Senior UX/UI Designer
Job Summary
Job Description
Avalanche Studios Group seeks a passionate Senior UX/UI Designer to collaborate with diverse teams on exciting projects. Responsibilities include creating user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes; working closely with developers to ensure design implementation; collaborating with project managers to define design criteria; and iteratively improving UX/UI based on feedback. The ideal candidate possesses several years of relevant experience in the gaming industry, expertise in design tools, a deep understanding of inclusive design, and a strong grasp of open-world action gameplay UX. The role demands strategic thinking, proficiency in design systems, and excellent communication skills.
Must have:
- Several years UX/UI design experience in game development
- Proficiency in industry-standard design tools
- Understanding of inclusive design practices
- Open-world action gameplay UX knowledge
- Strategic design thinking and design system experience
- Excellent communication skills
6 skills required
Job Details
Avalanche Studios Group is looking for a passionate and skilled UX/UI Designer. At Avalanche Studios Group you will work with some of the industry’s most exciting technology and talented individuals. As a UX/UI Designer, you will be collaborating with other disciplines & product owners to ensure quality, usability, consistency, and compliance across all deliverables. You will create deliverables including but not limited to: user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs and prototypes to communicate vision and strategy.
We are looking for someone who has a fluency in a variety of design crafts (UX, UI, Design Systems, Prototyping) as well as expert proficiency in industry standard design tools. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of inclusive design practices and is capable and a strong understanding of best practices in open world action gameplay design UX.
To be considered for this role you need to submit a portfolio showcasing your skills and examples of your work.
What you'll do:
- Apply conceptual thinking while considering user-needs, experience goals and technical feasibility
- Work closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are met and implemented
- Work with project managers to fill out design criteria in JIRA and ensure requirements are outlined for development
- Regularly seek out and incorporate feedback into iterative UX/UI improvements
- Collaborate and communicate regularly with other discipline partners
- Be an advocate for Player-First, Fun-First, thinking within design
Who you are:
- Several years of in-depth UX/UI design experience in development teams within the gaming industry
- Ability to create UI assets to releasable quality
- Strategic design thinking, processes and design system related work experience
- Capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously
- Understands and advocates for the importance of data-driven decisions
- A drive for designing engaging game mechanics while reducing player frustration and unnecessary complexity.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and experience articulating design strategy
- Continually strive to exceed expectations
Note: Research shows under-represented groups in the industry (especially women) might not apply to a job if they don’t check off every requirement. At Avalanche, we’re more about your drive to learn and interest in tackling challenges than what’s on your resume! So don’t stress if you don’t tick every box— shoot us your application anyway! Diverse opinions and different experiences are what make our teams so great, not itemized lists of qualifications.
The Stockholm location
Our Stockholm office is situated in Södermalm, the beating heart of the city’s game industry. It’s a physical representation of our games – the lush vegetation of Just Cause and theHunter: Call of the Wild meets corroded metal straight out of Mad Max. It has everything you need to make it your creative base camp.
Our values
At Avalanche Studios Group, we create worlds beyond limits. But that’s not exclusive to our games, so we’re committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. All Avalanchers have a shared responsibility to create an open work environment where everyone is treated equally and respectfully. Being part of our world is not contingent on your heritage, your gender, or sexual orientation. It’s all about your passion and creativity.
How to apply
To apply for this position, please register below and provide your CV in English. We review applications continuously. All further studio-related information is provided under a non-disclosure agreement.
At Avalanche Studios Group we're always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our passionate team, but please not that relocation assistance is not available for this role.
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About The Company
Avalanche Studios Group is a leading interactive entertainment company, offering a rich portfolio of games from its divisions Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and Systemic Reaction, including the Just Cause franchise, Rage 2, theHunter: Call of the Wild and Generation Zero.
Avalanche Studios Group is committed to being a truly inclusive and sustainable workplace that creates innovative games through the power of our people’s creativity. All of Avalanche Studios Group games are developed using the proprietary Apex engine, enabling vast open worlds with endless creative possibilities.
Learn more at www.avalanchestudios.com/
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