.
- Deep-dive analysis of flows and interactions and identify friction points.
- Produce prototypes to help sell the design intent
The next great UX Designer also needs:
- An avid gamer, who loves to talk about games and what makes them great
- Proficiency in user experience/interaction design and/or Bachelor’s Degree in UX, Psychology, Human Factors, Industrial Engineering or related HCI discipline.
- 3+ years’ experience as a dedicated UX designer solving complex interaction problems using qualitative and quantitative data
- Relevant experience in User Experience Design for console, desktop or mobile applications is a bonus
- Experience in game development is a strong asset
- Proficiency in user experience design tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, inVision, Sketch)
- A strong creative problem solver that challenges the status quo
- A critical thinker who understands system level design
- A confident speaker and presenter that can be the voice of the player
Your portfolio will demonstrate:
- Sports fan, hockey in particular
- Excellent conceptual and problem-solving skills illustrating an iterative design process
- Strong knowledge of UX process as applied to games, applications or web design
- Case studies highlighting user centered design research and its impact on design solutions
- Examples of wireframes, low and high fidelity, prototypes, and information architecture mapping
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