Responsibilities
- Product Planning & Design: Participate deeply in planning from a user perspective to optimize product structure, experience, and interaction features.
- Data-Driven Iteration: Own UI/UX outcomes by defining success metrics, validating designs through data and feedback, and iterating based on results.
- Identity & Standards: Build a strong product visual identity system and create/maintain interaction design standards.
- Executable Solutions: Translate complex product plans and real-world user scenarios into technically feasible design solutions.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing and R\&D to resolve implementation hurdles and ensure high-quality user experiences during launch.
Requirements
- Experience: 3–5+ years of UI/UX or product design experience on consumer-facing digital products.
- Cultural Alignment: Strong passion for ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) culture; deep understanding of Japanese-style visual aesthetics.
- GenAI Proficiency: Enthusiastic about Generative AI; familiar with full illustration workflows and tools like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney.
- End-to-End Ownership: Proven experience taking at least one product from problem definition through execution to post-launch iteration.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in Figma; solid knowledge of Material Design and iOS design guidelines.
- Mindset: Creative and bold; willing to break conventions while remaining comfortable making pragmatic trade-offs under business constraints.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or above; Japan study or work experience is a significant plus.
- An interest in anime. When applying, please include the names of your top 5 favorite niche anime at the end of your message.
- A portfolio. We prioritize depth over volume. We value clear explanations of the problem context, your specific design decisions, and how you handled constraints over purely aesthetic presentation.
