Job Description

Company Overview

With MSG Sphere, we are creating an entirely new medium that will deliver immersive entertainment experiences at an unparalleled scale. Beyond a venue, Sphere is a multi-sensory platform with experiential technology programming directly to your senses. You will see in ways never imagined, hear with every fiber of your being, and experience like never before. To deliver on this promise, we are building the largest immersive venue in the world, MSG Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas, with a second Sphere venue planned for London, pending necessary approvals. To create immersive experiences, and content unique to Sphere, we are growing our full stack creative, experience, design, production and engineering team across our Burbank studio in Los Angeles and Ventures headquarters in New York.

MSG Ventures is looking for a UI/UX Engineer to play an integral role in creating an amazing user experience for our suite of artist tools. Candidate will be focused on creating intuitive solutions for complex UX flows within our Previsualization, Capture, and Dailies production software. Working alongside Product and Engineering teams, candidate will wireframe, mockup, and prototype new forms of user interfaces and interactions for VR, Desktop, and Mobile applications. Working on a project from conception through execution, candidate must be able to incorporate input from a diverse group to integrate various contributions and ideas into the design of custom tools, plugins, applications, and products.

Specific Functions/Activities Summary

• Collaborate closely with the Engineering Lead and Product Manager to mockup and prototype new interaction and interface designs of VR / Desktop / Mobile applications, tools, and plugins for simulation and visualization of content for our venues.
• Work with product stakeholders (Productions, Systems, Software, and other departments) to create UX flows for new concepts and features for our software suite.
• Produce wireframes, flowcharts, icons, artwork, and UI assets in 2D and 3D to support our applications.
• Craft, mockup, and prototype new intuitive user interactions and gestures for both novice and experienced users.
• Work together with the team to understand and help convey new feature functionality through easy to understand guides, tutorials, and visual design of our user facing documentation.
• Work with QA and Product teams to contribute to acceptance requirements for proposed features.
• Identify areas that require attention and work with the Software project management team to ensure time and resources are properly allocated.

Qualifications

• Formal education in Graphic Design, Interaction/UX Design or HCI, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience designing VR, desktop, and mobile apps for artists in the film and/or games industry is required
• Working knowledge of Unity or Unreal is required
• Experience designing intuitive UX/UI for complex flows and menus is required
• Experience designing and mocking up intuitive VR user interactions and menus is required
• Proficiency in Sketch, Omnigraffle / LucidChart, Photoshop and Illustrator is required
• Proficiency in 3d modeling software to create props and UI elements is highly preferred (Maya, 3ds Max, etc..)
• Experience designing intuitive UX/UI for mobile applications is a plus
• Domain knowledge in film/game artist pipelines and creative process is a plus
• Experience designing UX/UI for plugins of various 3D Digital Content Creation and compositing tools is a plus (Maya/Cinema4D/Blender/Adobe Premiere/Nuke/etc…)
• Applicants should provide a portfolio of examples demonstrating relevant skills
• The Company requires that all individuals, subject to certain limited exceptions, be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations regarding this requirement.

Education

Candidates who have completed 60 credits of college-level coursework (representing 2 years), or have shown similar self-development through certifications, trade school coursework, etc. are preferred.

EEO Statement

At MSG we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! MSG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health choices, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, MSG complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in all locations.