Lead UX Designer (Mobile Gaming)

Location: Santa Monica, California, United States; onsite four days per week. Evening meetings with people in China are typically required once or twice a week.

Salary: $124,000–$229,400 annual base pay in the U.S.; incentive compensation may also be available but is not guaranteed.

Company

hirify.global develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment, including the Call of Duty franchise.

What you will do

• Lead UX ideation and direction for key systems and surfaces in Call of Duty: Mobile.
• Translate player data, research, and competitor insights into experience concepts, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-level designs.
• Partner with Product Managers to identify high-impact UX opportunities and problems worth solving.
• Collaborate with UX, design, and production teams at Tencent to establish UX direction for detailed design and implementation.
• Evaluate postlaunch UX performance and use learnings to guide iteration and future work.
• Establish UX best practices, standards, and processes for the product team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in UX design, product design, or a closely related role.
• Experience with mobile-first design and a strong track record of improving player or user experience.
• Ability to generate and apply player insights to understand pain points and opportunities.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work onsite in the Santa Monica office four days per week.
• Availability for occasional evening meetings with colleagues in China.

Nice to have

• Experience working on a mobile free-to-play game.
• Experience with rapid or AI-assisted prototyping tools.
• Experience playing Call of Duty or similar games on mobile, PC, or console.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings or reimbursement accounts, and insurance programs.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays and vacation, sick time, floating holidays, parental leave, and bereavement leave.
• Mental health, wellbeing, and fitness programs, plus free and discounted games.
• Relocation assistance may be available when the company requires a geographic move for the role.