Job Description
Rapsodo's headquarters are situated in Singapore, complemented by offices strategically positioned across the United States, Turkey, and Japan. Rapsodo is more than sports technology and data analytics. It is the undisputed leader in affordable, pro-grade technology for athletes looking to get more out of their game.
Current partners include Major League Baseball teams, USA Baseball, Golf Digest, PGA of America, and over 1000 NCAA athletic departments.
As we expand internationally and venture into new areas, we are seeking a hands-on, driven Senior UI/UX Designer/Interactive Designer. This role offers a unique opportunity to create cutting-edge, engaging, and accessible sports technology products that help athletes and aspiring players unlock their full potential while having fun.
As a Senior UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for crafting intuitive, visually stunning, and engaging user experiences for Enterprise software and consumer and gaming software. You will collaborate with international teams and stakeholders to design best-in-class interfaces that enhance the user experience, helping to shape the future of sports technology in gaming.
Join Team Rapsodo in defying limits and unlocking limitless potential, one data point and one heart-felt success story at a time.
Powered by Athletes who get it, and Engineers who can do it.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct Benchmarking: Research and analyze current gaming trends and competitor products to inform design decisions and ensure our offerings are at the forefront of the market.
- Create Wireframes: Develop wireframes for complete app experiences, outlining user flows, interface structure, and interactions.
- Design Concepts: Create initial concept designs for app interfaces, ensuring that they are intuitive, visually appealing, and user-centric.
- Develop Interaction Concepts: Propose interaction designs that enhance the player experience, with a focus on engagement and ease of use.
- Design new screens for all projects (including mobile, tablet, and desktop) by using Figma.
- Work closely with Engineers to implement your designs at a high degree of quality.
- Testing designs after implementation.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Work with stakeholders and team members from international offices (Turkey, US, Japan and Singapore) to ensure designs align with business and user needs.
- Deliver high-quality work according to project schedules in an agile development environment.
Requirements
- Design Tools: Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Aesthetic Sensibility: A solid aesthetic foundation, with the ability to create designs that drive user engagement and enjoyment.
- Knowledge of current UX best practices and design processes.
- Extreme attention to detail and consistency, passion for pixel perfection.
- Gaming Experience: A “gamer” mindset is essential, with a solid understanding of game mechanics and user interaction within games.
- Sports Knowledge: A passion for or experience in golf, baseball or any sports is a plus.
- Education: Currently holding a degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, with a passion for creative problem-solving.
- At least 3 years of experience in the complete lifecycle - successfully delivering, mobile and/or software
- Having a foundational understanding of HTML and CSS (preferred)
- Location: Must be able to work from our St. Louis, Missouri office.