Job Description

In Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together—whether that’s scientists “meeting” on the surface of a virtual Mars or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we’re incorporating groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and more.

 

We’re a growing team of talented engineers, designers and artists putting technology on a human path across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, the Internet of Things, phones, tablets, desktops, and Xbox. Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, previous work histories, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!

 

If you are passionate about groundbreaking Mixed Reality technology and want to work on a team dedicated to a culture of inclusion, growth mindset and collaboration, we need you, we are hiring a Senior Visual Designer!

Responsibilities

• Develop a comprehensive design system for Mixed Reality
• Create innovative, performant, and compelling graphic elements and animations balancing strong aesthetics with clear functionality
• Work closely with the Creative Director and creative design team to define and drive the visual language and style to create an authentic user experience
• Create motion graphics and visual elements in a variety of styles and forms, mixing 2D, 2.5D and 3D techniques
• Provide creative solutions to complex visual and interaction problems that are easy to comprehend and implement
• Visual development: create sketches, storyboards, wireframes, pre-viz, walk-throughs and prototypes to communicate your design to the AD and the rest of the team
• Iterate in low-fidelity to arrive at the best possible design, then execute at high-fidelity to create and deliver ship-quality visuals and content
• Always approach a challenge from multiple angles and deliver a variety of solutions
• Actively participate in creative discussions and reviews, as part of effective communication with team members across disciplines
• Contribute in all phases of product development including hands-on crafting of experiences, designing and creating assets and visual elements
• Develop clear guidelines and identity that others can follow.
• Communicate and present your ideas to the team and generate excitement
• Seek out and advocate best practices across the studio for creating premium high-quality visuals and user experience design for Mixed Reality products
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• A portfolio that showcases delightful and well-crafted experiences, with a refined understanding of systematic design
• 5+ years' of experience in design with an emphasis on graphic design, product design, user interface, and/or motion graphics
• BA/BS in Graphic Design, Illustration, UI/UX, Digital Media (Design & Production), or related field/discipline  
• 5+ years' experience on mainstream creative tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Great visual design skills and ability to apply and extend a design language.
• Expertise creating design systems, product guidelines, brand guidelines, mood boards and motion studies.
• Meticulous sense of detail and ability to seek out simple solutions to complex design challenges.   
• Excellent professional communication, collaboration, time-management, and organizational skills 
  

Aditional Qualifications

• Experience with 3D visualization tools (e.g. Cinema 4D, Maya, or Houdini)
• Experience designing Mixed Reality or VR experiences.
• Experience designing UI on real-time engines (Unity). 
  

Requirements

These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role.

Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

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