Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award-winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars™ Jedi titles. As a UX Designer on Apex Legends, you will design, manage, and execute UI/UX features and interactive flows, collaborating with various teams to enhance the gaming experience.
Work with lead, principal, and design stakeholders to manage and drive important UX-heavy features from concept to completion on a large, live, product
Collaborate with (Experience Design) team leadership to define, develop, and exemplify best practices, templates, and guiding principles for the team’s work
Independently develop high-level feature and pipeline solutions that align with gameplay design goals, product goals, and accessibility standards
Iterate on design concepts based on feedback, design requirements, and creative direction
Work closely with engineers and UI technical designers to implement features
Work closely with producers and directors to estimate and prioritize work
Collaborative, inclusive attitude with the ability to listen, learn, adapt, and mentor others
Ability to present work and clearly articulate rationale and design decisions
Qualification
Required
2+ years of professional game development experience, working in game engines
Proficiency in relevant software packages such as Figma or comparable UX design tools
Experience in rapid prototyping to test the feasibility of concepts
Strong attention to detail and the ability to polish features to a AAA quality
A strong understanding of graphic design principles, typography, layout, color, iconography
Portfolio demonstrating relevant and unique UX work and problem-solving
Experience developing UX for AAA games, multiplayer games, live service games or FPS genre
Understand interaction design on console, pc and mobile
Degree in Interaction Design, Psychology, Human Factors, Industrial Engineering or related HCI discipline
Preferred
Benefits
Paid time off (3 weeks per year to start)
80 hours per year of sick time
16 paid company holidays per year
10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby
Medical/dental/vision insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401(k) to regular full-time employees
Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
10 days per year of sick time
Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
Extended health/dental/vision coverage
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Retirement plan to regular full-time employees
Respawn Entertainment is an independent video game development studio located in the San Fernando Valley.