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About the Role
Zynga is seeking a UI/UX Director to lead visual development for a new, unannounced game. This leadership role requires a strong focus on graphic design, user experience, and motion graphics, with hands-on involvement in visual design files and builds. The position demands comfort with ambiguity, iterative problem-solving, and a passion for creating fun, high-quality mobile games.
Responsibilities
- Setting the visual style through strong graphic design skills
- Career & performance management for direct reports
- Guiding, mentoring, and assisting with hiring/recruiting of team members
- Sourcing freelancers and external studios as needed
- Rapid-prototyping both in Figma and in Unity
- Directing the animation & motion graphics side of the player experience
- Managing UI/UX related issues from both creative and technical standpoints
- Ensuring all released content is consistent and high quality
- Style Guides creation
- Collaborative strategic roadmap and development planning
- Collaboration with Marketing and User Acquisition teams around Marketing material creation
- Overseeing visual and experience development processes
- Ensuring feature estimates are accurately scoped and planned
- Setting goals and objectives for the creative team
- Leading inter-department communications as they relate to UX / UI and art
- Leading both formal and informal critique, and working through leads to disseminate feedback
Requirements
- Bachelor’s in a creative field
- 5+ years of experience managing a creative team
- Experience in 0 to 1 new game development - at least 1 shipped title
- Extensive mobile development experience
- Strong UX and UI hard skills around creating visuals and flows
- Ability to work directly in the Unity Engine
- Comprehensive understanding of multiple creative disciplines and how they function in the gaming pipeline
- Knowledge of software like Creative Suite, Perforce, JIRA, and other software
- High level of EQ and communication skills
- Passionate about games
- Well versed in the market and competition
- High quality portfolio with works that apply
Skills
- Graphic design
- Motion graphics
- Mobile games
- Figma
- Unity
- Creative Suite
- Perforce
- JIRA
Location
- California
- Toronto
- Illinois
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience managing a creative team
- Experience in 0 to 1 new game development
Education Level
- Bachelor’s in a creative field
Salary/Compensations
- California: $160,000 to $200,000 per Year
- Toronto: $150,000 to $180,000 per Year
- Illinois: $155,000 to $185,000 per Year
Benefits
- World-class benefits package
- Bonus and/or equity awards
- Eligibility to participate in 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage
- 14 paid holidays per calendar year
- Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program
- Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
- Paid parental and compassionate leave
- Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
- Family planning support through Maven
- Commuter benefits
- Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
About the Company
- Zynga brings people together through the power of play.
- A global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive.
- Games have been downloaded over 6 billion times, connecting players in 175+ countries.
- Diverse game portfolio includes FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, and many more.
- Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, with teams spanning North America, Europe, and Asia.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds.
- Employment is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not on protected characteristics.
- We are committed to providing necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments.
- Contact accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request accommodations or for support related to your application.