Senior Experience Designer - Hit It Rich

Zynga; Ontario; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is looking for a Senior Experience Designer to create engaging user experiences for their games. This role requires collaborating with design teams and ensuring visual integrity while producing high-quality design assets. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 4+ years of UX experience, and proficiency in tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. A passion for game design and user engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UX.
• Ability to adapt to established visual styles.
• Skilled in user interface layout design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop features for players.
• Create user flows and design documentation.
• Ensure visual integrity of the game.

Skills

Collaborative communication

UX Design Principles

Graphic design principles

Proficient with Figma

Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite

Education

Bachelor's degree in HCI, Design, or related field

Tools

Figma

Unity Engine

Adobe Creative Suite

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Senior Experience Designer - Hit It Rich

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At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Game of Thrones Slots Casino, Wizard of Oz Slots, Hit it Rich! Slots, Wonka Slots, Top Eleven, Toon Blast, Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons!, CSR Racing, Harry Potter : Puzzles & Spells, Match Factory, and Color Block Jam—plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.

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Hit the jackpot as a Senior User Experience Designer on Hit It Rich! We are devoted to providing our players the most deeply engaging casino slots experience in the world with 10 years of original content, iconic brands, and features.

The Senior User Experience Designer assists Project Leads in developing the XD vision of the product and carrying out that vision. This role participates in the effort to create innovative and groundbreaking user-centered design solutions that promote ease of use, employ outstanding mobile game / interaction design, and optimize the user experience universally in response to user testing.

Participate in all phases of the game design process including conceptual design / development, prototypes, user / task flows, and UI art design / production.

Work closely with Project Stakeholders to establish and maintain the visual integrity, interaction methods, brand standards, and consistency for the game and collaborate with Experience Design Director, Art Director, Product Management, and Engineering for execution of design.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the product and design teams to conceptualize, define, and develop features that yield outstanding experiences for our players
• Create user flows, interface wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation.
• Create UI design / layouts
• Create high-fidelity mock-ups for pre-visualization during pre-production
• Create UI art and visual design for user interfaces
• Collaborate with the art team to define and stick to a thematic art style
• Be the owner of UI / UX for game feature pods

Applicant’s Proficiencies

Ability to co-work and communicate with multiple studio locations, teams, and partners

Able to collaborate with proactive communication and a willingness to build consensus with potentially opposing perspectives.

Knowledgeable in fundamental UX Design Principles

Some experience designing for games vs. task completion, specifically supporting fun and engagement

A strong foundation in classic graphic design principles

Skilled and experienced in user interface layout design, hierarchy, color theory, and information architecture

Demonstrated ability to adapt and adhere to an established visual style and build upon it

Able to consistently produce high-quality visual assets for user interfaces

Very proficient with standard creative software such as the Adobe Creative Suite

Very proficient with UI layout & design tools (Figma, Sketch, or similar tools)

Very experienced with prototyping design software (Figma, Sketch, or similar tools) and the prototype development process

Experienced in traditional game development methods and processes

Skills with collaborating and partnering with technical team members such as Tech Art and Engineering

Level of Experience

Education : Bachelor's degree in HCI, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or related area required. A combination of education and experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

4+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UX

Software Expertise

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma, Sketch, or other UI design tools

Axure, Framer, or other interactive prototyping packages a bonus

Unity Engine (UGUI, NGUI), Unreal Engine, or similar game engines a bonus

What We Offer You

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Chicago at the start of employment is expected to be between $87,100 and $128,920 per year

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and / or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department / team performance, and market factors.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at [e-mail] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

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Information Technology

Industries

Computer Games

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