Sr. Experience Designer

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Vancouver; Vor Ort; CAD 122.000 - 171.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

3 weeks vacation

Sick leave 10 days

Top-up EI/QPIP

Health coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Bonus potential

Zusammenfassung

Global Sports Jobs Limited is seeking an experienced designer to advocate for player-centric experiences across a major franchise. You will help shape next-gen gameplay, new modes, and the first-time user experience, collaborating with creative, technical, and product partners to deliver exceptional player-centric outcomes.

The role focuses on guiding UX across core mechanics, defining design systems, and mentoring junior designers, with a strong emphasis on documentation and AI-enabled design

Qualifikationen

• 5-8+ years in game development or related product design field.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centred design solutions.
• Lead intuitive, responsive user flows, wireframes, and prototypes across platforms.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Suites or similar.
• Experience creating design documentation including user flows and specs.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance design velocity while preserving quality.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling to cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with producers, game designers, artists, and engineers.
• Ability to mentor junior designers on the team.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to design within constraints.
• Experience refining design systems, tokens, and components.
• Ability to establish design standards and balance consistency with customization.

Aufgaben

• Advocate for player-centric experiences across the franchise.
• Help define the next generation of the franchise.
• Shape the user experience for millions of players.
• Shape experiences across core gameplay mechanics, new modes, and first-time user experiences.
• Collaborate with creative, technical, and product partners.
• Deliver player-centric experiences from concept to final delivery.

Kenntnisse

Experience in game development

User-centred design

Design leadership

Wireframes & prototypes

Design documentation

Mentoring junior designers

Systems thinking

Communication & storytelling

Tools

Figma

Adobe Suite

Jobbeschreibung

About the Role

This role is suited to an experienced designer with strong craft and attention to detail. The designer will act as an advocate for player-centric experiences, helping to define the next generation of the franchise and shape the user experience for millions of players. Responsibilities span core gameplay mechanics, new game mode features, and the first-time user experience. The designer will collaborate closely with creative, technical, and product partners to shape outstanding, player-centric experiences from concept through final delivery. The UFC team is on a mission to become the world's greatest fighting game.

Key Responsibilities

• Advocate for player-centric experiences across the franchise.
• Help define the next generation of the franchise.
• Shape the user experience for millions of players.
• Shape user experiences across core gameplay mechanics, new game mode features, and the first-time user experience.
• Collaborate closely with creative, technical, and product partners.
• Shape outstanding, player-centric experiences from concept through final delivery.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 5-8+ years of experience in game development, experience design, or a related product design field.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating design process and expertise in creating user-centred design solutions.
• Ability to lead the design of intuitive, responsive, and engaging user flows, wireframes, and prototypes across different platforms.
• Proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe Suites, or similar).
• Experience creating and maintaining clear design documentation, including user flow diagrams, wireframes, and design specifications.
• Experience leveraging AI tools and workflows to enhance design velocity, craft, and execution while maintaining high quality standards.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to articulate player-centric decisions and the 'why' behind them to cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Collaborative mindset and comfort working cross-functionally with producers, game designers, artists, and engineers.
• Ability to mentor and provide constructive feedback to more junior designers on the team.
• Strong systems thinking and an ability to design within existing frameworks and constraints.
• Experience refining, maintaining, and expanding design systems, component libraries, and design tokens.
• Ability to establish design standards and exercise judgment on where to enforce consistency versus empowering feature-specific customization.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working on live service or AAA games.
• A passion for video games and interactive entertainment.
• A strong interest in the UFC brand.

Workplace

• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Salary

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs Victoria): $122,300 - $170,700 CAD
• If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits.
• Pay offered will be determined based on relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).
• Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

Benefits & Perks

• For Canada, vacation of 3 weeks per year to start.
• 10 days per year of sick time.
• Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave).
• Extended health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Disability insurance.
• Retirement plan for regular full-time employees.
• Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programmes.