\n \n\nSenior UI/UX Designer\n\nWho We Are:\n\nMAKE LIFE EPIC\n\nFounded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world-renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to “build games that stand the test of time”. The name Firaxis, a fusion of “fiery” and “axis,” communicates the company’s dynamic development process that results in the creation of ground breaking titles with unparalleled gameplay delivered to gamers around the world. Under the creative direction of industry legend Sid Meier, Firaxis has released dozens of hit games on multiple platforms and is recognized as an industry leader in game development.\nCORE VALUES\n \nGAMEPLAY FIRST\nLet gameplay drive decision making\nBE ACCOUNTABLE\nDeliver great work for the studio, the team & yourself\nPEOPLE FOCUSED\nMaintain an environment where people are happy\nEMBRACE ENTHUSIASM\nFind opportunities to contribute and collaborate\nWORK SMART\nPut effort where it pays off the most\n\nJob Summary: We are seeking a talented Senior UI/UX Designer to join our dynamic team at Firaxis Games. The ideal candidate will be responsible for assisting in the design of intuitive and visually stunning user interfaces and experiences for our games. This role will involve collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including their Lead UI/UX Designer, Project Art Director, Game Designers, Artists, Engineers, and Producers to create engaging and immersive user experiences. You will be creating interfaces for some of the most complex strategy games around, so be prepared for opportunities which are both challenging and unique! \n\nResponsibilities:\n\nConceptualization, design, and implementation of user interfaces for video games across multiple platforms. As well as working in the game engine. Create wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, animation and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas and concepts. Gather feedback to iterate and improve upon existing designs. Work closely with game designers to ensure that UI/UX design aligns with gameplay mechanics and overall player experience goals. Collaborate with artists to ensure consistency in visual style and branding throughout the user interface. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior members of the UI/UX design team. Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in UI/UX design. Advocate for the player by championing usability, accessibility, and player-centric design principles.\n\nQualifications:\n\n5+ years game development experience focused on UI/UX. Proficiency in UI/UX design tools such as Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, or similar software. Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies. Experience using CSS for implementation. Experience designing for various platforms including PC, console, and mobile. Excellent visual design skills with a keen eye for typography, color, and layout. Experience with motion graphics and animation for UI elements. Ability to effectively communicate design ideas through wireframes, mockups, and prototypes. Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams. Knowledge of game development processes and an understanding of gameplay mechanics.\n\nSkills That Would Be a Plus:\n\nFamiliarity with game engines such as Unreal Engine and/or Proprietary engines. Understanding of front-end development technologies such as HTML and JavaScript. Experience with Coherent is a plus. 3D software such as 3D Studio Max or Maya for creation of 3D elements into the UI.\n\nThe Senior UI/UX Designer plays a critical role in shaping the overall user experience of our games, ensuring that players are immersed in intuitive and visually appealing interfaces that enhance their enjoyment and engagement. If you have a passion for gaming and a talent for creating exceptional user experiences, we encourage you to apply and join our team of passionate professionals in the video game industry.\n\nSTUDIO LEGACY:\n\nNamed World’s #1 Developer of the Year by Game Informer Magazine in 2012, Firaxis is very proud of its legacy of developing award winning titles. We have won multiple BAFTAs, D.I.C.E Awards, Game of the Year titles, and category awards (from “Best Strategy Game” to “Best PC Game”) across our products.\n\nAdditionally, our company was also featured in SmartCEO’s “Best-Run Book” for company culture and praised for a focus on “family, fun and flexibility.” Firaxis was also named a finalist in SmartCEO’s Healthiest Company Awards for 2016.\n\nFiraxis Games prides itself on maintaining a quality of life inside and outside the studio – when our team members are happy and healthy, creativity can flourish. We offer boot camp fitness and yoga classes at the office, a free gym with shower, regularly catered lunches and breakfasts, biweekly Friday Happy Hours, company events and parties, and a “FunZone” complete with billiards, foosball, video games, and tabletop gaming space. We are also a philanthropic studio and offer employees the chance to volunteer with local charities and nonprofits throughout the year.\n\nFulltime employees can also take advantage of Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage, 401K retirement savings, a wellbeing initiative with the opportunity to earn cash rewards, an Employee Assistance Program, and paid time off and paid holidays.\n\n \n\nPlease note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com and hangar13games.com accounts.\n\n#LI-Remote \n\n  \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Design, CSS, Senior and Junior jobs that are similar:\n\n $77,500 — $117,500/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n

