Experience Designer- The Sims

Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our drive is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of The Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. Maxis is a place where you can do what you love and help others grow while doing it; a place where your unique voice can be heard and seen. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be.

Teams are building the next generation game and creative platform, Project Rene and reimagining The Sims that players know and love with even more new ways to play. We're excited you're interested to learn more about how you can join our team and dream big.

You will be reporting to the Development Director.

Location: Remote North America - open to most North America locations

As an Experience Designer with Maxis, you will partner with engineering, game design, research, and production teams to develop user interfaces and related systems from initial prototypes through final implementation.

Responsibilities:

• You will create user-centered design processes to provide design solutions while maintaining and following an existing comprehensive design system.
• You will be an advocate for usability, inclusiveness, and accessibility.
• You will create UI artifacts including iconography, UI mockups, and implement UI in the game engine.
• You will find design solutions that are informed by player data.
• You will create UX artifacts including experience maps, player flows, screens, content, states, wireframes, and prototypes that promote ease of use and are engaging while balancing player, business, and technical goals.

Qualifications:

• Experience with end-to-end development from the UX and UI phase and familiarity with technical UI authoring frameworks and experience implementing in engine.
• Visual design skills (i.e., composition, iconography, layout, typography, and color theory).
• Knowledge of usability principles and designing for accessibility, diversity, and inclusivity.
• Proficiency in modern design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch.
• A portfolio demonstrating user-centered designs across multiple digital products, including creating research and data-informed designs that meet player needs and motivations.
• At least 4 years of UX/UI experience as a UX designer, visual designer, UI artist, product designer or similar role. Your experience includes some combination of: game and non-gaming products, live service and/or social networks.
• Comfortable presenting cohesive design approaches to non-design audiences.
• Experience with user research methodologies and user data analysis.

Visit us at: https://www.ea.com/ea-studios/maxis

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):

º $95,450 - $141,800

• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):

º $89,200 - $141,800

• Jersey City, NJ:

º $105,250 - $141,800

• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):

º $89,200 - $118,550

• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):

º $89,200 - $130,750

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.