UX Researcher

3 Weeks ago • 5 Years + • Public Relations

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Job Description

As a UX Researcher at PlayStation, you will conduct end-to-end UX research, primarily focusing on hardware products. Responsibilities include conducting foundational research, shaping product direction and concepts, and performing usability testing. You'll translate research findings into impactful UX deliverables like user personas, mental models, journey maps, and user flows. Significant collaboration with designers, product managers, project managers, and engineers across various departments is required. While prototype handling will be done at Sony City (Tokyo), regular meetings and other tasks can be performed remotely via VPN. The team is part of PlayStation's broader UX design department, collaborating with US and UK based teams.
Must have:
  • 5+ years UX research experience
  • Mastery of UX research methodologies
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to create impactful UX deliverables
  • Business-level English and Japanese

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

 

■職務内容 / Job Description (Roles & Responsibilities)
PlayStationのUXリサーチについて、主にハードウェア製品を対象に以下の業務をお任せします。
・基礎調査から製品の方向性、コンセプト、ユーザビリティ・テストまで、エンドツーエンドのUXリサーチを実施する
・デザインリサーチを実施し、調査結果をユーザーペルソナ、メンタルモデルマップ、ジャーニーマップ、ユーザーフローなど、インパクトのあるUX成果物にまとめる
・様々な部門のデザイナー、プロダクトマネージャー、プロジェクトマネージャー、エンジニアを含むパートナーとのコミュニケーションをリードする
 
試作品の取り扱いは、ソニーシティ(東京)にて行っていただきますが、定例会議等の作業はVPNを利用した遠隔作業も可能です。
 
■組織・職場紹介 / About team and organization
当部署はPlayStationのUXデザイン全般を担当しています。
チーム内にはUser Centered Designのマインドセットを持ったUXリサーチャー、ビジュアルデザイナー、インタラクションデザイナー、UXライターがおり、PlayStationを最高の遊び場にするためのUXデザインに責任を持っています。
日々の業務ではUXデザイナーだけでなくプロダクトマネージャー、エンジニアなどと議論しながら、お客様視点で最適なUXをデザインしていきます。

UXデザインチームは、US、日本、UKの3拠点にあり、USとのやりとりが非常に多いチームです。
US、UKとのやりとりは英語、日本国内でのやりとりは日本語が中心となります。
 
■求められるスキル・技術領域 / Skills and Qualifications
【必須(MUST)】
・5年以上の業界におけるUXリサーチ経験
・エスノグラフィック手法(綿密なインタビュー、グループインタビューなど)、評価手法、定量的手法(調査、行動分析など)を含む業界標準のUXリサーチ手法に対する理解
 
■求める人物像 / Personality
・協調性がありチームメンバーと互いにモチベーションを高め合える人材
・社交的でグローバルに活躍できる人材
 
■語学力 / Language Skills
【英語】
・ビジネスレベルの英語力(英語によるレポート、オンライン会議あり)
※ 英語力は読み書きよりも会話力重視
 
【日本語】
・ビジネスレベルの日本語力(日本語能力試験N1またはそれと同等以上)
※ 日本にいるデザイナーやプロダクトマネージャーと日本語でのやりとりが発生するため

<提出物 / Required Document>
本ポジションでは書類選考に際し、皆さまにポートフォリオのご提出をお願いしております。
ご応募時に提出フォームよりアップロードをお願いいたします。

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

 

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About The Company

Sony Interactive Entertainment, the company behind PlayStation, pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.


For more information about our company, please visit SonyInteractive.com. For more information about PlayStation products, please visit PlayStation.com.


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