Niantic’s Design Team seeks a Visual & Motion Designer to work together with us and help craft the future of Niantic's games and platform technology!
Niantic Art/UX/Design works with some of the world's most advanced AR technologies to design visually innovative, bleeding-edge mobile experiences for tens of millions of users worldwide, encouraging discovery, exercise, and meaningful social experiences.
As a Visual & Motion Designer, you will work closely with the user experience (UX) team to shape the visual and interactive elements of Niantic's augmented reality (AR) and mapping experiences. This individual will collaborate with product managers and engineers to create high-impact and strategic projects that push the boundaries of spatial computing and mapping. Are you ready to make an impact?
Responsibilities- Design visually compelling concepts, wireframes, mockups, specs, and final designs to convey UX flows, motion design, and spatial computing concepts in Niantic’s visual style.
- Iterate on designs based on research study outcomes, product goals, and feedback from key collaborators and leadership.
- Collaborate with product managers and engineers to provide visual art and motion design support on high-impact AR projects.
- Work closely with engineers to through production to ensure designs as implemented as intended.
- Develop and maintain a consistent visual style across all projects.
- 2+ years professional experience in visual and motion design.
- 2+ years professional experience working on high-quality projects with engineers, product management, and UX.
- Strong portfolio showcasing 2D and 3D design experience.
- Ability to convey spatial concepts to diverse audiences.
- Capable of managing multiple projects with acute attention to detail.
- Proficient in typography, layout, and color.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and/or ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice.
- Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including asynchronous interactions with others.
- Passionate about augmented reality and its potential!
- Professional experience includes production design for mobile (including mobile AR), spatial design, and/or virtual or augmented reality headsets.
- Professional experience working on spatial design projects from concept through launch.
- Proficiency in end-to-end user experience design or prototyping.
The hourly rate for this role is between $55.00/hr - $90.00/hr.
This is a contractor position and the work should be performed based on service agreement and SOW. Niantic will not offer Contractor direct employment contract, salary, benefits, equities, or any compensation associated with employment.
Niantic's global-scale augmented reality platform and digital map powers spatial computing experiences in the real world. Incubated out of the Maps team at Google, Niantic first created Ingress and then Pokémon GO, a cultural phenomenon and hit game played by tens of millions of people each month. Niantic’s Lightship platform, which powers Pokémon GO, also supports the company's other games including Pikmin Bloom, Peridot and Monster Hunter Now.
We believe that cultivating a workplace where our people are supported and included is essential to creating great products our community will love. Our mission emphasizes seeking and hiring diverse voices, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the technology industry, and we consider this to be one of the most important values we hold close.
Niantic is a hybrid first company. We believe that in person interaction and collaboration fosters creativity, a sense of community, and is critical to our future success as a company. Our hybrid work schedules allow for a mix of remote and in-office work.
We're a hard-working, fun, and exciting group who value intellectual curiosity and a passion for problem-solving! We have growing offices located in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Bellevue, London, Tokyo, and Zürich. #LI-HYBRID
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What We Do
Niantic is the world’s leading AR technology company, sparking creative and engaging journeys in the real world. Our products inspire outdoor exploration, exercise, and meaningful social interaction.
Originally formed at Google in 2011, we became an independent company in 2015 with a strong group of investors including Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Alsop Louie Partners. Our current titles include pioneering global-control game Ingress, record-breaking AR game Pokémon GO, and recently released third title, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.
