UX Lead

Values Value,  a recruiting company with expertise in gamedev, is looking for experienced, talented and creative UX Lead for one of our clients, an international game developer that released many top-grossing and award-winning franchises.

What are you working on?

• At what stage of the project(s)? soft launch
• Genres: Puzzle, Casual
• Platforms: Mobile, iOS, Android

Team size and structure?

Form ux team from scratch

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

• Drive UX excellence, create and own the high-level UX vision for the game, thinking holistically of how all the pieces fit together and consistently striving to exceed the highest quality standards of the studio;

• Build a talented team of UI/UX designers in a growing game team;

• Guide, mentor, inspire and develop them towards excellence;

• Own the UX process, integrating product, game design and art needs as well as producing excellent deliverables (such as flow diagrams, wireframes, etc.);

• Facilitate the creation of prototypes for internal and external playtesting;

• Coordinate and leverage the talents of company’s player research team to inform and validate your designs;

• Use analytics to gain insights into player behaviour to help drive discussion, propose improvements, and steer product direction.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• Experience designing mobile games UX (a focus on casual, mass-market games is a huge plus);

• Ability to understand the audiences of a game and describe their motivations and behaviors in an actionable way for the rest of the team;

• Proven experience deciphering market research, persona creation, or tools like empathy canvas, customer journey maps, etc;

• Multiple years of experience delivering innovative results in mobile UX design (portfolio of relevant work);

•  Extensive training in and knowledge of core UX principles, methods and tools;

• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute a robust UX process across multiple feature sets within a single mobile app;

• Demonstrated ability to partner across disciplines in order to achieve excellent UX results;

• Strong eye for visual design;

• Knowledge of standard UX design and prototyping tools, such as Figma, Principle and/or the Adobe suite;

• Ability to align around product KPI goals in order to translate them into actionable designs.

Big plus:

• Multiple shipped titles;

• Be able to balance the user's needs with the business's needs and prescribe a UX strategy that satisfies both;

• Able to lead a team through the execution of your vision;

• Willing to get your hands dirty and act as an individual contributor as well as managing the team;

• Ability to work in Unity is a major plus;

• Motion design and animation experience;

• Experience working with distributed teams;

• Love Match 3 games.

What is important for us in a person?

• Team Player;

• Initiative;

• Problem-solver;

• Motivated;

• Personable;

• With strong verbal communication skills.

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Opportunity to create the UX craft from scratch in the game, including processes and a customer oriented culture in the team;

• Creative freedom and realization;

• Ability to influence the product and feel part of big outcomes;

• Well considered system of professional growth;

• Transparent and approachable management;

• Opportunity to receive a regular feedback about work done and connect with the best talent in the industry inside the company.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Competitive Compensation;

• Relocation package (if we discuss relocation to one of the company’s location);

• Innovative game product;

• Medical insurance compensation;

• Paid vacation and sick leaves;

• Some Meals and beverages if working at office;

• Language courses offered;

• Salary in Euros;

• 10% company bonus.