Blitz is a quickly growing and self-sustaining start-up that provides gamers with personalized stats and insights powered by billions of matches. High performance is at the core of our values. We are a team of gamers and entrepreneurial technologists with big ambitions. At Blitz, you will find co-workers who are friendly, eager to collaborate, and work creatively to ship market-defining software. If you thrive in an environment optimized for autonomy, innovation, teamwork, and embody our principles, Blitz is the place for you to make an outsized impact.
Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and creative Lead Product Designer to join our team. In this position, your exceptional taste and abilities will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience and interfaces of our mods platform. In this role, you will be expected and trusted to drive the design vision of entire product features from inception to implementation and beyond. You will be closely collaborating with amazing Product and Engineering teams to consistently deliver top tier designs that bring immense value to our community of gamers.
This position requires you to work from our Playa Vista, Los Angeles office Monday through Thursday, with optional remote work on Fridays.
What You’ll Do
- Problem Solving: As a Lead Product Designer, you are a problem solver at heart. You’ll analyze user needs, market trends, competitors, and business objectives to arrive at effective solutions.
- End-to-End Design: You will lead the conceptualization and creation of end-to-end designs for new products and features. This includes both native, mobile, and web apps.
- User-Centric Design: Understanding user behavior and needs is crucial. You will conduct research and utilize a deep knowledge of design principles to craft highly intuitive products.
- Collaboration: You will collaborate cross-functionally to establish goals, principles, objectives, and measurable outcomes. Effective communication and teamwork are essential.
- Brand Alignment: You will develop compelling product narratives, visually appealing presentations, and ensure alignment with the Vibe brand identity.
- Storytelling: You will enhance the overall perception and desirability of Blitz by crafting compelling narratives around the products you design.
- Operationalization: You’ll further operationalize our design process, keeping an eye toward efficiency at scale.
What It Takes
- 6+ years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio of shipped products
- Expertise in Figma, Canva, and other design tools
- Strong understanding of design principles, methodologies, and best practices
- Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with 3D design, including proficiency in software like Blender, Maya, or similar
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
- Passion for creating innovative and impactful products that improve people’s lives
- A passion for gaming and interactive experiences, with a keen interest in the latest trends and technologies
- Deep understanding of the creator economy and experience designing for platforms that emphasize user-generated content
- Experience with Unity, including the creation of interactive 3D environments and assets
- Strong command of Adobe Creative Suite, with a portfolio showcasing high-quality design work
Nice To Have
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- Experience using Blitz as a gamer and/or playing the games we support
- Experience with mod platforms like WeMods, NexusMods, and CurseForge
- Familiarity with AI Generative platforms like ChatGPT, Leonardo.ai, Meshy.ai, Convai, and others
- Knowledge of accessible design best practices
- Familiarity with HTML/CSS and/or React JS
- Experience creating and maintaining design systems
What We Offer
- Competitive salary: $140-200k
- Annual performance bonus
- Stock options program
- Unlimited paid vacation
- Option for employer paid coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision) plan
- 401(k) matching
- Gaming laptop and peripherals
- Company-wide team building events
Salary for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.
Blitz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and the use of affirmative action programs to ensure that persons are recruited, hired, trained, transferred and promoted in all job groups regardless of race, color, religion, age, disability, national origin, citizenship status, military or veteran status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Top Skills
What We Do
At Blitz, we're on a mission to become every gamer's personal gaming coach. Leveraging computer vision and data-driven insights, the Blitz App helps gamers improve their play faster than ever.
With over 8 million active users, the Blitz App offers overlays, performance insights, and stats for League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and Fortnite.
Join us, and help gamers rank up fast!
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