Lead UX/UI Designer – AR/VR

We started in 2012 on a mission to create breakout software and services and foster a startup culture at Samsung. Since then, our small group has become a global organization that has empowered thousands of entrepreneurs around the world who share our passion for executing against big and bold ideas and building, growing and scaling businesses.

Our team develops products, invests in startups and acquires businesses ready for scale. With a focus on cutting-edge software and services such as IoT, AI, AR/VR, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity and other transformative frontier technologies, we collaborate with seasoned founders and talented companies, providing our capital, resources, expertise and deep connections. We operate across offices in Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Francisco, New York City in the United States; Tel Aviv in Israel; Berlin in Germany; and Seoul in South Korea.

Brief Description

Samsung Next is building Whare, the AR cloud to enable a new generation of augmented reality applications. Our new team, based in San Francisco, CA, is building cross platform developer services that will power multi-user, shared AR experiences and applications at scale. This infrastructure will support all developers in the AR community with a shared global management platform for AR assets. We are looking for a seasoned all-rounder who is as good with UX as they are with UI design to help us create amazing mobile, web and AR experiences.

Full Description

As the Lead UX/UI Designer you will be responsible to showcase the Whare infrastructure to the world. This includes defining our brand presence and web, mobile and eyewear AR app experiences. You will have hands-on responsibility for all aspects of the end-to-end design from initial definition and scoping stages to overseeing final implementation.

On a day-to-day basis, you will find yourself defining/designing a variety of web and mobile apps such as:

Sample apps and demos to showcase our features.
Developer portal to allow our customers to access our tools and manage their assets.
Partner apps that incorporate our platform into their experiences.
Branding and marketing assets for web and email marketing campaigns.

The ideal candidate is passionate about AR/VR, loves working in a startup environment, has proficiency in user-centered design and has an appreciation for UX research.

Required skills and experience

5+ years of UX/product design experience with prominent mobile and web applications used at large scale.
2+ years of experience working at a fast-paced startup company.
Highly proficient in Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Invision or similar tools.
Ability to convey concepts through wireframes, flows, storyboards, and mockups.
Ability to make things beautiful using a strong understanding of composition, balance, symmetry, and white space.
Ability to plan data-driven design experiments and conduct A/B tests to discover the right UX iteratively.
Experience with designing immersive AR/VR applications and/or designing with 3D assets is a big plus.
Excellent communication skills, comfortable with highly technical subject matter, and preferably, a good sense of humor.
Ability to take in ambiguous goals, drive clarity and deliver results under pressure.