Senior UX Designer

Job Description

Niantic is seeking a Senior UX Designer to join the Pokémon GO team. The Senior UX Designer will be responsible for designing intuitive and engaging game UX for a broad player base. This role involves working in a collaborative environment, partnering with game design, art, product, and engineering teams.

The Senior UX Designer will champion the best interests of players through data-informed research and creative solutions. They develop simple, scalable designs and are comfortable dealing with ambiguity and shifting priorities.

Required in-office min 2 days, on Wednesday and Thursday.

Responsibilities:

• Lead UX design efforts from concept to implementation for key projects.
• Develop mockups, wireframes, prototypes, and detailed design documentation.
• Communicate UX designs to internal and external partners.
• Lead team rituals to brainstorm new features.
• Improve and extend existing UI design system patterns and brand guidelines.
• Partner with user research to incorporate player insights.
• Proactively contribute to UX team rituals and process improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of UX design experience for consumer-facing products.
• Portfolio of shipped features/titles and personal projects.
• Experience with wireframing and prototyping in Figma.
• Familiarity with mobile UX design patterns in gaming.
• Strong visual design, motion design, and UI art skills.
• Creative problem-solving skills and ability to develop UX patterns.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment.
• Experience working on cross-functional teams with effective communication skills.

Niantic offers:

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits