Product Designer

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Partner with artists and engineers to turn conceptual workflow ideas into concrete designs
• Conduct user research and facilitate group conversations to help guide and clarify project goals
• Test, evaluate, and refine your designs in highly iterative development cycles, through deployment and beyond
• Communicate your design ideas in front of large groups and/or one-on-one with artists, engineers, and management
• Engage with engineers to hone in on actionable designs, proposing alternatives along the way and embracing technical underpinnings
• Create design specifications for engineering teams that capture the key conceptual, interactive and visual design details
• Advocate for user-centered design processes throughout the studio

REQUIREMENTS
• Fluency in a variety of user-research methodologies (such as contextual interviews, surveys, and group discussions)
• Ability to express design concepts through storyboards, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and full-fidelity mockups using tools such as Figma
• Ability to convincingly articulate your design rationale to users and engineers visually, orally, and in writing
• Experience with designing at all levels, from defining and identifying broad system-level concepts down to fine-tuning specific interactions and visuals
• A portfolio that showcases both strong visual and interaction design work

BONUSES
• Masters in Design, HCI, CS or related field
• Experience with 3D, digital content creation, games, or other media production tools and pipelines
• Interest in design systems and modular design patterns, and experience putting them into practice
• Proficiency with computer programming languages and concepts

Pixar's objective is to combine proprietary technology and world-class creative talent to develop computer-animated feature films with memorable characters and heartwarming stories that appeal to audiences of all ages.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d93mvm-18-221-187-121-42 in your application.