Niantic Labs, creator of hit games including Pokémon GO, Monster Hunter Now, and Pikmin Bloom is seeking a Senior Systems & Economy Designer to help shape the future of Monster Hunter Now by designing high quality game experiences that delight and engage our avid players. We’re a fast paced, multi-disciplinary team of game makers, software developers and creative professionals based in Tokyo, San Francisco, and Seattle. You will be responsible for running the game economy and ensuring new features and game events deliver a well balanced and integrated game loop that improves both KPIs and player experience; living up to the bold vision for Monster Hunter Now, helping merge the virtual with the real world and inspiring people to explore together!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product, Production, Data, and Feature Designers to drive systems design across the feature roadmap and live ops calendar.
• Thoughtfully run the game economy, balancing resource sources, sinks, and progression across the entire player lifecycle.
• Plan out the long term progression strategy for the game, integrating new progression systems, content releases, and balancing for both mature and early game players.
• Partner with Product, Live Ops and Data to find high impact optimization opportunities across the live game experience.
• Take accountability for driving KPI impact via ownership of key gameplay metrics directly tied to economy design.
• Promote understanding of key game systems from market comps to influence roadmap and design decisions, driving more effective decision making.
• Collaborate with Live Ops leadership to ensure every event is contemplated and accretive to the overall game economy.
• Collaborate with Feature Designers to ensure every feature release is deeply integrated and accretive to the core progression loops.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and stakeholders, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in key meetings.
• Act as a driver of culture on the team, fostering learning, collaboration, player centricity, and excellence with an outcome oriented approach.
• Required in-office 3 days per week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in free to play game systems and economy design.
• Track record of leading game economies in successful free to play mobile games post-launch.
• Experience positively impacting KPIs via systems design for new game features.
• Deep understanding of game economy and live operations in midcore games.
• Expertise with analyzing and interpreting data to make data informed decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in both English and Japanese.
• Ability to mentor, and lead by example to develop team members.
• Flexibility in a demanding team environment.
• Passion for video games; an avid gamer with a proven understanding of mobile games.
• Have worked on a high profile game with a significant amount of daily active users.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hybrid environment and handle stress appropriately and ability to solve practical problems and be sufficiently adaptable to handle dynamic situations with little advance notice.
• Experience working on cross-functional teams with ability to communicate effectively through written and verbal communications, including asynchronous interactions with others.
• Belief in the value of bringing people together through games to explore in the real world.
• Based in Japan.

Plus If...

• Deep understanding and/or fandom of the Monster Hunter franchise
• Familiarity as a player with Monster Hunter Now, Pikmin Bloom, and/or Pokemon Go
• Experience, interest, and excitement around AR games or features
• Experience in other related fields such as UX Design, Engineering, Data, Production or Product

UX Designer - New Geolocation-Based Mobile Game / UXデザイナー - 新位置情報モバイルゲーム

Niantic’s UX Design team delivers innovative mobile experiences that inspire "exploration, exercise, and connection" for players around the world. In this position, you will tackle unique design challenges set in the real world, always placing the player’s perspective at the center of your UX design.

For your assigned game title, you will drive the UX design process from concept to completion. You will handle a broad scope of work—including UX flows, wireframes, and UI design—to shape intuitive and user-friendly experiences. Additionally, a crucial part of this role involves validating ideas using mockups and prototypes to clearly visualize and refine design concepts.

In development, you will collaborate closely with a diverse group of experts—including Engineers, Product Managers, User Researchers, and Artists—to co-create unique Niantic experiences that blend the real and digital worlds. You will actively participate in brainstorming and new feature planning, contributing directly to the product's direction.

Additionally, you will communicate your design intent visually to internal and external stakeholders using wireframes and specifications. Your goal is to foster a shared understanding while building out the design.

If the prospect of exploring the future of real-world interactive experiences that make a positive experience in people's lives sounds exciting, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Lead UX design efforts from concept to implementation for one or more player facing experiences
• Develop mockups, wireframes, prototypes, and detailed design documentation to clearly describe interaction flows and design concepts.
• Clearly communicate UX designs to all stakeholders.
• Actively participate in team rituals to conceptualize and brainstorm new features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional team members and partners, including regular and reliable attendance and participation in meetings.
• Required in-office 3 days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience in UX/UI design.
• A portfolio demonstrating interaction design for mobile applications.
• Proficiency in designing effective user flows and wireframes.
• Strong visual design skills with professional experience using design tools such as Figma.
• Ability to create sketches and designs for design validation (prototyping).
• Experience in mobile application or game development.
• Fluent in Japanese and/or English, with the ability to smoothly communicate verbally and in writing.

