Microsoft AR/VR Job | Visual Designer
Job（岗位）: Visual Designer
Type（岗位类型）: Design & Creative
Citys（岗位城市）: Redmond, United States
Date（发布日期）: 2021-12-14
Summary（岗位介绍）
In Microsoft Mixed Reality, people—not devices—are at the center of everything we do. Our tech moves beyond screens and pixels, creating a new reality aimed at bringing us closer together—whether that’s scientists “meeting” on the surface of a virtual Mars or some yet undreamt-of possibility. To get there, we’re incorporating groundbreaking technologies, from the revolutionary Holographic Processing Unit to computer vision, machine learning, human-computer interaction, and more.
We’re a growing team of talented engineers, program managers and artists putting technology on a human path across all Windows devices, including Microsoft HoloLens, the Internet of Things, phones, tablets, desktops, and Xbox. Our team has people from a wide variety of backgrounds, identities, previous work histories, life experiences, and we are eager to maintain and grow that diversity. Our varied backgrounds and unique experiences enable us to be better at building the best solutions for our customers and make for dynamic and joyful collaborations with colleagues!
You are drawn to working on the latest and most innovative products in the world. You seek projects that will transform how people interact with technology. You have a drive to grow your skillset by finding unique challenges that have yet to be solved. We are looking for a highly motivated Visual Designer to come join us in delivering the next wave of holographic experiences in an exciting new project.
Qualifications（岗位要求）
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in design with an emphasis on graphic design, product design, user interface, and/or motion graphics
- A portfolio that showcases delightful and well-crafted experiences, with a refined understanding of systematic design
- Great visual design skills and ability to apply and extend a design language.
- Expertise creating design systems, product guidelines, brand guidelines, mood boards and motion studies.
- Meticulous sense of detail and ability to seek out simple solutions to complex design challenges.
- Excellent professional communication, collaboration, time-management, and organizational skills
- BA/BS in Graphic Design, Illustration, UI/UX, Digital Media (Design & Production), or related field/discipline
- Proficiency on mainstream creative tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with 3D visualization tools (e.g. Cinema 4D, Maya, or Houdini)
- Experience designing Mixed Reality or VR experiences.
- Experience designing UI on real-time engines (Unity).
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
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Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
Description（岗位职责）
- Develop a comprehensive design system for Mixed Reality
- Create innovative, performant, and beautiful graphical elements and animations balancing strong aesthetics with clear functionality
- Work closely with the Creative Director and creative design team to define and drive the visual language and style to create an authentic user experience
- Rapidly prototype to demonstrate design concepts with emphasis on visual design & systematic thinking.
- Provide creative solutions to complex visual and interaction problems that are intuitive and delightful.
- Visual development: create sketches, storyboards, wireframes, pre-viz, walk-throughs and prototypes to communicate your design to the CD and the rest of the team
- Iterate in low-fidelity to arrive at the best possible design, then execute at high-fidelity to create and deliver ship-quality visuals and content
- Always approach a challenge from multiple angles and deliver a variety of solutions
- Actively participate in creative discussions and reviews, as part of effective communication with team members across disciplines
- Contribute in all phases of product development including hands-on crafting of experiences, designing and creating assets and visual elements
- Develop clear guidelines and identity that others can follow.
- Communicate and present your ideas to the team and generate excitement.
- Collaborate with cross-discipline peers to solve experiential and technical problems and drive incredible product experiences from concept to completion
- Be a positive and creative force in the team
