As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. We are looking for a Principal UX Designer to join the Zynga Poker team. As a Principal Designer you'll shape the end to end experience for a live, social, real-time competitive game for millions of players globally where clarity, trust, and delight matter every hand played.

Collaborate with the product and design teams to conceptualize, define, and develop features that yield extraordinary experiences for our players.

Create user flows, interface wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation.

Employ the classic design process of defining problems, researching, analyzing, designing, and validating results.

Create UI design/layouts.

Collaborate with the art team to define/adhere to a thematic art style.

Design functional animation for user interactions.

Participate in the planning and moderating of user testing.

Partner with technical artists and engineers to ensure designs will work well in the game engine.

Set examples, guides, and standard methodologies in UI/UX for others in your game team.

Lead and participate in company-wide UI/UX community events, critiques, product reviews, and feature retrospectives.





Bachelor's degree in HCI, Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, or related area required. A combination of education and experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.

6+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UX/UI, having worked on 3+ different game titles.

A portfolio with relevant industry/personal work.

Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing.

Ability to utilize new tools and technologies as they evolve with AI.

Proactive self-development and interest in leveling up personal, interpersonal, and craft skills.

An authority on the UX Design process: Defining usability challenges, researching the problem space, analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, designing appropriate solutions, and validating ideas through testing.

Experienced expert in designing for games vs. An accomplished expert with prototyping design software.

An accomplished expert in user interface layout design, hierarchy, color theory, and information architecture.

Can consistently produce high-quality visual assets for user interfaces.

Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits site The pay range for this position in Ontario at the start of employment is expected to be between $96,400 and $142,660 CAD per Year.

Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements,



including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular, full time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company's discretionary time off program; paid parental and compassionate leave; The use of Artificial Intelligence is not being used to screen candidates. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual's race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.

Zynga's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e.,

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