UI/UX Designer - Poker

Zyngacareers; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Zynga is seeking a UI/UX Designer to join the Poker team. You will craft high‑quality UI and HUD elements, applying core UX principles to ensure seamless gameplay for millions of players worldwide.

Lead visual interface design, define a unified art style, and prototype new features while collaborating with product managers and game designers. Strong portfolio and 3–5 years in game UI required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HCI/Graphic Design or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years in game development or interactive media focused on UI/UX.
• Portfolio with strong visual UI design, motion, and UX docs.
• Experience shipped on 1–2 titles and cross‑platform UI work.

Responsibilities

• Create high‑fidelity UI layouts, menus, HUDs, and screen flows.
• Define visual language and align with game art style across features.
• Design motion, micro‑interactions, and polish for UI.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to spec features.
• Partner with engineers to integrate assets into the game engine.

Skills

UI/UX design

Visual design

User flows

Prototyping

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Unity UI tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in HCI/Graphic Design

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Unity UI tools

Job description

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.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview:

We are looking for a UI/UX Designer to join the Zynga Poker team. In this role, your primary focus will be crafting high-quality, visually compelling user interfaces and HUD elements while utilizing core user experience principles to ensure seamless gameplay for millions of players globally.

What You’ll Do:

UI / Visual Design Focus: ~70%

• Visual Interface Design: Create high-fidelity UI layouts, menus, icon systems, HUD components, and screen flows that align with Zynga Poker’s aesthetic and production standards.
• Art Style & Brand Alignment: Collaborate closely with the art team to define, refine, and adhere to a unified visual language and thematic art style across all features.
• Motion & Polish: Design micro-interactions, motion graphics, and functional animations for UI interactions to create feedback and tactile polish.
• Engine Integration: Partner with technical artists and engineers to implement visual UI assets, prefabs, and design systems into the game engine effectively.
• Asset Production: Consistently produce clean, optimized, production-ready UI art assets for real-time live-ops features.

UX & Strategy Focus:~30%

• User Flows & Wireframing: Develop clear user flows, information architecture, low-to-mid fidelity wireframes, and clickable prototypes for new features.
• Usability & Research: Participate in usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and competitor research/deconstructs to inform design decisions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managers and game designers to define feature requirements and ensure player clarity, trust, and engagement.
• Community & Feedback: Participate in team critiques, product reviews, and feature retrospectives to contribute to UI/UX excellence across the product.

What You Bring:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in HCI, Graphic Design, Interaction Design, Visual Design, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience: 3–5 years of experience in game development or interactive media specializing in UI/UX, with experience shipped on at least 1–2 titles.
• UI & Visual Expertise: Advanced proficiency in visual hierarchy, layout design, typography, color theory, iconography, and asset creation for mobile or cross-platform games.
• UX & Prototyping: Solid working knowledge of UX design practices, including wireframing, user flows, rapid prototyping, and user psychology principles.
• Tooling: Proficient with industry-standard design tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Unity UI tools, or similar game engine interfaces).
• Adaptability & Collaboration: Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to articulate visual design choices to cross-functional teams in a fast-paced live service environment.
• Portfolio: A portfolio demonstrating strong visual UI design execution, polished game UI assets, motion/micro-interactions, and supporting UX documentation (wireframes, flows).

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.

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.

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