Zynga
Location
Bangalore | India
Job description
Why Zynga: Our mission at Zynga is to connect the world through games by building games around core social experiences to deliver deep player engagement, organic acquisition and long-term retention. Our portfolio of games – Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons, CSR Racing 2, Farmville, Hit it Rich! Slots, Words with Friends and Zynga Poker span some of the fastest growing mobile gaming categories including Action Strategy, Casual, Social Casino and Invest Express. Come join us, thrive, and take risks and dream big to shape the future of fastest growing gaming platform mobile.
Zynga India: Zynga India is Zynga’s largest studio outside USA with 600+ people and growing rapidly. It manages some of Zynga’s biggest global games in the Casual Gaming, Action Strategy, Match-3, Slots, and Invest Express genres. The game teams are responsible for the long term-vision of the game, its entire Game Design & Tuning, Product Roadmap, Features, Content & Creative decisions, Art work (2D, 3D, Animation), Development, QA/Testing, Analytics & Performance Tracking, User Acquisition & Live Operations. The Zynga India team is full of passionate gamers, who love to play, build great products, and have fun doing it. Studio I expect continued growth and is looking for strong leaders to expand the studio into this next growth phase. Zynga India Studio – Zynga is looking for a dynamic Experience Designer to join our hardworking team! You are responsible for crafting user-centered design solutions that promote ease of use, employ outstanding game/interaction design, and optimize the user experience universally. This includes all phases of the design process including conceptual design/development, graphic and interface design, Interaction models, prototypes, user/task flows and art production. You will work closely with UX Lead to establish and maintain the usability standards, visual integrity, interaction methods, brand standards, and consistency for the game and collaborate with product managers, game designers and engineers for building the product. RESPONSIBILITIES: Evaluates designs quickly and crafts creative high quality work. Owns features. Possess excellent understanding of visual design principles, style guidelines, design processes, and creative workflow. Develop UI and interaction specifications/guidelines. Execution, delivery of UI designs and integration of production assets. Rapid prototyping, MVP/clickthru prototypes for internal buy-in. Expert in working with industry standard tools like Adobe Photoshop, Sketch / Figma / Invision Studio / Adobe XD, Principle / Marvel. Expertise in multi-device/platform design. Proficiency towards adapting and learning different game development tool(Unity). Proficiency in building Design Systems and Prototyping frameworks. Employ user-centered design practices to deliver outstanding interactive game experiences. Ability to make design decisions and take on design problems independently, present and sell design concepts. Support design decisions from a practical, UX standard methodologies standpoint. Interface, collaborate with key internal client and project partners to ensure the user experience reflects player needs and consistency. REQUIRED SKILLS: 2+ years’ experience in UX Design. Expertise in initial data gathering, competitive analysis, stakeholder interviews, information architecture, usability evaluation, interaction design for co-creation of the spec and driving product conversations, strategy in new/large features, experiments. Expertise in conducting user research. Should have worked in a team of Experience Designers. Should be able to supervise, lead, mentor juniors, establish OKRs and follow up. Should be able to operate independently with minimal supervision, check-in. Encouraged to evangelise the UX methodologies, evaluate and establish standard methodologies. Hands-on experience or knowledge of Unity 3D and motion design is a plus. Excellent written and verbal communication Excellent presentation skills Real passion for gaming What we offer you: Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games Create next-gen games that will be played and loved by millions of players around the world Work in a collaborative team that invests in your development and growth on-the-job Competitive salary, bonus plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan 20 days annual leave + company holidays Extended medical coverage that includes OPD, dental, vision and telehealth Group Life, Disability and Critical Illness insurance Equitable Childcare facilities for all employees Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs Family planning and nurturing support programs Comprehensive leave options and flexible working hours to ensure work life balance. Keep your health on track with our wellbeing programs covering fitness expenses and complimentary meals served around the clock. Employee Assistance Programs. Around the year employee events and casual dress every single day. A diverse team of friendly, fun and supportive co-workers to work with and, impact millions of daily players. Re-engage with your special interest by being a part of our employee resource groups that connect Zyngites through inclusivity, culture, lifestyle and fun. Zynga does not engage in financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process. We do not conduct job interviews over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp or others. We will never ask you for your personal or financial information over unofficial chat channels. Our in-house recruitment team only contacts individuals via official company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com or naturalmotion.com email domain). If you believe you have been the victim of a scam, you may wish to contact the authorities. In the United States, you may file a complaint with the FBI. More information is available here:Job tags
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