Principal UX Designer — D&D Beyond & Digital Play

HellaGoodAudio; Renton (WA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 230,000; Full time

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Job summary

Wizards of the Coast in Renton, WA is seeking a Principal UX Designer to lead UX/UI for D&D Beyond and shape design strategy across multiple feature areas. You will craft systems, prototypes, and experience frameworks in collaboration with product and engineering.

The role emphasizes complex problem solving, strong storytelling, and advocacy for user-centric design within a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Onsite three days a week in Renton, Seattle area.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in UX/UI design or related field.
• Portfolio showing systems thinking and measurable impact.
• Proven track record leading strategic design across complex, multi-platform ecosystems.
• Advanced expertise in interaction design, systems thinking, visual design, and research synthesis.
• Experience building and evolving design systems at scale, including multi-brand architecture.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills to influence senior stakeholders.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• Deep familiarity with tabletop RPGs and the D&D ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead UX and UI solutions for D&D Beyond across multiple complex feature areas with an expert understanding of product design, systems design, UI style, layout, typography, color, usability, and interaction design
• Scope plan and deliver large multi-team and multiproduct initiatives.
• Advocate for UX across the organization, influencing how design contributes to business outcomes and player delight.
• Set frameworks and direction for design projects, guiding solutioning through intricate problem spaces with clarity and purpose.
• Deliver high-impact design artifacts that influence direction and cross-functional alignment (e.g., strategic narratives, experience frameworks, systems maps, style guides, prototypes).
• Partner with product, and engineering, to shape team roadmaps and inform prioritization through player insights and design thinking.

Skills

UX design

Systems thinking

Design systems

Communication skills

Ambiguity handling

Growth mindset

Tabletop RPGs

Education

UX Design degree

Job description

Wizards of the Coast in Renton, WA is seeking a Principal UX Designer to lead UX/UI for D&D Beyond and shape design strategy across multiple feature areas. You will craft systems, prototypes, and experience frameworks in collaboration with product and engineering.

The role emphasizes complex problem solving, strong storytelling, and advocacy for user-centric design within a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Onsite three days a week in Renton, Seattle area.