UX Designer (Apex Legends)

About the Position

UX Designer (Apex Legends)

Respawn Entertainment, the Academy Award-winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars™ Jedi titles, is seeking a talented UX Designer to join our team. As a UX Designer on Apex Legends, you will help shape the future of one of the world’s leading live service franchises. You will work in our growing locations in Los Angeles, Vancouver, BC, and Madison, WI.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with lead, principal, and design stakeholders to manage and drive important UX-heavy features from concept to completion on a large, live product.
• Work with Experience Design team leadership to define, develop, and exemplify best practices, templates, and guiding principles for the team’s work.
• Independently develop high-level feature and pipeline solutions that align with gameplay design goals, product goals, and accessibility standards.
• Iterate on design concepts based on feedback, design requirements, and creative direction.
• Work closely with engineers and UI technical designers to implement features.
• Work closely with producers and directors to estimate and prioritize work.
• Present work and clearly articulate rationale and design decisions.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional game development experience, working in game engines.
• Proficiency in relevant software packages such as Figma or comparable UX design tools.
• Experience in rapid prototyping to test the feasibility of concepts.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to polish features to a AAA quality.
• A strong understanding of graphic design principles, typography, layout, color, and iconography.
• Portfolio demonstrating relevant and unique UX work and problem-solving.
• Experience developing UX for AAA games, multiplayer games, live service games, or FPS genre.
• Understand interaction design on console, PC, and mobile.
• Degree in Interaction Design, Psychology, Human Factors, Industrial Engineering, or related HCI discipline.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $104,500 - $184,000 CAD/USD per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, sick time, holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and retirement plans.
• Opportunity to work in a hybrid work model.

About the Company

Respawn Entertainment

Founded in 2010, Respawn Entertainment was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they’ll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Join us to help shape the future of one of the world’s leading live service franchises. At Respawn, creators from every discipline work together to build, improve, and evolve Apex Legends. We move fast, challenge assumptions, and constantly iterate to deliver experiences that resonate with players around the world.

Locations: Los Angeles, Vancouver, BC, Madison, WI
Work Model: Hybrid