Nex is on a mission to help families rediscover the joy of movement. Created by parents for parents Nex combines technology and play to deliver fun social and interactive experiences powered by natural body motion encouraging kids and adults to move more play more and have fun together. Nex Playground the company’s award-winning active play system is purpose-built to get families moving year-round with safety and privacy as core considerations in its intentional design. It is certified kidSAFE+ COPPA compliant and built to support healthy active play for all ages and abilities. Nex Playground features a growing library of 50+ experiences including motion and dance games fitness and educational experiences and Nex Originals. Content includes collaborations with partners like Hasbro Sesame Workshop and NBCUniversal. Nex has been recognized by Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies TIME’s Best Inventions and Parents’ Best Entertainment System for Families and has earned Red Dot IDEA and Core77 international design awards. We encourage you to explore Have Fun and Is Motion Gaming Back? as they offer a deeper look into our culture values and explain how our approach to motion gaming differs from previous generations. To protect yourself from recruitment scams please note that Nex communicates through official company emails ending in @nex.inc. If you receive a suspicious email or message please do not respond and report it immediately to us. Location Remote (US) or San Jose CA Annual Salary USD 125000 - USD 175000 Type 3 month contract with potential for FTE conversion Reports to Director of Product Design The Role We are looking for a talented and motivated Product Designer to own the design and user experience (UX) of Playground. This role will be critical in creating an engaging family-friendly interface that enhances how users interact with Playground. You will collaborate closely with our product and engineering teams to design and iterate on experiences that support our mission to connect families through fun and physical activity. Using first principles thinking you’ll be tirelessly seeking opportunities to improve the first-time user experience the core browsing experience and other features intended to engage and retain users. Key Responsibilities Lead the design process for the OS focusing on user needs usability and delightful interactions for both kids and adults. Design and prototype the UI/UX for our custom Android-based operating system including navigation settings and play modes. Design user-friendly web-based features that allow users to manage their Playground account off-device Work closely with product leaders engineers and marketers to understand requirements align on objectives and deliver innovative design solutions. Create wireframes prototypes and high-fidelity designs for new features. Collaborate with engineering to refine designs based on feedback and testing. Work to build more consistent practice around team-wide customer empathy by participating in and leading research and testing Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions identify pain points and iterate on solutions. Help build and maintain a consistent design language and design system for both the OS and web platforms. Conduct regular audits and usability testing to ensure the design system meets user needs and maintains a high level of quality. Advocate for the value and importance of a design system to stakeholders across the company. Qualifications Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design Human-Computer Interaction or a related field. 8+ years of experience in product design UI/UX design or a similar role. Experience with software development and the processes and practices associated with it. Strong portfolio demonstrating experience in interaction design visual design and user experience with a focus on consumer-facing digital products. An eye for high-quality well-crafted visual and interaction design. Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma Sketch or similar. Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions and advocate for user-centered design. Ability to balance multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced dynamic environment. A knack for figuring out ambiguous problems and shaping them into clear goals. Passion for creating engaging experiences for families children and friends. Nice To Have Experience designing operating systems or 10-foot UI experiences. Experience conducting user research and usability testing. Familiarity with designing for entertainment experiences with a library of content that is curated and editorialized. Knowledge of design systems and creating reusable design components. #LI-Remote We Offer Competitive compensation package. Flexible working hours and vacation policy. Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth. Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field Nex is located in San Jose California USA and Hong Kong . Learn more about us at nex.inc/who-we-are We encourage applications even if you don’t meet more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms! Nex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth gender identity and sexual orientation) national origin ancestry age physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy applies to all individuals at every stage of the employment relationship including all current and prospective employees and covers all employment decisions including recruitment hiring job assignment promotion compensation benefits training discipline and termination. We are committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment and to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.