UX Game Designer - Diablo IV Job at Blizzard Entertainment in Irvine

Team Name: Diablo IV

Job Title:

UX Game Designer - Diablo IV

Requisition ID:

R024533

Job Description:

We Need You

The minions of Hell are growing stronger...

Do you geek out on user flows, visual communication, hierarchy of information, as well as pixel-perfect layouts, interaction details, readability, and all other things connected to successful user interfaces in games?

The Diablo IV team is looking for a motivated and experienced UX/UI Designer to come work with us and help us craft something extraordinary.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Albany, NY, or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Generate UX/UI designs that both achieve game experience goals and improve the player experience in the form of mockups, prototypes, flows, and layouts.
• Implement interface screens using efficient and flexible layout design and collaborate with engineers to ensure features are built to design specifications. Iterate on presentation and interaction to both look pixel perfect and feel great.
• Continually evaluate the UX/UI based on feedback from users, user research, lead social designer, product managers and UX/UI leads.
• Integrate within the UX/UI team and system design team, contributing to the gameplay UX/UI experience roadmap with relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a UI/UX designer, interaction designer, or similar on public products.
• Experience with UI implementation in a modern engine or platform (e.g. Unity, Unreal or HTML5).
• Ability to adhere to a project’s existing visual and interaction patterns.
• Experience with designing for multiple control schemes (e.g. Controllers, Mouse & Keyboard and/or Touch Screen etc.).
• Positive attitude around receiving and providing objective feedback.
• A passion for video games and user interface design.
• A portfolio showing a solid grasp of usability design principles, user flows and prototypes you have created for UI screens, as well as samples of your visual design ability.

Pluses

• Passion for the Diablo franchise and ARPG genre.
• Interests in ARPG gameplay and nurturing a healthy game community.
• Experience designing interfaces for a variety of platforms and/or control schemes.

Application Materials

• Resume.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant skills. Only online work submissions, please. (e.g. website, blog or online album).
• Willingness to complete a test.

Your Platform

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. (www.blizzard.com), a division of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment experiences.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc., is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush and Bubble Witch.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $34.28 - $63.42 Hourly. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location.

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