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User Experience Designer
at Beachhead
Santa Monica, California
Beachhead Studio, an Activision developer located in Santa Monica, CA, is the creator of an all-new digital platform and service for the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty® ELITE. Call of Duty ELITE supports in-game integration and brings online experiences and console play together for the first time. For additional information about ELITE, visit http://www.callofduty.com/elite .
We have an immediate opening for a talented UX Designer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
· Gather business, interface, and data structure requirements for interactive Web, Mobile, Tablet, and Console applications.
· Work within the house Design and User Experience team to define interactive experiences.
· Collaborate and work with mixed teams (IA, Visual Design, Front-End Development, Vendors) to deliver web site enhancements on time and to spec.
· Prepare paper prototypes and click-through demos of key application interface functionality.
· Produce design artifacts for project deliverables, such as annotated mock-ups, wireframes, user interface elements and interaction workflows.
· Incorporate site analytics and customer feedback and apply them intelligently into iterative design solutions.
· Bring projects from concept to realization - doing everything possible to ensure their success.
Required Skills:
· 2+ years of professional web application design experience with an emphasis on interaction, and visual design.
· Experience across the entire product lifecycle (lived through multiple launches)
· Expert abilities with the Adobe InDesign, XHTML, CSS, and Javascript
· Design background and photoshop capabilities a plus.
· Solid understanding of the capabilities of Web browsers across multiple platforms, and the constraints involved in designing for online media
· Familiarity with Mobile and Console Applications a plus
· Voracious appetite for all things Web; if it is happening, you already know about it.
· Ability to communicate or prototype transitions and animations within the user interface.
· Have the adaptability and perseverance to produce multiple rounds of designs in pursuit of the most user-friendly solution.
· Expect to engage in an ongoing healthy debate about design vs. user experience.
· Passion for solving interactive problems and finding the easiest, simplest way for users to get from point A to Z.
· A skilled communicator who welcomes honest, candid feedback.
We have an immediate opening for a talented UX Designer to join our team.
Responsibilities:
· Gather business, interface, and data structure requirements for interactive Web, Mobile, Tablet, and Console applications.
· Work within the house Design and User Experience team to define interactive experiences.
· Collaborate and work with mixed teams (IA, Visual Design, Front-End Development, Vendors) to deliver web site enhancements on time and to spec.
· Prepare paper prototypes and click-through demos of key application interface functionality.
· Produce design artifacts for project deliverables, such as annotated mock-ups, wireframes, user interface elements and interaction workflows.
· Incorporate site analytics and customer feedback and apply them intelligently into iterative design solutions.
· Bring projects from concept to realization - doing everything possible to ensure their success.
Required Skills:
· 2+ years of professional web application design experience with an emphasis on interaction, and visual design.
· Experience across the entire product lifecycle (lived through multiple launches)
· Expert abilities with the Adobe InDesign, XHTML, CSS, and Javascript
· Design background and photoshop capabilities a plus.
· Solid understanding of the capabilities of Web browsers across multiple platforms, and the constraints involved in designing for online media
· Familiarity with Mobile and Console Applications a plus
· Voracious appetite for all things Web; if it is happening, you already know about it.
· Ability to communicate or prototype transitions and animations within the user interface.
· Have the adaptability and perseverance to produce multiple rounds of designs in pursuit of the most user-friendly solution.
· Expect to engage in an ongoing healthy debate about design vs. user experience.
· Passion for solving interactive problems and finding the easiest, simplest way for users to get from point A to Z.
· A skilled communicator who welcomes honest, candid feedback.