Studio: Blizzard Entertainment
Job Opening: Senior UX Designer – World of Warcraft
Location: Irvine, CA, USA
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the design and technology teams to conceptualize and prototype interface functionality and flow.
- Help game designers to visualize systems and bring new features into the game.
- Design conceptual wireframes, user flow diagrams, and prototypes to solidify design direction.
- Meet with stakeholders to seek regular feedback and initiate collaboration opportunities.
- Maintain familiarity with WoW’s design–both the live product and ongoing expansions.
- Prepare and maintain documentation, style guides, and asset resources for art, programming, and QA team to follow and use.
- Collaborate with engineers to identify and solve edge cases.
- Mentoring junior UX designers providing solid feedback during syncs and progress reviews.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years of experience working as UI/UX, designer, UI artist, or interaction designer in computer or console gaming, web or mobile app field.
- Strong written and spoken communication skills.
- Strong understanding of UX process and usability design principles.
- Able to understand technical implementations and limitations.
- An understanding of World of Warcraft visual identity and sensibilities.
- Able to work well with a team in a dynamic, cross-discipline, and iterative setting.
- Positive attitude and the ability to receive and provide objective feedback.
- A passion for World of Warcraft, video games, and user interface design.
