Lead UX Designer
Cd Projekt Red 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
The Lead UX Designer will define the overall user experience for Project Sirius, focusing on inclusivity, intuition, immersion, and reward across UI navigation, game flow, and moment-to-moment interaction. This involves leading the UX design of layouts, guiding a team of UX designers, defining playtest goals, and collaborating cross-departmentally to translate research into player-centered design.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with the Lead UI Artist to develop UI screens and layouts that support cohesive and accessible user experiences
- Lead the UX design of layouts and interaction guidelines for user interfaces, game menus, and overall player journeys
- Build, support, and guide a team of UX designers while establishing inclusive best practices and methodologies
- Design and prototype layouts, navigation structures, and usability systems
- Define goals for, and participate in, playtests to refine the UX based on player feedback and observed behaviors
- Work closely with UX Researchers to translate user research, marketing insights, and community feedback into thoughtful, player-centered design
Requirements
- Approximately 5+ years of experience in UX design, including some leadership responsibilities
- Deep knowledge of current game titles and industry best practices
- Proficiency with industry-standard prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Creative Cloud) and collaboration tools (e.g. Miro)
- Strong understanding of UI/UX best practices and information architecture
- Interest in implementing and refining UX features in Unreal Engine
- Clear and thoughtful communication skills, in both verbal and written formats
Key Skills
- UX design
- UI design
- Game development
- Unreal Engine
- Figma
- Sketch
- Creative Cloud
- Miro
- Information architecture
- User research
- Usability testing
- A/B testing
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Leadership
- Mentoring
Benefits
- Health and well-being company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental)
- Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars
- Paid leave — 26 days of holiday per year
- 401K with employer matching
- Gym membership reimbursement
- Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain
- RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events
About Cd Projekt Red
We are CD PROJEKT RED, creators of The Witcher game series and Cyberpunk 2077. Home to over 1,000 game-making professionals from all over the world, we speak many languages but share one love — video games. We’re headquartered in Warsaw, Poland — where The Witcher 4 and an original IP codenamed Hadar are in development — and have a growing hub in Boston too, where work is underway on Cyberpunk 2 and Project Sirius, a Witcher title with immersive multiplayer gameplay. We have a player-first approach and stay true to our values, with the mission of creating revolutionary role-playing games with memorable stories that inspire players.
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