Always looking to simplify and make things easier to understand. Having your inner three-year old asking “why…?” all the time. Can’t buy a new product without noticing (and finding improvements for) every step from unboxing to continued long-term use.
Still with us? Awesome, because HyperX is looking for an experienced UX designer to join the UX team in their quest to create the most amazing product experiences in the gaming industry.
Our tagline isn’t “We’re All Gamers” for fluff. HyperX is committed to creating products that focus on inclusivity and creativity. As a member of our team, you would play an active role in shaping the gaming community into a more accessible, more exciting place by creating experiences for users that range from noobs to professional e-sports players. We celebrate individuality and believe that communities are better when we all embrace our uniqueness. As a UX designer, you would be instrumental in allowing our users to express themselves through our products.
- Role must be located in Fountain Valley
Responsibilities
- Designing software and app user-interfaces for multiple platforms to enable industry-leading gaming hardware experiences.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define user needs, design objectives, and align with business goals.
- Maintaining a shared design library including elements that make up our global unified design language.
- Building functional prototypes of UI elements to share with UX research and Software engineering stakeholders.
- Presenting designs and design recommendations to internal stakeholder audiences and using research findings to clarify and explain the conclusions.
- Conducting UI quality assurance reviews of developer builds to ensure pixel perfect implementation, visual and behavioral consistency, and full alignment with approved design specifications.
- Advocating our users’ point-of-view in the larger design discussions; voicing their feedback and connecting that to our design and business goals.
- Staying up to date with latest design trends and user expectations, always looking for new and creative ways to improve the software/app experiences.
Education and Experience Required
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant Design field, Human-Computer Interaction, or demonstrated competence.
- 5 years of relevant experience with a focus on software and apps, ideally in the hardware technology or gaming sectors.
- Strong design portfolio highlighting software and app design experience, as well as visual and/or graphic design.
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong desire to ask and understand “why” in order to simplify complex concepts into intuitive tasks.
- Ability to solve problems by asking questions and actively listening.
- Solid understanding of design principles, theories, and concepts (including accessibility and responsive design concepts).
- Working knowledge of Windows, iOS, and Android operating systems & design guidelines.
- Strong understanding and experience in designing and implementing research and data collection plans for user experience testing and acceptance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate user experience data, design proposals and product specifications and negotiate options at management levels. Ability to present, pitch and convince.
- Eager to challenge the status quo, continuously finding ways to innovate.
- Experience with 3D design software (Figma) and/or UI development in Xcode or Android Studio.
- Bonus point for experience with interface prototyping with Protopie or similar tools.
About HyperX
HyperX's mission has been to develop a wide array of high-quality peripherals – headsets, keyboards, mice, mousepads, and charging accessories – for the gaming community and beyond. Our award-winning brand is known for consistently delivering products that provide superior comfort, aesthetics, performance, and reliability. HyperX gear is the choice of celebrities, pro gamers, and tech enthusiasts worldwide because it’s designed by people with a passion for gaming. With over 20 million headsets, one million keyboards, and one million microphones shipped worldwide, we’re just getting started.
Join the global #HyperXFamily and learn how our products can enhance your experience by boosting performance for your PC, consoles, and mobile devices. No matter your skill level, preferred genre, or play style, we embrace gaming enthusiasts everywhere with our core belief — We’re All Gamers.
The pay range for this role is $105,050 to $161,800 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Benefits:
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)
The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.
