ZeniMax Online Studios is seeking a UI/UX Designer to join the UI team for The Elder Scrolls Online. The UI/UX Designer works with the Lead UI Designer, Visual UI Designer, and UI Engineering team to support the development of both new and existing features. They are responsible for taking charge of the user interface design component of what defines a player's experience within a variety of game systems and gameplay, while both maintaining and improving established design paradigms and patterns.
Responsibilities
Work within cross disciplinary teams and define UI layouts and flows for new systems
Deliver comprehensive documentation that defines how players will interact with new systems, from conceptual flowchart and wireframe stages to high fidelity mockups
Actively support the development of features by providing ongoing feedback towards the development and necessary documentation efforts
Work with our QA team to communicate the desired behaviors and experience for them to test new features against
Provide UI design support for ongoing triage of existing systems
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of existing game systems in ESO and how players interact with them
Qualifications
Portfolio with examples of your design process, from early conceptual steps to final delivery
3+ years of UI/UX design experience on a shipped game
Proficiency in UI prototyping software (Axure, Sketch, Balsamiq, Justinmind, Adobe products, etc.)
A strong understanding of usability and user centered design processes
Experience working directly with engineers to achieve desired design goals within technical constraints
Strong visual design skills
Preferred Skills
Familiarity with The Elder Scrolls Online and other online RPGs
Direct relevant experience working on an MMO or RPG
Familiarity with Agile development methodology and experience with Product Ownership