Lead UX Designer

Job Description

Niantic is seeking an experienced, hardworking Lead UX Designer to help build the next generation of games. Can you craft compelling gameplay experiences to delight players and keep them engaged? As a Lead UX Designer at Niantic, you will be responsible for helping define the way players directly experience our games now, and in the future. Our teams are structured to allow everyone to be a major contributor, so you will have a significant voice in crafting the game you are helping design, build, and deliver to players. You would become part of an exceptional team creating innovative and delightful mobile and AR games. Our creative departments and executive management have extensive experience shipping critically and commercially successful AAA+ titles across a wide range of platforms and genres, and are now bringing that experience to AR and mobile gaming.

Responsibilities

• You will spearhead the concept and development of functional UX designs for game features.
• You'll create wireframes and prototypes to communicate designs to other team members.
• You will act as champion for excellent UX design throughout the development process, including accessibility and inclusive design.
• You'll lead playtests and conduct UX research to help refine and tune the game to meet product goals.
• You'll collaborate with a cross-functional teams of engineers, artists, and producers to deliver extraordinary gameplay experiences.
• You will develop and maintain UX specifications and style guides.

Qualifications

• A deep understanding of visual design concepts and challenges for mobile and other emerging platforms.
• Experience shipping at least two products; mobile or AR/VR preferred.
• Experience working with InVision or similar UX visual prototyping workflow.
• Experience building and managing teams and collaborating with leaders of other disciplines.
• 3 or more years of UI/UX experience working in interactive media and/or mobile games.
• A college degree in a related field or minimum of 3 years applied experience.

Join the Niantic team!

Niantic is the world’s leading AR technology company, sparking creative and engaging journeys in the real world. Our products inspire outdoor exploration, exercise, and meaningful social interaction.

Originally formed at Google in 2011, we became an independent company in 2015 with a strong group of investors including Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Alsop Louie Partners. Our current titles include pioneering global-control game Ingress, record-breaking AR game Pokémon GO, and recently released third title, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Niantic is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.

We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Hamburg, and Zurich.