Web Layout/UI Designer
Blizzard Entertainment has an immediate opening for a web layout/user interface designer. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of information architecture and interface usability and has experience leveraging this knowledge to help plan, organize, and structure web sites, application flows, and UI screens. The web layout/UI designer must be adept at blueprinting and constructing the foundations of complex designs but does need not be a master web graphic artist nor a skilled coder. The ideal candidate must be a great verbal and written communicator as he or she must collaborate with a multitude of individuals to generate and maintain design documentation, present ideas for feedback and iteration, and help facilitate and coordinate the implementation of a project from start to successful completion.
Requirements
- Deep understanding of website usability principles and information architecture
- Project management experience related to building websites and applications
- Ability to design layout/UI storyboards and process flowcharts
- Awareness of current trends in web and UI design
- Analytical mind capable of translating competitive analysis, industry trends, log/stats analysis, and user feedback into actionable insights on UI and process design
- Excellent documentation and presentation skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Unrelenting self-motivation and initiative
Responsibilities
- Use information architecture to plan, organize, and structure new and existing websites
- Create clean workflows for complex processes
- Visualize the content and functionality of new web pages and UI screens using block layout grids
- Create and maintain project design documentation
- Present conceptualized designs and coordinate with individuals inside and outside of team to incorporate feedback and develop consensus
Please send a cover letter, resume, and portfolio to: resumes@blizzard.com.
Your portfolio should contain URLs of sites that show your design sense and creativity. Also, as part of the portfolio, please consider creating a Blizzard-related sample layout and implementation (so we can review the coding). The work you submit should demonstrate how you would create a Blizzard-themed page. Examples of appropriate submissions would be a Blizzard product page (such as http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/) or a page based on some aspect of a Blizzard game (such as http://www.battle.net/war3/nightelf).
Basic Tips for Resume/Demo Submission
No follow-up calls or e-mails, please. This is a full-time position in Irvine, CA, and we do not have any internships or part-time positions available at this time.
