Bethesda Softworks is seeking a passionate and creative UX Designer to join our growing team and help shape our digital marketing presence. This role focuses on the design and UX of our wide range of customer facing web applications for our players.
As a UX designer, you will work with the digital marketing manager, principal engineer, content team, and brand teams to create first-class, performant, usable websites supporting our upcoming and existing games, as well as publisher-wide initiatives. Ideal candidates should have a deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design, experience creating intuitive interactions, knowledge of web standards and SEO, and a passion for accessibility and inclusive design.
Responsibilities
Collaborate with the digital marketing manager, engineers, brand teams and stakeholders to create intuitive, compelling designs and user experiences
Create wireframes, flows, comps, prototypes, and production assets to effectively communicate interaction and design work and validate ideas
Work with team to develop and understand detailed requirements
Consider web standards and engineer feedback to produce designs that lead to straightforward, efficient implementation
Deliver annotated designs that consider a broad range of technical application design problems, loading + error flows and states, interaction feedback, transitions, and animation
Clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and customers
Present designs and prototypes and intake feedback to iterate efficiently and intelligently
Apply customer feedback and analytics to design decisions
Focus on customer empathy to understand customer needs, motivations, and behaviors
Work with team to create and maintain a design system for publisher and studio sites
Work with producer to develop design workflows and processes
Work with QA team to verify designs in pre-production environments
Evangelize good design practices, principles, and patterns that contribute to a Bethesda wide design practice
Stay informed on new design trends and philosophies to bring fresh approaches to our design practices
Qualifications
5+ years of user-centered design experience
Experience designing from and maintaining a design system or branded guide
Experience designing complex interfaces for digital environments
Experience designing enterprise-level websites and mobile app solutions
Experience creating high fidelity prototypes, either large or micro-interactive
Expertise in UX software such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD
Proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
Experience with UX design accessibility tools
Experience with design/dev interfacing tools such as Storybook
Experience with component-driven development
Demonstratable high-quality visual design skill
Deep understanding of mobile-first and responsive design
Solid grasp of user-centered design and testing methodologies, and usability and accessibility concerns
Experience with A/B Testing
Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills
An online portfolio showcasing your best work
Strong written and verbal communication skills with wide range of stakeholders
Ability to quickly prioritize and adapt to changing priorities
Collaborative and team oriented
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