Experience Designer

Who We Are:

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog

Position overview:

Zynga is looking for a dynamic Experience Designer to join our hardworking team!

You are responsible for crafting user-centered design solutions that promote ease of use, employ outstanding game/interaction design, and optimize the user experience universally.

This includes all phases of the design process including conceptual design/development, graphic and interface design, Interaction models, prototypes, user/task flows and art production.

You will work closely with the UX Lead to establish and maintain the game’s visual integrity, interaction methods, brand standards, and consistency and collaborate with engineering to execute the design.

What you'll do:

• Employ immersive storytelling and user-centered design to deliver outstanding interactive game experiences
• Evaluate designs quickly and craft creative high quality work.
• Possess a strong foundation of visual design principles, style guidelines, design processes, and creative workflow.
• Execution, delivery of UI designs and integration of production assets
• Rapid prototyping, MVP/clickthrough prototypes for internal buy-in
• Expert in working with industry-standard tools like Figma, Principle and Adobe Photoshop/ Creative suite apps.
• Expertise in multi-device/platform design
• Open to learning different game development tools (Unity) and understanding game metrics.
• Proficiency in building Design Systems and Prototyping frameworks
• Ability to own features by contributing towards making design decisions, solving design problems independently and presenting design concepts.
• Support design decisions from a practical, UX standard methodologies standpoint.
• Interface with and collaborate with key stakeholders and project partners to ensure the user experience reflects player needs and consistency.

What you bring:

• 2+ years’ experience in UX Design.
• Strong grasp of visual design principles and skill set.
• Expertise in initial data gathering, competitive analysis, information architecture, usability evaluation, interaction design for co-creating the spec and driving product conversations, strategy in new/large features, and experiments.
• Expertise in conducting user research
• Proactive collaboration skills and team player.
• Should be able to mentor juniors, establish OKRs and follow up.
• Should be able to operate independently with minimal supervision, and check-in.
• Encouraged to follow and evangelize UX best practices and improve design patterns.
• Hands-on experience or knowledge of Unity 3D and motion design is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Excellent presentation skills
• Real passion for gaming

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

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.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

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