Staff Designer, Principal Designer

Summary

Join VRChat as a Staff/Principal Designer and help shape the future of social VR experiences. You will define and prototype new use cases, collaborating with cross-functional teams to imagine and build the next generation of VRChat. Leveraging your expertise in spatial design and visual storytelling, you will iterate on designs based on user research and feedback. This role requires a vision-oriented approach, grounded in user needs and technical capabilities, ultimately informing future roadmaps and investments. The position offers a fully remote work environment with flexible hours and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Extensive experience in product design, with a portfolio showcasing innovation and strong visual storytelling

Responsibilities

• Visualize Possibilities: Communicate compelling possibilities for VRChat’s future, focusing on new social experiences across VR and other platforms
• Prototyping & Exploration: Create mockups and prototypes to explore future use cases and concepts that will inform our strategies
• Iterate with Insights: Collaborate with user research and execution teams to inform and refine directions
• Immersion across Platforms: Bring your expertise in cross-platform design to innovate on how immersive social translates across lower-immersion platforms
• Collaborate Across Teams: Align with design, engineering, and product teams to ensure the vision is feasible and aligns with VRChat’s goals
• Inclusive Design: Foster collaboration and inclusivity, ensuring diverse perspectives shape the design process

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for VR, AR, as well as mobile, desktop and other platforms
• Familiarity with user research methodologies and testing
• Experience in a similar space, designing for virtual worlds and social interaction
• Experience with Unity or other game engine technologies
• Experience integrating user research into design decisions and iterating based on feedback
• Proven ability to lead design efforts, with a strong bias toward collaboration
• Understanding of user-centered design principles, particularly as applied to social platforms and virtual worlds
• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments, adapting designs as new insights emerge
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex ideas to cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Work from anywhere! VRChat is a 100% remote company offering flexible working hours in combination with core hours supporting real-time collaboration
• Health Benefits
• 401K for US & Group RRSP for Canadian Employees
• Stock Options
• Generous paid holiday schedule
• Unlimited/Flexible vacation time
• Paid parental leave benefits