UX Lead
About The Position
Electronic Arts’ Respawn studio is seeking a UX Lead to shape and evolve the player experience across the Apex Universe. The role is based at one of the listed locations: Los Angeles–Chatsworth, Vancouver, or Madison. Reporting to the Experience Design leadership team, the UX Lead guides the design and delivery of impactful UX features and systems for a large live-service product. The role partners with multidisciplinary teams to define experience direction and guide design execution from early concepts through release, while establishing standards and practices for a cohesive, accessible, high-quality player experience. This is a hands-on design leadership role that balances feature ownership with mentoring, cross-functional collaboration, and ongoing improvement of UX craft.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of professional UX or interaction design experience, including experience shipping games and working within game engines.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex UX initiatives, influencing cross-functional teams, and mentoring or guiding other designers.
- Strong proficiency in Figma or comparable UX design tools, with experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design.
- Strong understanding of interaction design, information architecture, usability, accessibility, and visual design principles.
- Ability to balance player needs, gameplay requirements, technical constraints, and product priorities while communicating design decisions effectively.
- A portfolio demonstrating high-quality UX work, complex problem-solving, and meaningful contributions to shipped products.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing UX for AAA, multiplayer, live-service, or FPS games.
- Experience shaping UX vision, design principles, or roadmaps across multiple features or interconnected systems.
- Familiarity with interaction design across console and PC; mobile experience is also valued.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex UX features and systems from concept through implementation and release, translating player needs, gameplay goals, and product strategy into intuitive, high-quality experiences.
- Partner with Experience Design leadership and cross-functional teams to define experience direction, align priorities, solve design challenges, and deliver cohesive player experiences.
- Mentor and support UX designers through actionable feedback, design reviews, and collaborative problem-solving; help establish best practices, workflows, and standards that improve design quality and consistency.
- Collaborate with engineers, UI technical designers, producers, and directors to develop feasible solutions, manage dependencies, prioritize work, and ensure high-quality implementation.
- Advocate for player-centered design through prototyping, playtesting, research, and iteration; communicate design rationale and influence decisions across disciplines.
Benefits
- Three weeks of vacation per year to start (Canada).
- 10 days of sick time per year (Canada).
- Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when welcoming a new child: 12 weeks for maternity and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave (Canada).
- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage (Canada).
- Life insurance (Canada).
- Disability insurance (Canada).
- Retirement plan for regular full-time employees (Canada).
- Certain roles may be eligible for bonuses and other incentive programs.
- EA benefits may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, and complimentary games.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
