Senior UX Designer

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA

1d • $100,100 - $154,300 • Remote

About The Position

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a Senior UX Designer to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with superb game development skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars, 20th Century and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! We are building an experienced development team that will help create groundbreaking game experiences that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned game developer looking to create something epic - collaborating with a robust group of developers focusing on individual experiences to create a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”. This role is a remote opportunity.

Requirements

• 5 years of game development experience, including at least one shipped game
• Developed content using Unreal Engine and/or UEFN
• Comfortable working in an iterative, feedback-driven team environment
• Strong team collaboration skills, working with designers and engineers to ensure the best user experience
• Have familiarity with developing products on various gaming platforms – Console/PC and Mobile
• Excel at partnering and collaborating with key stakeholders, working through challenging problems and reaching consensus to achieve great things
• Have a special appreciation of Disney’s IP, including characters and lore, linear media and movie franchises, theme parks design, and overall aesthetics
• Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative
• Have experience creating UI mockups and wireframes using Figma
• Understand best practices to create smooth and engaging user experiences
• Can communicate and understand what makes a clean, friendly, and engaging UI for games
• Understand best standards and practices of user interface design within a variety of different game styles
• Have expertise at working with 3D game engines and understanding the strengths and limitations in regards to user interface design (big plus if you are familiar setting up UI materials)
• Able to communicate effectively with other teams and groups

Responsibilities

• Work with the Lead UX Designer and other stakeholders to create a cohesive, player-first experience
• Be a hands-on developer in the creation of content for several interactive games and experiences based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, 20th Century, Marvel and Star Wars
• Create wireframes and iterate on UI and UX systems and features
• Support bug fixes, implementation and UI layout creation using Unreal Engine and UEFN
• Participate in playtests to observe the effectiveness of UI usability, and collaborate with your lead and other stakeholders to improve user experiences
• Collaborate with other developers to design and build user interfaces that enhance the players gameplay experience
• Write, update, and maintain detailed design documentation

Benefits

• health and savings benefits
• educational opportunities
• special extras that only Disney can provide
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree