We're looking for a Lead UI/UX Designer with extensive product and mobile design experience and a passion for building highly interactive, game-friendly design interfaces and experiences to join a world-class social games company.
Reporting directly to the Founders, you'll conceptualize and execute designs for new products - beginning with a marquee social casino brand - while leading a small internal design team and working closely with product and branding to integrate stunning game features and branding throughout the user experience.
Los Angeles-based is preferred, but we'll consider remote candidates with social games and/or iGaming expertise.
*Please note that you must have a design portfolio that you can share - we want to see your stuff.
Compensation and Perks:
Los Angeles office space (Century City) with remote/hybrid remote flexibility
$160,000 - $195,000 annual base salary depending on experience/demonstrated success
Generous health insurance stipend
Unlimited Time Off, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
Flexible schedule
Opportunity to scale/build/nerd out and tell an incredible brand story with your designs as the brand evolves
Key Responsibilities:
Own UI/UX strategy, research, and execution across mobile and web for new product development and brand integration initiatives in the social casino and gaming space
Work with product, branding, and marketing teams to conceptualize designs that fully integrate branding and GTM strategies
Develop designs that fully display the brand personally while maintaining a design finger fully on the pulse of business goals and conversion rate optimization
Come up with design ideas and experiences that will excite users, elevate the brand, and maximize engagement across gaming mediums and audiences
Stay ahead of social and casino gaming industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, incorporating relevant innovations into our product designs
Champion user-centered design principles throughout the product development process, conducting user research, user interviews, and testing to gain insights into user behavior
Develop and execute high-quality design concepts and wireframes that effectively illustrate product functionality and user flows, considering market research and industry best practices
Create interactive prototypes to showcase design concepts and validate ideas with stakeholders and end-users, utilizing tools such as Sketch, UXPin, Figma, Adobe XD
Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, branding & marketing to translate business requirements into cohesive design solutions
Ensure seamless transition from wireframes to final visual designs, maintaining consistency and brand alignment
Contribute to the development and maintenance of design systems, pattern libraries, and UI/UX guidelines, promoting design consistency across brands and products
Iterate on designs based on feedback from stakeholders, usability testing, and data analysis to continuously improve the user experience
As needed (and for future builds), work with others to create fully-functional application and website/landing page prototypes for testing and to deploy split tests
Help to identify creative ways to solve usability problems
Analyze user and stakeholder feedback and iterate to enhance the overall user experience
Help build and manage the creative team as the company grows
Required Skills/Qualifications:
7+ years senior design-level experience, capable of leading product and web UI/UX design conversations across departments
iGaming/social games design experience and expertise a huge plus
Great leadership abilities - develop strategies, guide implementations, mentor junior team members, and confidently represent design across departments and stakeholder conversations
Digital portfolio showcasing successful mobile and web product designs. We want to know what makes you tick as a designer, including sketches and/or finished pieces you feel demonstrate your creative thought process
Goal-oriented designer with experience in conversion optimization-focused design
Expert in web technologies and design tools like Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar, along with a strong understanding of player/user-centered design principles
Demonstrated ability to empathize with users, advocate for their needs, and translate insights into meaningful design solutions
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams
Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking, with the ability to address complex design challenges and make data-driven design decisions
Ability to adapt to changing project requirements, scope, and timelines while maintaining a high level of quality
Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React is a huge plus - coding skills aren't a requirement
An insatiable curiosity for making it easier for people to get what they need out of a digital experience
Have to be a solid team player who can communicate well, kindly, and contribute to the cultural fiber of the team in a positive way
Must have a working understanding and ability to deploy split testing in UI
A drive to constantly sharpen your skills and challenge yourself with new ideas, projects, and tools