Senior Product Designer - Minecraft

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

3d • $119,800 - $261,000

About The Position

Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, is seeking a Senior Product Designer to help create experiences across mobile and desktop platforms. The role partners with product design leadership and collaborates with product managers, engineers, and other designers to deliver intuitive, accessible, visually compelling designs that align with the Minecraft brand and serve users around the world.

The designer contributes throughout the design process, from concept through implementation, using research and testing to validate decisions and improve experiences. The role also champions accessibility and inclusivity, maintains scalable design standards across platforms, and keeps current with design trends, tools, and technologies, particularly in mobile UX and gaming.

Requirements

• A master's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or a related field and 4+ years of experience working in product or service design; or a bachelor's degree in one of these fields and 5+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
• User empathy and a track record of solving complex problems with simple, elegant design solutions grounded in real user needs.
• Proficiency in Figma or equivalent tools for wireframing, visual design, and interactive prototyping.
• Experience designing across multiple platforms and input methods, including console, mobile, and desktop.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, simplify complexity, and bring clarity through design.
• Collaboration skills and ability to build strong partnerships with product managers and engineers.
• Visual and verbal communication and storytelling skills to influence and inspire across disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• 4+ years of experience shipping products, services, or games and/or delivering to customers through an end-to-end design process.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product design leadership to execute design efforts from concept through implementation.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to define and implement solutions for product direction, visuals, and user experience.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and interaction models to communicate ideas.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions and continuously improve experiences.
• Champion accessibility and inclusivity in design decisions for a global audience.
• Establish and maintain design guidelines, best practices, and standards that scale across platforms.
• Stay current with design trends, tools, and technologies, particularly in mobile UX and gaming.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior