UI/UX Designer for Web & VR

Job Profile:
Creative Services Specialist 3

Job Family:
Creative Services

Time Type:
Full time

Max Pay - Depends on experience:
$86,900.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Description:

Are you passionate about virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies?

Do you excel at creating and delivering cutting-edge educational products and solutions? If so, continue reading below for this UI/UX Designer opportunity!

EdPlus at ASU is a dynamic unit of Arizona State University focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education. We advance the economic, social, cultural, and overall health of the local, national, and international communities served by ASU.

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Dreamscape Learn (DSL) is a collaborative venture between Dreamscape Immersive and Arizona State University, merging the most advanced experiential pedagogy with the entertainment industry's best cinematic storytelling. Our mission is to deliver unique virtual reality and 2D labs and full course experiences which are provably efficacious, readily scalable, and emotionally engaging.

We're seeking a creative, self-motivated, and collaborative UI/UX Designer for VR & Web to join our Realm 4 - Dreamscape Learn team. Every day you'll make a difference in the lives of others by taking on a variety of tasks, both independently and in collaboration with other artists, game developers, project leads, and other stakeholders. You will use emerging technology tools and artificial intelligence to create new story-driven experiences and improve the interactivity and user experience of assets.

Essential Duties:

• Develop storyboards, mockups, prototypes, and detailed design specifications to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Apply user personas and scenarios to develop relevant process and user flow models.
• Collaborate with development to ensure implementation follows the design specifications.
• Improve the look and feel of interactivity and visual clarity of experiences.
• Suggest and create game assets and points of interaction that engage and captivate users.
• Execute all visual design stages from initial concept to final delivery to engineering.
• Prototype interactive experiences as needed.
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user-friendliness to complex design roadblocks.
• Create overall concepts for the user experience to ensure efficacy of user understanding and educational effectiveness, where relevant.
• Regularly communicate technical, intuitive, and interactive constraints to other departments.
• Create wireframes of user flows and other graphics to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Collaborate with other members of the team to ensure visual style, user interaction, and narrative flow fit well within the project.
• Help troubleshoot graphical issues related to UI/UX asset production.
• Assess the usability of new and existing products and make constructive and innovative suggestions for change.
• Participate in user research activities enabling the project team to build a deep and rich understanding of our users.
• Present design work to the user experience team, product team, and executives for review and feedback.
• Participate in iterative or Agile software development processes and brainstorming sessions to support software effectiveness, accessibility and ideal user experience.
• Assume or coordinate other duties or projects as assigned or directed.

NOTE: This is not a fully remote position. Must be able to reliably commute to Tempe, Arizona.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science Education (CS), or a closely related field.
• Evidence of a strong portfolio demonstrating 1) responsive and scalable user-centered design solutions, 2) industry experience in design, 3) use of Google Analytics and other website and search analytics software, 4) relevant UI/UX skills with strong interaction design skills, 5) visual design skills, 6) sensitivity to user-system interaction for web development and VR/game development.
• Demonstrated ability to rapid prototype in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Experience with UI/UX design in game engines in a professional capacity required.
• Experience in video game content creation in a professional capacity with one or more shipped titles in your portfolio.
• Demonstrated knowledge of best practices for web-based information architecture and design, as well as strong knowledge of usability principles and techniques.
• Demonstrated understanding of game UI development best practices, core principles and challenges of UI/UX from an artistic and technical perspective, and common UI/UX technical architecture and patterns.
• Experience crafting high quality assets for Web, iOS, Android, AAA games, and/or VR.
• Demonstrated comfort building both with 2D and 3D UI elements.
• Experience developing for Virtual Reality.
• Demonstrated expert understanding of adaptive, responsive, and fluid UI layout concepts.
• Experience with Dreamscape Learn's SDK platform.

NOTE: Please answer the following question in your cover letter:

• Are you willing to relocate if you are currently living outside the greater Phoenix area?
• Are you able to provide a link to your portfolio if you are selected for an interview?

Salary & Benefits:

$72,400 - $86,900 per year; DOE

ASU offers a total compensation package that includes valuable employee benefits. Click here to explore options.

• Healthcare
• Financial Security
• Retirement
• Family Resources
• Tuition Reduction (Eligible ASU Employee, their dependents and spouse.)
• Discounts

Working Environment:

You are a part of EdPlus; however, your desk will be in the workspace at Creativity Commons on the Tempe campus with the Dreamscape Learn team.

EdPlus at ASU supports flexible work options, ranging from alternate work schedules to hybrid remote work schedules, subject to approvals per ASU policy. (This is NOT a fully remote position.)

Applicant must be eligible to work in the United States. EdPlus at ASU will not be a sponsor for this position.

Department Statement:

EdPlus defines itself through a culture of curiosity, risk-taking and refusing to accept the status quo. As a central enterprise unit for ASU focused on the design and scalable delivery of digital teaching and learning models to increase student success and reduce barriers to achievement in higher education, our commitments support the University charter. ASU is a national service university and aspires to accelerate positive social outcomes through the seamless integration of cutting-edge technological innovation and scalability.

EdPlus employees are valued, respected, and encouraged to be their unique selves. We know that our ability to deliver high-quality services and educational experiences is strengthened by our culture. Our innovative approach drives outcomes through serving learners, achieving milestones, striving for excellence, solving problems, embracing urgency, and being bold.

EdPlus at ASU

Driving Requirement:
Driving is not required for this position.

Location:
Campus: Tempe

Funding:
No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:
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To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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