Senior UX/UI Designer, Unannounced Game job opportunity at Netflix Inc.



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Netflix Inc Senior UX/UI Designer, Unannounced Game
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Netflix Games Studio

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degreeBachelor's (B.Sc.)
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Netflix is one of the world's leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.We’re seeking a highly-skilledSenior UX/UI Designerto join an in-house development team focused on an innovative game delivered directly to TV via Netflix’s proprietary cloud streaming platform. In this role, you will take full end-to-end ownership of developing core interaction and experience design for a dual-screen game that will immerse players in a beloved IP franchise.The ideal candidate will act as an Informed Captain, skillfully gaining consensus and buy-in, communicating complex ideas, and ensuring seamless execution from concept to launch. Your industry-leading craft expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and proactive curiosity will enable you to generate immersive experiences that are fun and intuitive for players with a wide range of gaming familiarity.Deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5, especially in UI/UX implementation, will be essential for creating new UX features in-engine and empowering innovative gameplay moments that captivate members.THE TEAMWe’re a small, scrappy team with big ambitions and an obsession to deliver memorable, innovative gameplay combined with beloved IPs, served seamlessly within the Netflix streaming ecosystem. We’re looking for new teammates who care deeply about the experiences they create and the people they make them with, who are biased towards action, and are energized by the learning that comes with bold experimentation at an agile pace. As part of Netflix, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.RESPONSIBILITIESInnovative Designer:Design and prototype engaging game UI using industry-standard tools like Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, and Figma, ensuring intuitive and satisfying player interactions.Technical Implementer:Utilize your technical skills to implement UI features directly in Unreal Engine, ensuring seamless integration and ownership over the UX we ship to our members.Quality Champion:Advocate for execution quality in your various areas of expertise and influence, ensuring that all deliverables meet the highest standards. Mentor and guide team designers on UX/UI craft excellence. Direct and collaborate with outsource partners and vendors to achieve exceptional UX/UI execution quality.Collaborative Leader:Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to guide the development and refinement of key features, screens, and menus, ensuring a cohesive and extraordinary player experience from sketches through full implementation. Drive UX vision across disciplines, acting as an  Informed Captain, even when other leads may disagree.Experience Advocate:Collaborate with leadership to establish experiential vision, goals, and quality metrics, driving a unified player experience across all game features and systems.Communication Specialist:You will be responsible for enhancing cohesion and clarity in outward-facing materials, such as creative briefs and stakeholder review decks, to convey our creative vision effectively.Artistic Vision:Partner with Creative and Art leads to produce mockups, prototypes, or videos that help drive and align UX/UI with the product's holistic artistic vision.Cultural Beacon:Serve as a constant source of inspiration and advocacy, pushing the team to achieve the best work of their lives by helping foster a culture of excellence and creativity.Member-Focused:Act as a bridge between our members, Consumer Insights, and core dev teams. Gather and present materials that align the team’s vision with broader business goals and member needs, initiating new research and insights where there are gaps.Right-Sizer:Balance schedules, budgets, and experience aspirations with data and your deep production experience. Help organize project scheduling along with staffing and outsourcing needs.THE IDEAL CANDIDATEHas 5+ years of progressively complex, related experience in UX/UI design, with a proven track record of shipping multiple games in a UX/UI design-focused roleDemonstrates deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5, particularly in:UMG (Unreal Motion Graphics) for UI creation and responsive layout designWidget Blueprint authoring and managementThe Enhanced Input System for context-aware input, focus management, and controller navigation.Prototyping with Common UI, Slate, or similar Unreal frameworksDesigning performant UIs, understanding the impact of hierarchy, animation, and Unreal’s rendering pipelineMaterial-based UI design, including render targets and layered materials.Animating UI with UMG and SequencerPossesses a deep understanding of game design theory and practices, especially as it relates to UX/UI, approachability, controls, and interactionIs experienced in designing for mobile and touch devices, bonus for second-screen experiences.Can produce baseline mock-ups, especially in early prototyping stages, without additional UI art supportThrives as a member of a cross-functional multidisciplinary teamCommunicates with authenticity, intention, and curiosityGets excited by learning new skills, dashing to pitch in, even if this means flexing beyond this role’s core responsibilities, if it can help us winPlays broadly across multiple games of varied genresWorks effectively off-site on shared projectsLOCATIONLos Angeles preferredWill consider remote applicants who are willing to travel for work-related events and work a PST-oriented dev team schedule.Our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $170,000 - $260,000.Netflix provides comprehensive benefits, including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs.  Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more detail about our Benefitshere.Inclusionis a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want anaccommodation/adjustmentfor a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversitybuilds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.

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