About Skillz

Skillz is driving the future of entertainment by accelerating the convergence of sports, video games and media for an exploding mobile-first audience worldwide. The company’s platform empowers mobile game developers and players with democratized access to fun, fair and skill-based competition for real prizes, shifting the paradigm to make eSports accessible to anyone, anywhere with a mobile device.

Skillz helps developers build multi-million dollar game franchises by turning content into competitive social gaming properties for the world’s 2.6 billion gamers. The company has already worked with 13,000 game developers, leveraging its patented technology to host over 800 million tournaments for 18 million players worldwide.

This year, Skillz was recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies and CNBC Disruptor 50 (for the second time). In 2018, Skillz was listed as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and Entrepreneur Magazine’s 100 Brilliant Companies. In 2017, Inc. Magazine ranked Skillz the No. 1 fastest-growing private company in America.

The company is backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports luminaries, ranging from Liberty Global, Accomplice, Wildcat Capital, Telstra Ventures, and a founder of Great Hill Partners to the owners of the New England Patriots, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Mets, and Sacramento Kings.

Who We're Looking For

We’re looking for an exceptional person to lead our Product Design Team at Skillz.

Your passion for design leads you to creating fresh new concepts that can change an industry. You take initiative, you find solutions to obvious and hidden problems without being asked. The status quo is not sufficient, and you are constantly looking for new ways to improve your designs and a user’s experience and you expect the people around you to do the same.

What You'll Do

Lead, mentor, and hire a team of product designers creating competitive mobile gaming experiences on both iOS and Android
Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and other cross functional teams to deliver amazing and effective work
Collaborate with Design and Skillz leadership to determine our overall player experience design direction
Own the design efforts for and bring clarity to large and ambiguous product experiences
Contribute to iterating on our product experiences through user research
Drive design thinking within the larger Product Design organization and encourage various design focused problem-solving methodologies

Your Skillz

6+ years of professional experience as a UX or Product Designer.
You have successfully managed or led a team of many designers for 3+ years.
Mobile design experience for iOS and Android
Web experience on portals
Portfolio that showcases sound product thinking and design rationale through navigation, user flows, interaction design, and information architecture
Portfolio that demonstrates strong understanding of how users engage with the aesthetics of a product through the use of typography, color, imagery, layout, and grid systems
Ability to manage deadlines and collaborate in a cross functional environment
Capable of supporting your designs with strong rationale, research, and effective communication
Experienced in using various design software including Sketch, Invision, and Adobe CS
Experience with motion design and animation is a plus

Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status and/or disability status.