Senior Product Designer - Minecraft

Microsoft • Redmond, WA

3d • $119,800 - $234,700

About The Position

Mojang Studios, creators of Minecraft, is seeking a Senior Product Designer to help create experiences across mobile and desktop platforms. The designer will collaborate with product design leadership and cross-functional partners, including product managers, engineers, and other designers, to deliver intuitive, accessible, visually compelling designs aligned with the Minecraft brand for users around the world.

The role involves contributing across the design process, from concept through implementation, and creating design artifacts that communicate ideas and support product development. The designer will use research and usability testing to validate decisions, champion accessibility and inclusion, and help establish scalable design guidelines and standards across platforms. The position also calls for staying current with design trends, tools, and technologies, particularly in mobile user experience and gaming.

Mojang Studios describes its team as bright, warm, and creative, united by a shared goal. The company emphasizes a global and diverse community and aims for people to feel included in Minecraft and see themselves represented in its products.

Requirements

• A master's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, User Experience, Interaction Design, or a related field and 4 or more years of experience working in product or service design; or a bachelor's degree in one of those fields and 5 or more years of experience working in product or service design; 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 designs.
• Collaboration skills and the ability to build strong partnerships with product managers and engineers to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Communication and storytelling skills, both visual and verbal, to influence and inspire across disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• 4 or more years of experience shipping products, services, or games and/or delivering to customers as a result of 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 innovative solutions for product direction, visuals, and user experience.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and interaction models to communicate ideas effectively.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions and continuously improve experiences.
• Champion accessibility and inclusivity in design decisions to ensure usability 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