UX Designer - Player Platform

Niantic's Player Platform UX Design team is hiring a UX Designer to craft innovative, social experiences beyond the core game, helping millions of players discover content and engage with each other.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX design efforts from concept to implementation for one or more player-facing experiences
• Develop wireframes, appealing mockups, prototypes, and detailed design documentation to clearly describe interaction flows and design concepts
• Clearly communicate ideas and UX designs to team members, external partners, and leadership through prototypes and presentations
• Actively participate in team rituals to conceptualize and brainstorm new features
• Improve and extend existing design system patterns
• Incorporate user research and player insights into all stages of design exploration
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and partners, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings

Requirements

• 3+ years or equivalent experience in UX design, with a portfolio showcasing projects across mobile applications and responsive web
• Experience using Figma and creating high-fidelity prototypes with a prototyping tool of your choice
• Familiarity with mobile UX design patterns applied in gaming, fitness, or activity-related experiences
• Experience designing implementation-ready UX mockups and flows for the purposes of dev implementation
• Strong visual design skills
• Creative problem-solving skills and the ability to develop novel UX patterns as needed

Key Skills

• UX design
• Figma
• Prototyping
• Visual design
• Mobile UX design patterns
• Creative problem-solving
• Communication

Benefits

• Annual salary range: $126,900 - $174,000 USD
• Equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off