Lead UI/UX Designer - WWE Champions

Description

Scopely is looking for a Lead UI/UX Designer to join our industry leading game, WWE: Champions team on a remote U.S. basis

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players.

We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

What You Will Do

The ideal candidate has experience with complex game systems in RPGs and understands how to create a streamlined and simple user experience with player motivations in mind. Additionally, the candidate will be an avid player of RPG’s, strategy, match 3, and action games across multiple platforms. Reporting to the Design Director, the Lead UI/UX Designer will closely collaborate with our product, art, and engineering groups to design and build wireframes, flows, style guides, and navigation models to help drive the UI/UX vision of the game. You will be expected to:

• Create wireframes and flows for new and existing features
• Collaborate with internal designers and product managers to develop UX designs
• Iterate on designs to ensure high quality work
• Help define final functionality of features to improve development efficiency
• Lead UI and UX initiatives to drive WWE Champions into an new Era
• Be responsible for the creation of a UI Style Guide and UX navigation models
• Create processes to optimize communication and development between internal and external team members
• Communicate effectively and efficiently with the internal team and external developers
• Be the owner for the execution of the UI/UX and be proactive in reviewing, compiling feedback, and communicating updates internally and giving direction to external developers
• Establish best practices and pipelines
• Give clear actionable feedback on designs
• Become a WWE Champions expert, leveraging your own experience and community feedback

What We're Looking For:

• Expert understanding of UI/UX and the market
• The ability to understand player motivations ranging from new players to advanced
• Understanding of the market and competitive landscape to be able to reference and quickly understand opportunities and improvements
• Ability to strategically use data or usability tests to improve designs
• Ability to work well with external developers in different time zones
• Ability to create a vision for the look and feel of the game
• A leader who can rally an art team towards a common goal while delegating tasks effectively
• Positive and collaborative, with an ability to receive and provide objective, useful feedback
• Understanding of what drives player behaviors in an RPG
• You’re someone who is self-motivated, who thrives in an agile environment
• You have deep passion for creating polished and easy to use interfaces

Bonus Points:

• Art Direction experience
• A passion for WWE
• A deep understanding of social, mobile, and free-to-play RPG games

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY and WA, the annual salary range is $145,000 - $220,000, plus equity, bonus and benefits including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time-off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.

Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform. Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com.

 At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure!

 Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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