Firefall developer Red 5 Studios is looking for an experienced UX/UI designer join the team at the studios' Irvine, CA offices and work on functional/visual design of in-game assets.
July 6, 2015
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Location: Irvine, CA
At Red 5 our UX/UI team encompasses a broad range of skills across art, scripting, and design overlaying nearly every discipline on the development team. The UX/UI design team contributes unique perspective on the look and feel of the game’s interfaces, with a strong perspective on the player’s point of view.
You will be staying abreast of new design features and the development of the game’s abilities, weapons and character functionality as they are implemented into the game. Always putting the player’s perspective first, you are their guardian in the game’s UI experience. In the end, the UX/UI team is responsible for implementing the functioning interface through XML, LUA scripting and other tools provided by the programming team to assure the ease of functionality for the overall game’s success.
Responsibilities
Functional and visual design for in game assets
Working closely with the Feature Teams to develop the form and function of in game interfaces
Create UX/UI flow charts for wireframes, UI visuals, site maps and annotated templates
Develop designs and improve functionalities for all interface assets from the player’s perspective with a clear understanding of their behavior and expectations
Identify areas of difficulty and create solutions that improve the overall user experience
Working closely with the user testing team to plan usability studies
Qualifications
Excellent organizational skills, problem solving, analytical abilities, and a strong team player in a creative collaborative environment
3+ years of functional design, prototyping, information architecture and the ability to communicate your ideas effectively
Strong sense of lay out, typography and information design
Proven experience having created fun, entertaining and easy to use designs across multiple platforms
Ability to create UX documentation through existing softwares
Proven experience with UX tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign at the pixel and icon level
Unyielding passion for games
Pluses
Experience building and designing UI in full 3D
Familiarity with usability testing
Knowledge and experience with scripting languages
Interested? Apply now.
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