Associate UX Designer

AcadArena is the home of campus gaming across the Philippines and Southeast Asia. We’re building a better future for student gamers by creating a place for them to play, connect, and learn.

Though our team started in 2019 as a group of volunteers, we've grown into a venture-backed 30+ team that creates communities, platforms, and experiences that have brought hundreds of thousands of students into gaming.

Our vision is to create a place where students around the world can achieve their dreams — a university without borders.

About The Team

UX Designers at AcadArena work on our Product team, building out the machinery that powers our community as a whole — including our global student platform for games and scholarships, our new suite of Discord support tools and MMO-lite experiences, and more.

As a member of our Product Team, you’ll be working with a diverse, global team of engineers, designers, researchers, and product managers to build and shape the tools we need to serve our global network of students and leaders.

As an Associate UX Designer, we’re looking for someone who can learn the ropes of our existing design system and support our team through research, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups.

Your Responsibilities

• Craft research models that can validate and provide direction for new feature concepts or roadblocks

• Create thoughtful user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity mockups to bridge features from concept to development

• Utilize fast-development apps like Webflow to create microsites and landing pages with no developer support

• Maintain and adhere to our existing design system and component libraries

Your Qualifications

• Proficient UX Designer: 1+ years of industry experience. Familiar with:

  • Figma or equivalent UX prototyping tool

  • Webflow or equivalent fast web development tool

  • Design system management and common component libraries

  • Standard UX research strategies

• Conceptually proficient: Has knowledge and working proficiency with:

  • Modern web design standards

  • Human-centered design principles

  • Responsive design (Mobile, Web, etc.)

  • Accessible design (A11y)

• Effective Team Player: Has a proven track record in shipping projects from scratch while working with and/or leading a team.

• Goal Oriented: Laser-focused on directives and tasks. Able to contribute to sprint planning and estimations.

• Values-Driven & Youth Focused. You strongly believe in youth empowerment and have a good grasp of their needs and struggles.

• Strong Communicator: Proficient writing, communication and presentation skills in both English and ideally, a SEA language.

Your Pluses

• Strong understanding of gaming, esports, and/or communities

• Experience working in startups with a lean and close-knit team

• Familiar with regional culture and trends in SEA, Brazil, or South Korea

• Familiar with Discord API + Bot Development.

• Proficiency in any of the ff. languages:

  • Bisaya

  • Hiligaynon

  • Mandarin

  • Vietnamese

  • Bahasa Indonesia

AcadArena is a Southeast Asian campus gaming start-up building the place where students play, connect and earn through gaming and the metaverse. We're backed by an all-star cast of investors including Iterative, 1KX, Hashed, Kevin Lin (Twitch), Kun Gao (Crunchyroll) and Holly Liu (Kabam).