\n If you’re looking for a safe and cushy job at a WordPress mill or like plain and boring business websites which never change and are forgotten the minute after a visitor has left, God Bless Your Boring Heart, but please move onto the next job posting. If you feel you need a “job” we may not be a good fit. We’re looking for creative, and self-energized individuals to partner with us bring life and energy into our operation so we can conquer the world (or at least a bit of it, )\n\nJonroc LLC is a web design and online marketing agency serving the entire US. We develop custom built WP themes, plugins, and HTML5 websites for our clients. Our end goal is to be a world leader in creating interactive, cutting-edge, websites which push the limits of design and animation. As we work towards the goal of building a reputation for creating the worlds unique and interactive websites we take on “Bread and Butter” business websites which are typically built using WordPress or straight in HTML5. We still get to play around with Greensock on basic websites, and our website is an infinite playground to build out new and exciting animated features and interactive experiences. The fact is that until we’re know primarily as a unique and “out there” webs design agency, we have to build some basic business websites to pay the bills. But we always give each client a website that is created especially for them and is optimized to convert as many visitors to leads or sales as their budget allows. Then we follow up with amazing online marketing campaigns and automated marketing techniques to bring their online reputation to a whole new level.\n\nWhat Jonroc Brings to the Table\n\nWe bring the brand and reputation to the table. Since 2011 we’ve been honing in on our game and positioning ourselves to take our small agency to the next level. We’ve built a fully functioning marketing system to generate endless leads and create rapid growth for us (and you!). Now we need to move away from our “Junior Level” upbringing and present the world with the new, faster, cutting edge version of Jonroc. With your help, we’re sure to get there in record time. We also cover all of the boring stuff like insurance, taxes, accounting, business credit, systems, workflows, etc. so you can focus on the fun stuff like working with clients to bring their vision to life.  \n\n\n* Competitive Salary, plus a bonus (or possibly ownership opportunities for the right person)\n\n* Youll be joining a brand new growing, intelligent team that will drive business change\n\n* Work from home (must have a professional office/area to video chat with clients)\n\n* Youll have the opportunity to make an impact within the team, applying the skills and methodologies you’ve learned\n\n* Youll be working for a company with an excellent culture, in a friendly and fast-paced environment\n\n* Youll be able to react to change with backing from the business\n\n* You'll have the opportunity to solve complex business/technical problems\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Bring to the Table\n\n\n* At least 4 years of web and software development experience.\n\n* Communicative and clear under tight deadlines\n\n* Have strong personal organization and attention to detail while maintaining a high level of code quality\n\n* Actively seek out new challenges on your own\n\n* Create front-end of interactive websites incorporating HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX as well as other Web 2.0 techniques. Understanding of and experience with JQuery. We also use GreenSock and Scroll Magic on many projects.\n\n* Be a product-oriented Web Developer creating and experimenting with new ideas that will engage and excite our customers\n\n* Adeptly develops HTML or XHTML templates, CSS files and necessary image assets. HTML and CSS code quality is exceptional, semantically correct and easily scalable.\n\n* Is experienced with cross-browser, cross-platform compatibility issues.\n\n* Experience with source control solutions (BitBucket/Git)\n\n* Has the technical depth to write and understand code specifications.\n\n* Has the ability to coordinate, prioritize, and accomplish multiple tasks in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision.\n\n* Is able to proactively communicate and collaborate with customers, business analysts, and technical team members (both hired and contracted) to identify and resolve issues.\n\n* Candidate must be able to work in a collaborative, team environment as well as independently.\n\n* Has the ability to coordinate, prioritize, and accomplish multiple tasks in a fast-paced atmosphere with minimal supervision.\n\n* Expert of responsive design techniques and principles\n\n* Passion for all things JavaScript, UI, and Front-End\n\n* Must be able to work effectively both on teams, as well as, be self-motivated, task-oriented, and organized\n\n* Strong customer focus and obsession with quality\n\n* Ability to work in a fast-paced and agile development environment\n\n* Mentor junior software developers on design patterns, development best practices, and DevOps trade-offs\n\n* Perform unit and integration testing before launch\n\n* Able to work with a sense of urgency\n\n* Must have a ‘Customer Service’ orientation\n\n* Ability to work under pressure\n\n* In Leadership – Do what’s right, even if it’s tough\n\n* In Collaboration – Leverage our collective genius, be a team\n\n* In Transparency – Be real\n\n* In Accountability – Recognize that if it is to be, it’s up to me\n\n* In Passion – Show commitment in heart and mind\n\n* In Advocacy – Earn trust and business\n\n* In Quality – Ensure what we do, we do well\n\n* Familiarity with UX/UI design best practices\n\n* Familiarity with Adobe graphic editing tools, such as Photoshop and Illustrator\n\n* We track time spent on project tasks and the overall project (ya this kind of sucks but it’s the best way to ensure budgets are met and people are moving at a steady speed)\n\n\n\n\n\nSound like you? Send in your resume to [email protected] and keep in mind we’re a unique and creative agency. If your resume is not unique and creative we probably won’t read it, just keeping it real. \n\n#Salary and compensation\n No salary data published by company so we estimated salary based on similar jobs related to Senior, Web Developer, Developer, Digital Nomad, React, DevOps, Video, CSS, HTML, Junior, Marketing and Sales jobs that are similar:\n\n $60,000 — $105,000/year\n
\n\n#Benefits\n 💰 401(k)\n\n🌎 Distributed team\n\n⏰ Async\n\n🤓 Vision insurance\n\n🦷 Dental insurance\n\n🚑 Medical insurance\n\n🏖 Unlimited vacation\n\n🏖 Paid time off\n\n📆 4 day workweek\n\n💰 401k matching\n\n🏔 Company retreats\n\n🏬 Coworking budget\n\n📚 Learning budget\n\n💪 Free gym membership\n\n🧘 Mental wellness budget\n\n🖥 Home office budget\n\n🥧 Pay in crypto\n\n🥸 Pseudonymous\n\n💰 Profit sharing\n\n💰 Equity compensation\n\n⬜️ No whiteboard interview\n\n👀 No monitoring system\n\n🚫 No politics at work\n\n🎅 We hire old (and young)\n\n