業務内容

NianticのUXデザインチームは、世界中のプレイヤーに「発見・エクササイズ・つながり」をもたらす革新的なモバイル体験を提供しています。本ポジションでは、リアルワールドを舞台としたユニークなデザインの課題に取り組み、常にプレイヤー視点を中心に据えてUXを設計していただきます。

担当となるゲームタイトルでは、コンセプト立案からUXデザインを推進します。UXフロー、ワイヤーフレーム、UIデザインなど幅広い領域を担当し、直感的で使いやすい体験を形にしていきます。また、モックアップやプロトタイプを活用してアイデアを検証し、デザインコンセプトを明確に具体化することも重要な役割です。

開発では、エンジニア、プロダクトマネージャー、ユーザーリサーチャー、アーティストなど、多様な専門メンバーと密接に協力し、リアルとデジタルが融合したNianticならではの体験を共に作り上げます。新機能の企画やブレインストーミングにも積極的に参加し、プロダクトの方向性づくりにも貢献します。

加えて、社内外のステークホルダーには、ワイヤーフレームや仕様書を用いてデザイン意図を視覚的に分かりやすく説明し、共通理解を形成しながらデザインを構築していきます。

週３（火、水、木）での出社が必須となります。

必須条件

• 3年以上のUX/UIデザイン実務経験
• モバイルアプリのインタラクションデザインを含むポートフォリオをお持ちの方
• ユーザーフローやワイヤーフレームを適切に設計できる方
• ビジュアルデザインに強みがあり、Figmaなどデザインツールを用いたデザイン実務経験がある方
• デザイン検証のためのスケッチやデザインを制作できる方
• モバイルアプリまたはゲームの開発経験のある方 
• 日本語又は英語での文書作成・口頭コミュニケーションがスムーズに行える方

※英語でこれらのことができればなお歓迎します

• 変化の早い環境に柔軟に適応し、実用的な課題解決ができる方
• 多職種との協働経験があり、対面・オンライン問わず円滑なコミュニケーションができる方

Role: Integrated Designer

Location: Tokyo, Japan

About the role: 

OLIVER is seeking an Integrated Designer to join a high-profile account for a Fortune 500 financial services firm. This global account has already seen growth and is continuing to expand. 

The Integrated Designer collaborates on the creation and delivery of a range of cross-platform design work while adhering to creative/brand guidelines. The Designer will proactively manage design quality, accuracy, and consistency across all creative work.

This role requires fluency in both English and Japanese.

What you will be doing: 

This dedicated team is comprised of project managers, creative and digital designers, developers, and video producers. The team also partners closely with Hong Kong, Shanghai, Japan, and our global counter-parts in US and UK.

Working closely with our stakeholders you will work as part of a team designing and producing a variety of materials for digital and print. In the day to day, you’ll be directing, reviewing, and executing digital and print work.

Digital: corporate websites, campaigns, newsletters, email flyers, e-Learning modules, banner images, and graphics, etc.

Print: you will handle posters, flyers, brochures, newsletters, signage, event/campaign collateral, and communications related to major holidays, among other projects.

• Develop creative and graphic concepts (for digital and print) in collaboration with assigned teams to meet the aims of the brief
• Illustrates concepts by designing rough layout of art and copy regarding arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts
• Present concepts and designs to key individuals, advising clients on strategies to reach a particular audience
• Follow projects throughout all stages of print, production and/or online deployment
• Provide production support to produce technically correct, digital, or print ready mechanicals for release
• Interact regularly with creative leadership, creative partners and other team members as needed for completion of assigned projects
• Solve business challenges through marketing and smart creative design
  
  

What you need to be great in this role: 

• 4+ years of relevant experience in: Digital, Print, Motion Graphics, Web Design, UX-UI, Artwork, Production
• Well versed in Adobe CC, Figma, and MS Office
• Highly creative, innovative, and skilled in design and graphics
• The ability to interpret marketing ideas and turns them into visual reality at a world-class level
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the proven ability to build and maintain strong and effective client and internal relationships
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, along with the ability to listen for understanding to execute the work according to the customers’ needs.
• Passion for and inquisitive about AI and new technologies 
• Understanding and knowledge of AI tools is beneficial, but ability to learn and digest benefits and features of AI tools is critical 

Req ID: 16928

#LI-RO1 #LI-Hybrid

We are partnered with a digital asset management firm for a Senior Project Manager / UI/UX Designer. You will play a critical role in managing the delivery of institutional trading dashboards for the web3 institutional platform. Your expertise will bridge project management and design, ensuring a seamless user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and design of trading dashboards with a focus on UI/UX.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate on and off-chain data into intuitive interfaces.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and deliverables to meet strategic objectives.
• Ensure alignment with stakeholders by effectively communicating project progress and challenges.
• Utilize both design and technical skills to enhance user engagement and functionality.

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in project management within digital asset management environments.
• 3-5 years of related blockchain, exchange, or brokerage experience.
• Strong UI/UX design skills with a portfolio showcasing relevant work.
• Familiarity with dashboard design and decentralized finance (DeFi) products.
• Proficient in managing data integration from various sources, including on and off-chain.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.

Summary: Join a well-funded startup focused on revolutionizing the creator economy with a consumer-facing decentralized application (dApp). As a Lead Product Designer, you will manage the design team and spearhead UX strategy to enhance user experience in the Web3 space.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the design team to develop innovative solutions for the creator economy.
• Develop and implement UX strategies to improve user engagement and onboarding in the Web3 environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align design objectives with company goals.
• Conduct user research and use insights to inform design decisions.
• Stay current with industry trends and integrate best practices into the design process.

Required Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in design, with a focus on UX/UI.
• Deep knowledge and proven experience with Web3 onboarding processes.
• 3-4 years of experience in blockchain dApp development with a focus on community and growth.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing a design team.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.