Senior User Experience Designer, Esports - Publishing Platform

As UX Designers at Riot, we are responsible for design work in high-scope product areas that are complex and ambiguous. Our work includes end-to-end experience design for both players and internal customers, often spanning multiple features and teams. We work from concept through development, participate in agile product development, and partner closely with Visual Design, Research, Product, and Engineering to achieve our goals.

As a Senior User Experience Designer on the Publishing Platform Esports team, you’ll design and deliver core esports experiences that connect players and fans to Riot’s competitive ecosystem. You will focus on end-to-end UX for Riot’s esports owned-and-operated sites, as well as how esports content and features are experienced across the broader Riot ecosystem.In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing scalable, high-impact fan experiences such as Pick’Em and Crystal Ball across all Riot esports. You’ll partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, and Visual Design to translate complex requirements into clear, intuitive experiences that support both near-term product delivery and long-term ecosystem growth.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading UX design across multiple fan-focused workstreams, focusing on user flows and interaction design
• Synthesizing Riot’s existing body of player knowledge and insights from Design, Research, and customer support to shape experience principles, define opportunity spaces, and guide product investment
• Mentoring early career designers as an active member of Riot UX
• Partnering with Research to plan and execute customer outreach, or orchestrating your own customer outreach activities
• Delivering appropriate level of design artifacts for the team (e.g. strategy, research results, journey maps, flows, wireframes, and/or prototypes)
• Communicating data-informed vision and design rationale to drive shared alignment and collaboration across teams and stakeholders
• Actively participating in the Riot UX community, seeking and providing feedback on your work and processes

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience designing digital experiences, products, and platforms as a User Experience Designer or Interaction Designer
• Proficient with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch or other industry-standard design and prototyping tools
• Experience designing and releasing consumer web experiences (responsive desktop + mobile)
• A professional portfolio with examples of your past work.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Figma
• Familiarity with or experience designing web experiences for eCommerce, creator platforms, progression systems, or the entertainment industry (movies, TV, video games, music, etc.)

We will review case studies of your past work as a part of the application process, so please provide a portfolio link or PDF (as a cover letter) with your application.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first . That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $185,200.00 - $258,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.