Sr UI Designer

Responsibilities

• Art Creation
• Create UI design/layouts
• Create high-fidelity mock-ups for pre-visualization during pre-production
• Develop mood boards and help guide the visual design of features
• Collaborate with the art team to define/adhere to a thematic art style
• Integrate functional animations for user interactions into design
• Prepare assets for implementation in the game engine
• Cross Discipline Collaboration
• Collaborate with UX Leadership to ensure designs meet best-in-class player experiences
• Partner with Production on defining time estimates and surfacing risks
• Work closely with technical artists and engineers to ensure implemented UI meets technical requirements while meeting established quality standards
• Contribute to Craft
• Set examples, guides, and templates for UI
• Participate in company-wide UI community events, critiques, product reviews, and feature retrospectives
• Participate in critiques, product reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with UI staff from other game teams to share findings and develop standard methodologies across the organization
• What You Bring:
• General
• 5+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UI Art and Visual Design, having worked on 3+ different game titles
• Passion for the casual mobile game space with applicable portfolio examples demonstrating a wide range of work and high level of polish
• Expert level in Adobe CC
• Experience applying user testing and genre research into design decisions
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently
• Demonstrates proactive self-development and interest in leveling up personal, interpersonal, and craft skills
• Be organized and demonstrate good digital hygiene and adhere to established naming conventions and organizational standard methodologies.
• Communications
• Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to co-work and connect with multiple studio locations, teams, and partners
• Able to collaborate with proactive communication and a willingness to build consensus with potentially opposing perspectives.
• UI Design Expertise
• A mastery in classic graphic design principles
• An accomplished designer in user interface layout design, hierarchy, color theory, and information architecture
• Experienced in adapting and adhering to an established visual style and building upon it
• Highly polished final UI components that meet, if not exceed market expectations
• Highly skilled with standard creative software such as the Adobe Creative Suite
• Experienced in UI layout & design tools (Figma, or similar tools)
• Familiarity with collaborative virtual environments (Miro, FigJam)
• Bonus Points:
• Engine Familiarity: Experience authoring and directly implementing user interfaces in Unity
• UX Experience: Maintain UI library and Design System in Figma, able to present alternative UX solutions to improve user experience.
• Motion Design: Design UI animations as part of the final UI vision
• 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
• The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,700

Benefits

Additional Information

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: Zynga is looking for a Senior UI Designer. This is a unique opportunity to directly influence the look and feel of the UI for our new casual mobile game. The User Interface Artist supports Product, UX, and Art in authoring innovative visual solutions to create visually compelling, aesthetically consistent, and effective user interface design that promotes ease of use. They unite artistic vision with the user journey by transforming conceptual layouts into refined, high-fidelity interfaces, including HUDs, iconography, and navigational elements.

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