Description
Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to define the visual style, interaction patterns, and overall usability for player-facing creative interfaces. The successful candidate will partner with game designers, engineers, and product managers to translate player needs into clear, production-ready interfaces that empower community creation.
The Senior UX/UI Designer will report to the Head of Technical Product and work in a hybrid role, 3 days a week at one of EA's studios in Redwood City (California), Montreal, or Vancouver.
Responsibilities:
- Design player interfaces: create user-centred flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity UI mockups for player-facing creation tools and systems.
- Establish visual standards: build design system guidelines, typography, iconography, and interaction standards across the product.
- Prototype and test: build interactive prototypes and partner with research teams to test designs through user playtests and iterative feedback cycles.
- Collaborate with engineering: partner with software engineers to implement designs at high fidelity within engine constraints.
- Bridge disciplines: work cross-functionally with product, game design, and art leads to align user experience with overall game vision.
- Refine workflows: explore modern design tooling and emerging workflows to streamline prototyping and handoff processes.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience designing digital product or game interfaces as a UX designer, UI designer, or product designer.
- A portfolio showcasing high-fidelity visual design, interaction design, layout hierarchy, and design system work.
- Proficiency with industry-standard design tools, such as Figma or equivalent applications.
- Experience collaborating directly with engineers through design implementation and design review cycles.
- Strong communication skills, with an ability to clearly explain design decisions and incorporate constructive feedback.
- Understanding of user-centred design processes and experience conducting or participating in usability testing.
- Experience designing gameplay UI or interface systems for PC/console platforms is beneficial.
Compensation and Benefits: The salary ranges for this role are:
- British Columbia: $141,400 - $204,400 CAD
- California: $165,000 - $256,000 USD
EA offers a package of benefits, including paid time off, sick time, company holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) or retirement plans, depending on the location.