Staff UX Designer, Visual and Motion Design

Google seeks a Staff UX Designer specializing in visual and motion design to lead Beam platform experiences onsite in Seattle, WA.

Responsibilities

• Define and align the long term product and user experience strategy for the Beam platform across cross functional leaders.
• Pioneer the cinematic future of the platform by delivering concept reels and high fidelity motion mockups as a hybrid motion and visual design specialist.
• Develop a premium motion language and set standards for visual and motion systems within 3D environments to maintain a cohesive identity.
• Collaborate with User Research to assess emotional resonance and usability of premium motion and visual patterns through high fidelity simulations.
• Tackle highly ambiguous spatial design challenges, including geospatial design and depth based visual hierarchy, using rapid high fidelity visualization to scale features.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience in product design or UX, with a focus on hybrid visual and motion design.
• Experience with 3D design tools or motion graphics software.
• Include a portfolio, website, or other relevant link to your work in your resume.

Technologies

• Rive
• After Effects
• Spline
• Cinema 4D

Compensation

USD 188,000 - 275,000 per year

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year, increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle, including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

About the job

Google Beam is an AI-first, 3D video communication platform designed for life sized collaboration. As a Staff UX Designer, you will be a hybrid motion and visual expert who designs new platform experiences. You will bridge aesthetics and movement, prototyping and crafting narratives for 3D and AI products. You will solve ambiguous problems, pioneer generative AI workflows, and establish cohesive motion guidelines across environments.

Beam is a lifelike communication technology from Google that enables real face-to-face conversations regardless of distance. Driven by state-of-the-art 3D imaging and spatial audio and integrated with today’s leading remote video platforms, Beam supports immersive collaboration. As part of the Beam team, you will collaborate with teammates across major functions in a fast paced product oriented environment.