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UX Designer, Partners
Los Angeles, CA
We are looking for passionate UX Designer to play a key role in shaping the future of the world’s largest game and content distribution platform. You will partner with a cross-functional team of product managers, researchers, writers, engineers, and business partners to ideate and craft experiences that make it easier for our game development and publishing partners to deliver great content to our players worldwide. This role focuses on designing enterprise tools that enables delivering value at scale.
As part of the larger Sony design community, you will be part of a global design group that respects and celebrates the value of design, design thinking and design process. Collaborate with designers both locally and globally to elevate the standard of design across the organization.
An ideal candidate possesses passion, dedication, and skills vital to deliver best-in-class products and experiences. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing:
- Design high-level and detailed wireframes, screens, and prototypes to communicate interaction and design ideas
- Balance design-related requirements during the feedback and iteration cycle
- Partner with UX research to gauge the usability of new and existing products and make constructive suggestions for change
- Communicate clearly and concisely through technical specifications
- Work closely with Engineering, Product Planning, UX Writing and Research, Senior Management, and regional business stakeholders throughout all stages of the product cycle
- Ensure that the design vision is carried through accurately during the development process
- Design solutions balancing user needs and business goals
- Drive quality of design forward
What we’re looking for:
- 2+ years of experience as an UX/Interaction Designer or a similar role
- Portfolio of work demonstrating impactful solutions using the design thinking process
- Skilled at translating very complex requirements into simple solutions
- Developing proficiency in visual design principles including typography, layout, and UI.
- Expertise using industry-standard design/prototyping software
- Strong ability to champion and communicate design ideas using sketches, flow diagrams, wireframes, hi-fidelity screens, and prototypes in a cross-functional team environment
- Able to become an expert on your assigned products, gauge the usability of new products and features, and make constructive suggestions that aid in their ideation and development
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to perform multiple tasks under minimal direction
- Excellent problem-solving skills and familiarity with technical constraints when designing for a software platform
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Attention to detail
Additional Requirements:
- Familiarity with using and contributing to design systems
- Experience working on enterprise applications is a plus
- Knowledge of movie, music, and video game service and software industries is a plus
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Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Questions & answers for this position
- What is the type of contract for this position?The contract for this position is a Full-time contract
- Is telecommuting possible for this position?No, telecommuting is not possible for this position
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