PlaySimple Games

Senior UX Designer

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Bengaluru North, Yelahanka, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka, IND

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Senior level

Gaming • Mobile

The Role

Advocate for players by crafting holistic gaming experiences from concept through execution. Collaborate with game designers, artists, and product managers to develop concepts, wireframes, and prototypes. Apply design fundamentals, research, observation, accessibility awareness, and data-driven thinking to create intuitive and engaging experiences for millions of players.

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Position Summary

The Senior UX designer is the player's advocate in the team. You’ll be responsible for crafting delightful player experiences that impact millions of gamers worldwide. The role requires you to have a holistic approach to experience design, from concept to execution. Work closely with game designers, artists and product managers to develop unique concepts, and bring them to life with clear wireframes and effective prototypes.

Requirements

Required skills:

5+ years of experience as a UX Designer/Product Designer
A strong portfolio demonstrating robust knowledge of design fundamentals
Basic knowledge of games (be it mobile, PC, console, board games etc)
Empathy for players, young and old
A keen eye for aesthetics and strong opinions on it
Great communication skills, particularly the ability to communicate design decisions
Decent research, observation and deconstruction skills
Proficiency in Figma (preferred) or similar wireframing tools

Bonus points:

If you love games. This helps you empathise with players a lot more easily.
Visual design skills are also good to have. This enables you to communicate better with the game artists.
If you have experience designing for accessibility. Many of our players have additional needs and it’s always good to have a designer who’s particularly mindful of it.
If you’re able to use mathematics to your advantage. A lot of design decisions are data-driven, and understanding the numbers gives you an edge.

Skills Required

5+ years of experience as a UX Designer or Product Designer
Portfolio demonstrating robust knowledge of design fundamentals
Basic knowledge of games, including mobile, PC, console, or board games
Empathy for players of different ages
Strong aesthetic judgment and design opinions
Strong communication skills, especially communicating design decisions
Research, observation, and deconstruction skills
Proficiency in Figma or similar wireframing tools
Passion for games
Visual design skills
Experience designing for accessibility
Ability to use mathematics and understand data-driven design decisions

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The Company

Bengaluru, Karnataka

336 Employees

Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

We are one of India’s most exciting & fast-growing mobile gaming companies. Founded in 2014, and creating a global mobile gaming landscape in partnership with Modern Times Group (MTG), our vision is to create simple, impactful casual game experiences at a massive scale. Since our inception, we have built a worldwide network of chart-topping games, and powerful tech & analytics infrastructure to turbocharge their growth. Our product portfolio consists of evergreen hits like Daily Themed Crossword, WordTrip, WordJam, WordWars, WordTrek and Solitaire. Visit us at www.playsimple.in to know more. Recent news about PlaySimple: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/02/swedish- gaming-giant-acquires-indiaplaysimple-for-360-million/