Associate UI Designer - Diablo IV | Albany, NY or Irvine, CA

Team Name:

Diablo

Job Title:

Associate UI Designer - Diablo IV | Albany, NY or Irvine, CA

Requisition ID:

R020830

Job Description:

We Need You

The minions of Hell are growing stronger...

Do you geek out on user flows, visual communication, hierarchy of information, as well as pixel-perfect layouts, interaction details, readability, and all other things connected to successful user interfaces in games?

The Diablo IV team is looking for a highly motivated Associate UI Designer to come work with us and help us craft something extraordinary.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Albany, NY or Irvine, CA.

Responsibilities

• Generate UI designs that both support gameplay goals and improve the player experience in the form of mockups, prototypes, user flows, and layout construction.
• Implement interface screens using semantically appropriate controls and responsive logic, and collaborate with engineers to ensure features are built to design specifications.
• Iterate on presentation and interaction to both look pixel perfect and feel great.
• Continually evaluate the UI based on feedback from users, user research, and leads.

Minimum Requirements

Experience

• Minimum 1+ years of experience as a UI/UX designer or similar on public products.
• Experience with front-end implementation (e.g. XML, HTML5).

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of various tools used to craft UI for modern game engines
• A portfolio showing a solid grasp of usability design principles, user flows and prototypes you have created for UI screens, as well as samples of your visual design ability.

Key Attributes

• Ability to adhere to a project’s existing visual style and interaction patterns.
• Mature attitude around receiving and providing objective feedback.
• A passion for video games and user interface design.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Extra Points

Experience

• Experience designing interfaces for a variety of platforms and/or control schemes.

Key Attributes

• Passion for the Diablo franchise and ARPG genre.

And yeah, you will need these things to apply

• Resume.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant skills. Only online work submissions, please. (e.g. website, blog or online album).
• Willingness to complete a test if requested to do so.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest.

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us.

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $27.64 - $51.14 Hourly. This base pay range is for the U.S. and is not applicable to locations outside of the U.S. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance and location. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed.