Senior UX Designer, PlayStation

$139.6-209.4k

Figma

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

Open for applications

Gaming and digital entertainment provider

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Open for applications

$139.6-209.4k

Figma

Senior and Expert level

Los Angeles

Office located in Aliso Viejo, CA

1001+ employees

B2CGamingEntertainmenteSports

Company mission

To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6+ years of commercial experience as a UX/Digital Product Designer, with demonstrable experience working on Enterprise /B2B software products
A proven track record in working through the entire design process, from Discovery and scoping to detailed production and launch
Strong core UX design skills, with experience designing IAs, user flows, screen layouts, and UI components. Experience working with design systems is a plus
A strong familiarity with web application design patterns, standards, and industry best practices
Experience working closely with software product teams - including developers, product managers, user researchers, and business stakeholders - and offering guidance and expertise in UX design
Experience in Service Design, or mapping and working with complex and large-scale user journeys, before diving into the design details
Experience running User Research Interviews and Usability Tests and using results to iterate upon design solutions
Experience leading Workshops and Group Design Sessions
Great communication skills with the ability to present design work with confidence and clarity, explain design rationale, and champion ideas through low-fidelity sketches, diagrams, and prototypes
Excellent soft skills, with the ability to explain and promote a user-centric design approach and strategy to colleagues from technical and business-focused backgrounds
A portfolio or presentation showcasing your work and design process

What the job involves

The PlayStation Partners Platform is a suite of digital tools that enable game creators to publish their games to the PlayStation digital store and discs
Through the platform, PlayStation helps creators to publish games to the highest standards, create digital store content, access developer support, and track metrics on store sales and engagement
Our department’s mission is to make PlayStation the best place for game creators to publish their games. We do this by working closely with game creators to understand their needs and by continually improving the support services we offer them, as well as the design, operation, and performance of the Partner's digital platform
As a Senior UX Designer for PlayStation Partners, you will build amazing tools that empower internal and external parties to create and publish products via the PlayStation Store
The PlayStation partner platform supports the submission of product metadata, game content, sales, and promotion information required to publish PlayStation software. It is our goal to support all PlayStation game developers and publishers, getting their content to the consumers with as little effort and time as possible
This position will play an integral part on the Partner Publishing team in revolutionizing the way our Partners publish their content on multiple devices
This is a permanent role focused on UX design for enterprise tools, service design, organizational design strategy, and daily collaboration with teams
Working embedded in a cross-disciplinary product team on both small enhancements and big leaps forward for the PS Partners platform. Your initial focus will be on PS Partner Platform unification and foundations to support game publishers
Crafting exceptional design solutions, from early conceptual stages through to product releases and updates. You’ll be comfortable working in a transparent, collaborative fashion through sketches, service blueprints, user flows, and Figma prototypes
Working closely with developers to rapidly iterate design solutions and bring the best designs into production, balancing technical feasibility and product quality
Working closely with product managers to ensure scope and requirements meet user needs, plan design activities and roadmaps, and advocate for a user-centric, evidence-led approach that delivers the very best design quality
Share and present your designs with stakeholders and colleagues, clearly explain user needs and design rationale and invite input and questions at various points in the design process
Supporting (and receiving help from) your UX design colleagues and working together on bold, UX team-led initiatives to advance how design happens at PlayStation
Contributing to and helping maintain central UX team resources such as our design system, user archetypes, and service blueprints
Negotiate design-related requirements and play an active lead role in the feedback and iteration cycle
Partner with UX research to gauge the usability of new and existing products and make constructive suggestions for change
Determine best design solutions based on user feedback and business goals and help to determine overall direction, identifying challenges and adapting as needed based on the context of the solution

Our take

Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - PlayStation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionise gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.

As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.

PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.