UX Designer, Partners

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?</strong></p> <p>Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.</p></div><h1><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">UX Designer</span></h1> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;"><strong>Los Angeles, CA</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The PlayStation Partners Platform is a combination of digital tools focused on game creators, internal SIE operators and developers. PlayStation Partners helps creators publish games to the highest standards, create digital store content, access developer support, track metrics on store sales and engagement. We also develop sophisticated tools that enable engineering and business telemetry, advertising campaigns, user targeting, and A/B testing.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Our department’s mission is to make PlayStation the best place for game creators to publish their games and improve the efficiency of our internal teams. We do this by working closely with different internal and external teams to understand their needs, by continually improving the support services we offer them, as well as the design, operation and performance of the Partners digital platform.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;"><strong>Role overview:</strong><br>We are seeking a UX Designer to contribute to the evolution of the Partners (Enterprise, SaaS, B2B tools) platform. This platform is used by external game publishers &amp; internal teams across SIE leadership, business/store operators, engineers, product, and more. You'll be based in our LA office, working with a distributed team focused on refining the design standards across the organization.<br>Join a product development team, focusing on software tools for both external and internal teams. Implement improvements, understand user needs, design user flows, and collaborate with developers. Shape the future of our internal tool ecosystem.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;"><strong>What you’ll be doing:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Gain a deep understanding of the PlayStation brand and services</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Work collaboratively in a cross-disciplinary product team, on both minor improvements and substantial advancements for various Enterprise tool programs</span></p> <ul> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Craft exceptional design solutions from early conceptual stages through to product releases and updates, demonstrating: </span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">User flows that align with natural work processes and good IA and navigation&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Clear function communication through navigation, layout, and language</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Collaborates with a focus on developing highly intuitive and user-friendly interfaces, while ensuring excellent component selection and design</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Consideration of user needs and priorities, including accessibility needs</span></p> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Collaborate transparently using sketches, service blueprints, user flows, and Figma prototypes</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Work closely with developers to iterate design solutions, balancing technical feasibility and product quality</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Seek and act on design feedback from users, product managers, and other collaborators</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Advocate for a user-centric, evidence-led approach that delivers the best design quality</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Share and present your designs with collaborators and colleagues, clearly explaining user needs and design rationale</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Support and collaborate with your UX design colleagues on ambitious, UX team-led initiatives</span></p> </li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong><br><strong>Who we’re looking for:<br><br></strong></span><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">You are an experienced UX designer with a proven portfolio of business-focused tools and a drive to understand sophisticated systems. You solve design problems through exploration, communication, and collaboration. You see past requirements to core user needs and articulate your decisions clearly and calmly. You can analyze problems from both a macro and micro perspective, crafting a cohesive set of tools that belong to the same family. You are a mediator among cross-functional partners, balancing product requirements, design solutions, and technical limitations.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;"><br><strong>Qualifications</strong></span></p> <ul> <li> <p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bachelor's degree in&nbsp;science,&nbsp;economics&nbsp;or related field; advanced degree a plus&nbsp;</p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">3+ years of commercial experience as a UX/Digital Product Designer, with experience working on Enterprise/B2B software products</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Proven track record in working through the entire design process from discovery and prioritisation to detailed production and launch</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Strong core UX crafting skills, with experience crafting IAs, user flows, screen layouts, and UI components. Experience with design systems is a plus</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Knowledge of commonly used web design patterns, standards, and industry guidelines</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience working closely with software product teams, including developers, product managers, user researchers, and business collaborators</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Some experience in Service Design or mapping and working with large or complex user journeys</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Involvement in User Research and Usability Tests, using results to iterate design solutions</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Experience crafting in collaboration with others, working in low-fidelity with sketches and wireframes</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Excellent communication skills with the ability to present design work confidently and clearly</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">Strong soft skills, able to explain a user-centric design approach to colleagues from technical and business-focused backgrounds</span></p> </li> <li style="color: #1d1c1d !important;"> <p><span style="color: #1d1c1d;">A portfolio or presentation showcasing your work and design process</span></p> </li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.&nbsp;<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>In addition, this role </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is eligible</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Click&nbsp;</span><a href="https://careers.playstation.com/benefits" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to learn more.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$151,500</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$227,300 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1">Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.</p> <p class="p1">Please refer to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Statement:</strong></p> <p><em>Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.</em></p> <p><em>We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>