Established in 2008, Ubisoft Chengdu is one of the key game studios in western China and a full-fledged production center, with over 450 talents contributing to Ubisoft’s line-up. We have a strong track record of co-development on Ubisoft’s biggest brands such as Assassin’s Creed®, Skull and Bones™ and For Honor®, as well as developing casual games such as Rabbids party game and bringing hit titles to Switch.
Meanwhile, we are also a pioneer in cutting-edge technology driving Ubisoft’s “games as a service (GAAS)” ethos. Chengdu’s technology team develops products that empower production teams to make educated, data-driven decisions on hit Ubisoft brands.
Job Description
Lead/Senior UX Designer will be responsible for producing setting up in-game UX direction and creating UX related work for exciting games produced in Chengdu. For Lead UX Designer, you will also be responsible for developing and leading the UX designer team in Chengdu.
What you will do
Part of the business analysis phase regarding usability/navigation considerations and other aspects.
Collecting requirements, identifying design problems, and suggesting elegant solutions.
Setting up a UX direction and presenting the guideline both orally and on paper.
Validating members’ work of your team.
Leading, collaborating and iterating with our UI team on the graphic implementation of your suggestions.
Coaching and career planning with members of your team.
Excellent problem-solving, organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
A highly collaborative, creative, empathetic, and innovative spirit.
Designing the layout and flow of the user interface while keeping their needs in mind.
Translating concepts into user flows, wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes that lead to intuitive and pleasant user experience.
Identifying user behavior, goals, motivations and needs through various methods. Familiar with one or more UI / UX software (Adobe XD, Figma, Balsamiq, etc.) and able to create your own wireframes.
Qualifications
Solid and proven working experience on UX design
Experience on leading, staffing, mobilizing and developing a team of UX designers.
Experience on driving the design of complex UX features.
Solid experience on building and improving UX systems from conception to release to ensure an optimum player experience in line with the creative direction.
Proficient in at least 1 prototyping tool for web products (Axure, Balsamiq or others)
Proficient in at least 1 visual design tool (Photoshop, Illustrator or others)
Familiar with the design specifications for products based on web; Familiar with design for dashboard, admin and backend system is a plus
Quickly learning and understand business knowledge, interests on cutting edged technology (big data, load test and machine learning etc.) is a plus
User-centered mindset
Good English language skill, proficiency in Chinese is a plus