Lead Designer

About the Job and Role

We are seeking a Lead Product Designer with a passion for gaming. As a Lead

Product Designer at our gaming company, you will play a crucial role in shaping

the user experience and visual design of our gaming products. You will work

closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, game

developers, and user researchers, to create innovative and engaging

experiences for our players. This role requires a deep understanding of both the

gaming industry and user-centered design principles.

Responsibilities:

User Experience (UX) Design:

• Ability to conduct and understand user research to understand player needs, behaviors, and preferences.
• Create user journeys, mockups, prototypes, storyboards, and presentations to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Design intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for games, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable player journey.
• Pitch and present concepts, proposals, and updates to stakeholders and translate complex concepts and interactions into simple, elegant, and coherent design.
• Visual Design and System:
• Develop visually stunning and cohesive design elements while working closely with other designers and brand teams.
• Maintain consistency in design across different platforms and devices.
• Proficiency in building Design Systems and Prototyping frameworks.
• Prototyping and Iteration:
• Create interactive prototypes to test and iterate on design concepts.
• Gather feedback from play-testing and user testing sessions to refine and improve designs.
• Work closely with developers to ensure the implementation aligns with the intended design.

Collaboration:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, engineers, and brand teams.
• Communicate design ideas and concepts effectively, fostering a collaborative and creative environment.
• Participate in design critiques and contribute to the overall design vision of the gaming products.
• Research and Stay Updated:
• Stay informed about industry trends, competitor products, and emerging technologies in the gaming space.
• Apply insights from gaming and design research to enhance the overall user experience.

Accessibility and Inclusivity:

• Ensure that designs are accessible and inclusive to a diverse player base.
• Advocate for inclusive design practices and consider diverse needs in the design process.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Coach and mentor designers, raising the craft and critical thinking of the team.
• Provide actionable feedback through design critiques and 1:1s.
• Identify skill gaps and facilitate growth through hiring, training, or process changes.

Desired Skills & Qualifications

At Baazi, we prioritise product principles and gamers first approach.

• 6-10 years of professional experience on a product design team.
• Proven experience in all phases of the design process including user research, wireframing, prototyping, visual design, interaction design, and usability testing
• Ability to lead a team/POD towards end user goals.
• Knowledge of relevant tools like Figma, Photoshop, After Effects.
• An intuitive eye for customer needs beyond the obvious.
• Excellent attention to detail wrt to design deliveries as well as ensuring experience reaching the users what was designed for them.
• A strong track record of collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to conduct, interpret, and present qualitative and quantitative feedback and research.
• Exceptional communication skills for conveying design concepts and roadmaps.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Critically analyse the success of your solutions and iterate.
• Understanding of business objectives and execution of said objectives.
• A well-rounded portfolio showcasing strong problem solving and visual aesthetics with end outcomes.
• Staying updated with trends around and helping teams having knowledge of the same.
• Any previous experience with building gaming project or product would be a great +

Portfolio

• We are looking for your most recent and impressive projects to evaluate your
• skills properly.
• A diverse portfolio is ideal for providing a quick summary of accomplishments
• and abilities. It is crucial that an illustrator’s portfolio includes reviews and
• references in addition to prior work.
• Also if you have passion for games, it gets us more excited :)