Lead UX Designer – Live Social Poker Experience

Zynga Early Careers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Zynga seeks a Senior UX/UI Designer to shape the end-to-end experience for a live, social, real-time competitive game for millions of players worldwide where clarity, trust, and delight matter in every hand.

You will collaborate with product and design teams to define features, create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation; champion usability, contribute to a thematic art style, and ensure designs translate well into the game engine through testing and iteration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HCI, Design, or related field (or combination of education and experience).
• 5+ years in game UX/UI with 3+ titles on live titles.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating playable UI for games and live services.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
• Comfort with evolving AI-assisted design tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product and design teams to define features for exceptional player experiences.
• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation.
• Define problems, research, analyze, design, and validate results.
• Design UI layouts, animations, and ensure consistency with art style.
• Plan and conduct user testing; perform market/competitor research.

Skills

UX/UI design

Portfolio

Communication

Presenting ideas

Prototyping

AI tools familiarity

Education

Bachelor's in HCI/Design

Tools

Prototyping software

Game engine integration

Job description

Zynga seeks a Senior UX/UI Designer to shape the end-to-end experience for a live, social, real-time competitive game for millions of players worldwide where clarity, trust, and delight matter in every hand.

You will collaborate with product and design teams to define features, create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation; champion usability, contribute to a thematic art style, and ensure designs translate well into the game engine through testing and iteration.