Lead UX Designer

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

$124K — $229K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in UX design or product design
  • Experience with mobile-first design
  • Proven ability to enhance player or user experience
  • Strong empathy for players and insight-driven analysis
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Availability for occasional evening meetings with China

Responsibilities

  • Lead UX ideation for key systems and surfaces
  • Transform player data into user flows and prototypes
  • Identify impactful UX opportunities with Product Managers
  • Collaborate with Tencent on UX direction
  • Assess post-launch UX performance for iterative improvement
  • Establish UX best practices and standards for the team

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Paid holidays, sick leave, and parental leave
  • Mental health and wellness programs
  • Relocation assistance for job-related moves
Full Job Description
Job Title:
Lead UX Designer

Requisition ID:
R026708

Job Description:

Job Title: Lead UX Designer

Reporting To: Senior Director of Product

Department: Call of Duty: Mobile Product Team

Location: Santa Monica, California

Your Mission

As Lead UX Designer your mission is to improve the experience of players in Call of Duty: Mobile. You will generate insights from player data, research, and competitor analysis, and partner closely with Product Managers to identify UX problems worth solving. You'll propose experience concepts, flows, prototypes, and high level designs, and align on the direction with our development partner at Tencent, who will design and implement the detailed UX and UI. This is the first dedicated UX role on the Activision Call of Duty: Mobile team, so you'll play a critical role in defining and shaping how we improve the UX in the game. You will report into the Senior Director of Product.

This role is based in our Santa Monica, California office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may evolve to meet business needs.

What you bring to the table
  • Lead UX ideation and direction for key systems and surfaces
  • Translate player insights, data, and research into experience concepts, user flows, wireframes, and prototypes
  • Partner with Product Managers to identify high impact UX opportunities
  • Collaborate with UX, design, and production teams at Tencent to set the UX direction
  • Evaluate how UX changes perform postlaunch and use learnings to guide iteration and future work
  • Establish best practices, standards, and processes for UX within the CODM product team


Minimum Requirements
  • 10+ years of experience in UX design, product design, or a closely related role
  • Experience working with mobile first design
  • A strong track record of driving meaningful improvements to player or user experience
  • Deep empathy for players, and the ability to generate and use insights to understand player pain points and opportunities
  • Strong communication and influence skills, able to work well with others
  • Able to do meetings in the evening with people in China (typically no more than once or twice a week)


Extra Points
  • Experience working on a mobile free-to-play game
  • Experience with rapid or AI assisted prototyping tools
  • Experience playing Call of Duty on mobile, PC, or console, or playing other similar games


Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for 'Every World' - we've got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:
  • Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
  • 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
  • Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
  • Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
  • If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.


Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $124,000.00 - $229,400.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role's range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.

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