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Principal UX Designer
Sharkmob
Job Summary
Come join the fun and take part in the development of our project, Exoborne, an exciting next step in our studio’s evolution and growth. As our Principal UX Designer, you will help define our internal user experience processes. You will also work hands-on as an expert in our development process and be a link between the creative direction and the different design teams – all while keeping the player’s experience top of mind.
You will collaborate closely with other departments and stakeholders, such as our insights team, to ensure that we work towards a consistent, connected, and appreciated user experience, together. At Sharkmob, we are looking for people who want to have fun at work, share ownership, and create great shooter games. Responsible people who have a positive attitude, are passionate about their work and value professionalism.
Key Responsibilities
- Stay up-to-date, explore, benchmark and analyse UX best practices in the games industry.
- Develop and maintain user experience design principles and UX related documentation for our games.
- Combine insights through data and feedback with design execution to produce intuitive and usable user experiences.
- Communicate and ensure that best practices, design principles and insights are known and an active part of the design and development to ensure a consistent experience.
- Facilitate meetings and workshops to answer design and experience related questions, impacts on user and business metrics, and work as a sounding board for developers and creative directors alike.
- Ideate, conceptualise and produce ideas that bring consistency, simplicity, and put the user in the center of our game.
- Lead change initiatives and be open to new ways of working while sharing knowledge with others.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- At least 10 years of experience working with UX Design.
- Relevant bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Science, Human Factors, or related field.
- Experience working with accessibility standards (WCAG, CVAA).
- Cross-platform experience designing for multiple platforms.
- Good understanding of product specifications and user psychology.
- Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
- Experience working with features or products from idea to design, implementation, and balancing.
- Stakeholder management experience within a design process and presenting designs, insights, and related information to senior/C-suite stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in the games industry, preferably with live games.
- Experience using Figma.
- An advanced degree is preferred.
About Sharkmob
Sharkmob was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden. We are currently working on Exoborne – a Sharkmob original game. We have previously released Bloodhunt – a battle royale shooter set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. We develop games for PC and console, using Unreal Engine 5 to power our vision and ambition.
At Sharkmob, we are committed to building an inclusive team that represents diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skillsets – because we believe that helps us create great games. We welcome all candidates who are aligned with our core values of shared ownership, great games, and, last but not least – having fun! We hope you want to join us on our adventure and become a part of our crew.
You can find more great perks of being a crew member on our homepage.
