Sea Monster is looking for an Experience Designer to join our adventurous crew.

What the job entails:

•       Working on Serious Games (for mobile and sometimes web), Augmented Reality Apps, Virtual Reality Experiences, and Animation Projects
•       Converting client requirements and learning outcomes into full end-to-end solutions
•       Delivering solutions by applying user-centred design techniques
•       Being a part of the Sea Monster leadership team

Requirements

The hard skills:

•        A relevant tertiary degree or diploma
•        At least 5 years working experience
•        Around 3 years experience working in a design capacity (business analysis, user experience, industrial design, etc)
•        2 years experience designing mobile apps
•        You need to be comfortable working at a strategic level
•        Experience delivering client presentations
•        You’ll need to be comfortable using design tools (wire framing, presentation tools, etc)
•        Experience with estimation and sizing solutions
•        The ability to balance your focus on external client projects and internal Sea Monster projects

The soft skills:

•        Time management! You will be working across multiple projects at the same time and will need to be able to manage your priorities and time accordingly.
•        Strong critical thinking skills. You will need to deal with project complexities and dependencies and be able to problem solve.
•        The ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team. You be working with software developers, graphic designers, animators, artists, and project managers.
•        Business development skills. You will need to present concepts and proposals, to assist in a pre-sales capacity.
•        Mentoring and skills development; Helping to scale Sea Monster and skill future designers up.

Advantageous skills and experience:

•        Game design experience
•        Exposure to serious games, Augmented Reality and/or Virtual Reality experiences
•        Understanding of gamification and/or behavioural economics
•        Understanding of the software development lifecycle
•        Quality Assurance and Testing skills
•        Understanding of Agile Methodologies
•        Understanding of Storytelling Fundamentals
•        Experience in teaching or creating learning material
•        Art Direction Skills
•        Understanding of Digital Art production processes (2D and 3D)
•        Understanding of Animation production processes

Please email your letter of motivation and CV (max 3 pages please) to hello@seamonster.co.za to begin your adventure with us!