Senior UX Design Lead

2 weeks ago

Derry, United Kingdom Hypixel Studios Full time

We're looking for a* Senior UI/UX Design Lead *to join our team at Hypixel Studios, which collaborates remotely from around the world. Our members range from industry newcomers to experts with 25+ years of experience. Team members come from a diverse set of backgrounds, but share a common passion for building polished player-focused, community-powered games.

Join us on our mission to bring players together in an inviting, immersive world where they can make their mark. Hytale empowers creative expression across a spectrum of experiences including sandbox adventure, social play, minigames, and creativity using a suite of powerful and accessible tools.

As the UI/UX Design Lead you will help mentor and lead our UI/UX team. You will guide the team in creating user friendly interfaces that provide players with a frictionless game experience. Working closely with other disciplines such as art, game design, audio, and others, you will be a champion for the player's needs by planning for and designing accessible, delightful experiences throughout the development of Hytale.

**Who you are**:

- You are a champion and advocate on behalf of the player; a strong, critical mind when it comes to player experience and how to remove frictions between the player and the game they play
- You are passionate about creating inclusive and accessible experiences that benefit all player types, while not sacrificing the intended vision of gameplay
- You are a low ego and player focused designer who seeks opportunities to evangelize on behalf of the player experience, not just within your team, but within your entire organization
- You are driven by what the player does, and why they do it; bolstering your arsenal of UX and UI tools with empathy and real world player data

**Some of your role**:

- Mentor, guide, and manage the UI/UX team comprised of UI artists and UX designers as well as advocate for UI/UX throughout the studio
- Oversee the development of UX and UI deliverables from inception to launch, as well as post launch, while working closely with feature stakeholders
- Set and broadly communicate the UX and UI design vision through deliverables that demonstrate the player journey such as design systems, prototypes, and user flows
- Drive UX and UI best practices, and pipeline improvements to support the shared vision as you collaborate with discipline leads in art, game design, etc.
- Lead our accessibility efforts and evangelize for accessible design across the studio

**Essential Traits**:

- 5+ years of industry experience as a user experience designer, information architect, or similar UX-related role
- Experience organizing and managing a team, providing mentorship and professional development to UX designers and UI artists
- Excellent communication and planning skills with the ability to execute independently
- Deep knowledge of industry standard software, workflows, and technical aspects of UI implementation
- An outstanding portfolio demonstrating your UX design thinking

**Bonus Traits**:

- Traditional art or UI art skills - Illustration, Sculpture, Painting and Anatomy
- Subject matter expertise in accessibility design
- Cross-platform UX design experience
- Experience working on/shipping a live service game

**We can offer**:

- Competitive salary
- Annual Performance Bonus (APB)
- Quality of Life increases
- Christmas closure
- A chance to work on a new game project with an extremely motivated team
- Opportunities to learn and grow personally and professionally
- A stable and secure work environment
- The ability to work remotely

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