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UI/UX Director

Electronic Arts
San Francisco California United States
2 years ago
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Role Overview:

As the UI/UX Director, you will be leading the UI/UX team for the highly successful franchise, Design Home (https://www.glu.com/games/design-home/), a mobile game that’s consistently in the Top 50 on the app store. This is an exciting opportunity, as you’ll have a chance to work with a world-class team and a product that touches millions of women’s lives every day.

Responsibilities:

- Know the player.

- Lead the UI/UX Design team.

- Manage and provide mentorship and help develop individuals on the UI/UX Design team.

- Give feedback to UI/UX Designers at various project stages (concepts, development of systems and elements, execution of screens, creation of animations and iconography, etc) in design reviews, team critiques, and 1:1s to improve the output, efficiency, and quality of their UI/UX execution and deliverables.

- Help guide UI/UX Designers’ near and long-term planning of projects, and guide the design process.

- Work with senior members of the UI/UX Design team to build, evolve, and document Design Homes UI/UX Design guide to improve visual aesthetics and streamline designer onboarding, feature design, and dev implementation.

- Work with Product and Design Leadership on UI/UX roadmapCollaborate to define and provide high level UI/UX vision and style guides

- Understand the full picture of all UI/UX Design asks to develop a forward looking, prioritized 3-6 month plan in collaboration with Product and Live Ops.

- Collaborate with other visual design teams at Glu (specifically marketing creative and content art teams) to execute on user acquisition, feature launches, content, and engagement campaign launches.

About You:

- Balances refined aesthetics with a strong understanding of mobile app interfaces and UX.

- Has a user-centered approach to product design.

- Experienced in managing and developing a UI/UX Design team.

- Experienced with a variety of UI/UX design subdisciplines and deliverables including style guides, UI/UX kit, and design system development; animation; rendering; illustration; iconography; typography.

- Experienced in working with user researchers, UX designers, copywriters, engineers and product managers to drive strategy, vision, and execution.

- Fluent in design programs. (Adobe suite, Invision, Sketch etc.)Have an interest in interior design. Understand the fundamentals and keep a pulse on trends.

- Great team chemistry and fosters a fun collaborative work environment

Qualifications:
8+ years of experience in UI/UX/Product Design including:

- Recent experience in a product development setting within a mobile app company or a company with a strong mobile presence.

- 5+ years managing mobile UI/UX design teams, including at least 2+ years managing teams of 5 or more.

- Strong presentation skills that inspire and motivate the team

Experience managing a UI/UX Design team that completed projects on:

- Content/media–based products

- E-commerce apps

- Localized products across international markets.

A portfolio of relevant UI/UX Design work, executed either by yourself or a team that you led, that conveys an ability to drive a systems-based visual design style into highly usable and highly functional applications.

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