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Nex

UX Designer

Nex, San Jose, California, United States, 95199

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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.

Location:

Remote (USA & Canada preferred) with occasional office travel

Annual salary:

USD 100,000 to USD 130,000

Type:

Full‑time

Reports to:

Director of Product Design

The Role This role focuses on end‑to‑end UX for Playground and companion surfaces. You will translate business goals into clear user problems and UX flows, then specify exact UI behavior, states, and copy so engineering can ship with confidence. The main output includes user stories, development specification that is refined collaboratively with the dev team.

What You'll Own

Problem framing and opportunity sizing grounded in user needs and business goals

Information architecture, task flows, wireframes, interaction specs, and microcopy

Design documentation that specifies exact behavior across all UI states and edge cases

Partnering with Engineering to de‑risk delivery

Ensuring the proposed solution actually solves the identified problem

Key Responsibilities

Refine user stories with the development team until implementable

Translate business requirements and technical questions between Product and Engineering teams

Specify exact application behavior, UI states, component variants, error/empty/loading states, and all text labels

Conduct detailed requirement analysis and gap/corner case identification

Define detailed acceptance criteria and technical specifications in collaboration with Engineering

Define measurement plan with PM to validate outcomes post‑ship

Ideate on new and unique UX concepts

Participate in market research, including user interviews and competitor analysis

Create design wireframes and prototypes

Design and present UX demonstrations to stakeholders

Standard UX Scope For This Role

Journey mapping for core and support flows

Accessibility considerations (WCAG‑informed) and localization readiness

Design system usage and contribution: components, tokens, patterns

Prototyping fidelity matched to need: low‑fi for alignment, high‑fi for behavior and copy

Usability evaluation: task‑based testing, heuristic reviews, and QA of implemented UI

Deliverables And Artifacts

Problem statement and success criteria

User story and dev spec

Flow diagrams and annotated wireframes

Component and state documentation, including copy

Acceptance criteria and test cases

Release notes inputs and support content recommendations

Qualifications

4+ years in UX or Product Design delivering shipped products with engineering partners

Portfolio showing end‑to‑end problem solving, interaction design, and shipped quality

Excellent systems thinking and attention to detail across states and edge cases

Proficiency with Figma and prototyping tools; ability to document behavior clearly

Strong communication skills and comfort facilitating cross‑functional decisions

Nice To Have

10‑foot UI, TV, console, or OS‑level experience

Designing for family or multi‑user contexts

Experience with localization and accessibility at scale

How We Work

Weekly design reviews and cross‑functional rituals focused on outcomes

Close partnership with engineering throughout refinement and implementation

Evidence‑led iterations using research and product analytics

If you're excited to craft clear, thorough UX that teams love to build and users love to use, please apply with a portfolio highlighting end‑to‑end specifications and shipped outcomes.

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 José, California, USA and Hong Kong. Learn more at nex.inc/who-we-are.

We encourage applications even if you're missing more than 50% of the requirements — we believe that experience comes in many forms!

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