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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.

Key Responsibilities

What a UX Designer does at EA:

  • 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