Sr. UI/UX Designer (social games)

We’re looking for a Sr. UI/UX Designer with extremely strong product and mobile design experience and a passion for building highly interactive, game-friendly design interfaces and experiences to joining a growing social games company out of Los Angeles.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll conceptualize and execute designs for a brand new product and marquee brand in the social casino space. While leading a small internal design team, you’ll work closely with the Chief Product Officer and marketing team to take this highly lucrative brand to market for web and mobile.

Los Angeles-based preferred, but we’ll consider remote candidates with social games and/or iGaming expertise.

*Please note that you must have a design portfolio that you can share - we want to see your stuff.

Compensation and Perks:

Los Angeles office space (Century City) with remote/hybrid remote flexibility

$125,000 - $175,000 annual base salary depending on experience/demonstrated success

Generous health insurance stipend

Unlimited Time Off, Paid Sick Days & Holidays

Flexible schedule

Opportunity to scale/build/nerd out and tell an incredible brand story with your designs as the brand evolves

Key Responsibilities:

Own UI/UX strategy, research, and execution across mobile and web for new product development and brand integration initiatives in the social casino and gaming space

Work with product, branding, and marketing teams to conceptualize designs that fully integrate branding and GTM strategies

Develop designs that fully display the brand personally while maintaining a design finger fully on the pulse of business goals and conversion rate optimization

Come up with design ideas and experiences that will excite users, elevate the brand, and maximize engagement across gaming mediums and audiences

Stay ahead of social and casino gaming industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, incorporating relevant innovations into our product designs

Champion user-centered design principles throughout the product development process, conducting user research, user interviews, and testing to gain insights into user behavior

Develop and execute high-quality design concepts and wireframes that effectively illustrate product functionality and user flows, considering market research and industry best practices

Create interactive prototypes to showcase design concepts and validate ideas with stakeholders and end-users, utilizing tools such as Sketch, UXPin, Figma, Adobe XD

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, branding & marketing to translate business requirements into cohesive design solutions

Ensure seamless transition from wireframes to final visual designs, maintaining consistency and brand alignment

Contribute to the development and maintenance of design systems, pattern libraries, and UI/UX guidelines, promoting design consistency across brands and products

Iterate on designs based on feedback from stakeholders, usability testing, and data analysis to continuously improve the user experience

As needed (and for future builds), work with others to create fully-functional application and website/landing page prototypes for testing and to deploy split tests

Help to identify creative ways to solve usability problems

Analyze user and stakeholder feedback and iterate to enhance the overall user experience

Help build and manage the creative team as the company grows

Required Skills/Qualifications:

5+ years senior design-level experience, capable of leading product and web UI/UX design conversations across departments

iGaming/social games design experience and expertise a huge plus

Great leadership abilities - develop strategies, guide implementations, mentor junior team members, and confidently represent design across departments and stakeholder conversations

Digital portfolio showcasing successful mobile and web product designs. We want to know what makes you tick as a designer, including sketches and/or finished pieces you feel demonstrate your creative thought process

Goal-oriented designer with experience in conversion optimization-focused design

Expert in web technologies and design tools like Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar, along with a strong understanding of player/user-centered design principles

Demonstrated ability to empathize with users, advocate for their needs, and translate insights into meaningful design solutions

Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams

Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking, with the ability to address complex design challenges and make data-driven design decisions

Ability to adapt to changing project requirements, scope, and timelines while maintaining a high level of quality

Knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and React is a huge plus - coding skills aren’t a requirement

An insatiable curiosity for making it easier for people to get what they need out of a digital experience

Have to be a solid team player who can communicate well, kindly, and contribute to the cultural fiber of the team in a positive way

Must have a working understanding and ability to deploy split testing in UI

A drive to constantly sharpen your skills and challenge yourself with new ideas, projects, and tools