Lead UX/Game Designer

About this role

Company Overview:

Age of Learning® is the leading developer of engaging and effective Pre-K through 2nd grade learning resources that help children build a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning. The company’s research-based curriculum, developed by education experts, includes the award-winning programs ABCmouse®, Adventure Academy®, as well as the adaptive, personalized school solutions, My Math Academy®, My Reading Academy®, and My Reading Academy Español®. Having served over 55 million children worldwide, Age of Learning is a global leader in efforts to advance equity, access, and opportunity for all children. To learn more about Age of Learning, visit AgeofLearning.com.

Summary:

We’re looking for a rare combination: a passionate, player-empathetic designer who can develop complex systems as well as clear, end-user experiences for children. The Lead UX/Game Designer will work across all of ABCmouse’s game experiences: improving existing activities, ideating new features and mechanics, and creating live-service content—while keeping the learning needs of young children at the center of every decision.

This is a “unicorn” role that sits at the intersection of UX design, casual game design, and data-informed product thinking. The ideal candidate is action-oriented and producer-minded, comfortable driving work from a rough idea all the way to launch, and energized by the challenge of making education feel like play.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end design of new game features and improvements to existing games, from concept through launch and live-service iteration

• Create high-quality UX flows, wireframes, prototypes, and visual specs in Figma that communicate design intent clearly to engineering and product partners

• Design and balance complex game metagame systems and economy mechanics that motivate and reward young learners

• Use product data, user research, and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for improvement and validate design decisions

• Collaborate closely with producers, engineers, educators, and artists to bring features from inception to shipped product

• Champion the end user—primarily children ages 2–10 and their…