Beachhead Studio, an Activision developer located in Santa Monica, CA, is the creator of an all-new digital platform and service for the Call of Duty franchise, Call of Duty® ELITE.  Call of Duty ELITE supports in-game integration and brings online experiences and console play together for the first time. For additional information about ELITE, visit ttp://www.callofduty.com/elite

We have an immediate opening for a talented Senior UX Designer to join our team. 

Responsibilities:

• Gather business, interface, and data structure requirements for interactive Web, Mobile, Tablet, and Console applications. 
• Work within the house Design and User Experience team to define interactive experiences. 
• Collaborate and work with mixed teams (IA, Visual Design, Front-End Development, Vendors) to deliver web site enhancements on time and to spec.
• Prepare paper prototypes and click-through demos of key application interface functionality. 
• Produce design artifacts for project deliverables, such as annotated mock-ups, wireframes, user interface elements and interaction workflows.
• Incorporate site analytics and customer feedback and apply them intelligently into iterative design solutions.
• Bring projects from concept to realization - doing everything possible to ensure their success.
• Expertise of accurately creating and managing task tickets on Jira or any other project management tool.

Required Skills:

• 3+ years of professional web application design experience with an emphasis on interaction, and visual design.
• Experience across the entire product lifecycle (lived through multiple launches)
• Expert abilities with the Adobe InDesign, XHTML, CSS, and Javascript
• Design background and photoshop capabilities a plus. 
  
• Solid understanding of the apabilities of Web browsers across multiple platforms, and the constraints involved in designing for online media
• Familiarity with Mobile and Console Applications a plus
• Voracious appetite for all things Web; if it is happening, you already know about it.
• Ability to communicate or prototype transitions and animations within the user interface. 
• Have the daptability and perseverance to produce multiple rounds of designs in pursuit of the most user-friendly solution.
• Expect to engage in an ongoing healthy debate about design vs. user experience.
• Passion for solving interactive roblems and finding the easiest, simplest way for users to get from point A to Z.
• A skilled communicator who welcomes honest, candid feedback.