Product Designer

Employer

Job Description

Okay with Fully Remote. If local to Redmond, WA would be nice to go onsite.

Summary

Product Designer - XR (AR, VR, MR)

  • As a Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in creating innovative, user-centric experiences for XR (AR, VR, MR) products within the Microsoft Windows ecosystem. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and refine immersive experiences that are both functional and visually compelling

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with designers, product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define and deliver on the product vision for XR experiences
  • Design intuitive and immersive user interfaces and interactions tailored for AR, VR, and MR environments
  • Create wireframes, prototypes, and detailed visual designs that effectively communicate design ideas and user flows
  • Work closely with developers to ensure the design vision is executed faithfully and efficiently
  • Contribute to the development of design systems and best practices that support scalability and consistency across XR products

Typical Day in the Role:

  • Purpose of the Team: The purpose of this team is brining Windows through Mixed Reality. Need a Product designer / UX designer that has some experience with XR. Designing for AR, VR etc., the resource will help the team bring the whole of the Windows ecosystem into this space
  • Key Projects: This role will contribute to bring Windows to MR
  • Typical Task Breakdown and Operating Rhythm: The role will consist of 20% meetings, alignments, work sessions, 50% heads down working on tasks, Figma, unity, and the rest of the time will vary depending on the deadlines

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field preferred
  • 2+ years of experience in product design, with a focus on XR (AR, VR, MR) or related fields
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD
  • Strong portfolio showcasing experience in designing immersive experiences for XR platforms
  • Experience using prototyping tools for XR, such as ShapesXR, Bezi, or similar, to rapidly visualize and iterate on spatial experiences
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate design decisions effectively
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Unity experience is a plus

Additional Information

Candidate Requirements:

  • Years of Experience Required: 2+ overall years of experience in the field
  • Degrees or certifications required: No degree is required to be eligible for this role
  • Disqualifiers: Candidates with no portfolio and does not have examples of a couple of projects that they have worked on will not be eligible for the role
  • Best vs. Average: The ideal resume would contain any experience working in XR (whether it is working in the game studio, in working in VR games, working at Meta, etc.)
  • Performance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on quality of work and quality of deliverables

Top 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

  • Minimum 2+ years’ experience with Figma - Required
  • Minimum 2+ years’ experience with Adobe suite - Required

Note: Unity experience (any game engine Experiences is valid, but unity definitely A + and C sharp experience is A+ as well) - Not required, but a very nice to have

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are an organization that values diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including minorities and person with disabilities.

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