UX Manager, Mixed Reality
Amazon Studios
Santa Monica, CAThis was removed by the employer on 4/6/2017 5:33:00 PM PST
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Amazon Studios is at the forefront of the evolving media landscape, delivering hundreds of thousands of existing titles and original content to customers every day. The Mixed Reality team is focused on defining next generation platforms and content.
UX is never more important than when making users feel comfortable with new mediums; interface and experience make or break new technologies. As UX Design Manager for Mixed Reality, you will lead the creation of our mixed reality product experiences, serving as the guiding force for design that will delight and inspire our customers. For starters, you will play an integral role in defining and creating our next-generation virtual reality UX across all supported mobile and positional platforms including Daydream, Oculus, Vive, and Playstation.
You will be working with a passionate team to figure out the best way to build and deliver content for new mediums. Apps, filmmaking, TV, games, storytelling, art, engineering, analytics; it all comes together on our team. You'll get to work on all aspects of UX design including information architecture, interaction, motion, visual, audio, voice design, and prototyping. In a fast-paced, collaborative environment, you'll drive design from early-stage conceptual design all the way through final delivery and launch. You'll work closely with product management, engineering, and executive leadership across Mixed Reality and beyond.
We are looking for a talented and experienced design leader with exceptional problem-solving abilities, clear communication skills, and solid design instincts who can translate business needs into fantastic customer-focused solutions. Ideal candidates are self-starters who bring original ideas and fresh approaches to each project they work on. They are responsive, flexible, and thrive in collaborative work environments.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead a creative team to design and evolve Mixed Reality UX on an ongoing basis
• Create UX that balances the need for consistency across devices • Ensure our UX supports measurable business requirements and goals • Incorporate market analysis, customer feedback, technical constraints, and usability findings into design
• Quickly and iteratively create interaction flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups throughout the design process
• Develop and maintain detailed information architecture and design specifications
• Present design work to UX, Product, and Engineering teams, as well as stakeholders and executive leadership
• Collaborate with designers on common UX systems design
• Proactively mentor and develop other Designers
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in design, human-computer interaction (HCI), or equivalent professional experience
• 6 years of experience as a UX designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar
• Experience creating services and applications with multiple user touchpoints on different platforms and devices. This includes mobile, web, and devices.
• Experience with digital media, ecommerce, search, social, and other major application types and their UX patterns
• Portfolio of work demonstrating breadth and depth in UX and visual design. This should also include approach and process.
• Experience as a leader of multi-disciplinary creative teams
• Familiarity with technical aspects of UX across VR, web, iOS, Android, and other mobile platforms
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills including the ability to present design concepts clearly and persuasively to colleagues, partners, stakeholders and especially to senior executives
• Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Relentless desire for innovation, balanced with business needs and customer expectations
• Proficiency in UX design and prototyping tools
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Previous experience and accomplishments creating entertainment-focused, streaming media UX systems
• Familiarity with VR, AR, and video game UI design and technology
• Familiarity with Web, Devices, and Voice UI design and technology
• Expertise in UX performance optimization using qualitative and quantitative assessment