Sr UI Designer

United States·San Francisco,Torontosenior

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General 5+ years of experience in the game development industry specializ

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DesignUi Designer

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.

Join us and be part of the play!

Zynga is looking for a Senior UI Designer. This is a unique opportunity to directly influence the look and feel of the UI for our new casual mobile game.

The User Interface Artist supports Product, UX, and Art in authoring innovative visual solutions to create visually compelling, aesthetically consistent, and effective user interface design that promotes ease of use. They unite artistic vision with the user journey by transforming conceptual layouts into refined, high-fidelity interfaces, including HUDs, iconography, and navigational elements.

Responsibilities

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Art Creation

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Create UI design/layouts
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Create high-fidelity mock-ups for pre-visualization during pre-production
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Develop mood boards and help guide the visual design of features
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Collaborate with the art team to define/adhere to a thematic art style
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Integrate functional animations for user interactions into design
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Prepare assets for implementation in the game engine

Cross Discipline Collaboration

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Collaborate with UX Leadership to ensure designs meet best-in-class player experiences
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Partner with Production on defining time estimates and surfacing risks
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Work closely with technical artists and engineers to ensure implemented UI meets technical requirements while meeting established quality standards

Contribute to Craft

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Set examples, guides, and templates for UI
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Participate in company-wide UI community events, critiques, product reviews, and feature retrospectives
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Participate in critiques, product reviews, and retrospectives
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Collaborate with UI staff from other game teams to share findings and develop standard methodologies across the organization

General

5+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UI Art and Visual Design, having worked on 3+ different game titles
Passion for the casual mobile game space with applicable portfolio examples demonstrating a wide range of work and high level of polish
Expert level in Adobe CC
Experience applying user testing and genre research into design decisions
Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently
Demonstrates proactive self-development and interest in leveling up personal, interpersonal, and craft skills
Be organized and demonstrate good digital hygiene and adhere to established naming conventions and organizational standard methodologies.

Communications

Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills
Ability to co-work and connect with multiple studio locations, teams, and partners
Able to collaborate with proactive communication and a willingness to build consensus with potentially opposing perspectives.

UI Design Expertise

A mastery in classic graphic design principles
An accomplished designer in user interface layout design, hierarchy, color theory, and information architecture

Experienced in adapting and adhering to an established visual style and building upon it
Highly polished final UI components that meet, if not exceed market expectations
Highly skilled with standard creative software such as the Adobe Creative Suite
Experienced in UI layout & design tools (Figma, or similar tools)
Familiarity with collaborative virtual environments (Miro, FigJam)

Nice to Have

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Engine Familiarity: Experience authoring and directly implementing user interfaces in Unity
UX Experience: Maintain UI library and Design System in Figma, able to present alternative UX solutions to improve user experience.
Motion Design: Design UI animations as part of the final UI vision

What We Offer

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Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site

The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,700 and $112,060 CAD per Year.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,200 and $148,320 USD per Year.

However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: 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; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses. The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. The position is for an existing vacancy.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).