Overview
Rocksmith+ is a music-learning platform built around a growing catalog of licensed songs and community-created arrangements.
The Creator Portal was a web-based platform that enabled creators to manage, review, and contribute content to the Rocksmith+ ecosystem. It served as a critical bridge between content creators and the player experience, supporting the creation and publication of musical arrangements that could later be enjoyed by the broader community. The platform was designed to support community-created arrangements within the Rocksmith+ ecosystem.
As part of the UX team, I contributed to the evolution of the platform, helping improve creator workflows, content management experiences, and the overall usability of a complex content-production environment.
My Role: UX Designer
I worked within a multidisciplinary team responsible for the Creator Portal experience.
My responsibilities included:
- Defining and refining creator workflows.
- Designing and improving content management experiences.
- Supporting information architecture and navigation decisions.
- Collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to balance usability and technical requirements.
- Creating implementation-ready UX solutions across multiple areas of the platform.
- Supporting consistency across the broader Rocksmith+ ecosystem.
Designing for a Creator Ecosystem
Unlike traditional consumer products, the Creator Portal served users who were actively contributing content rather than simply consuming it.
This required understanding the needs, motivations, and workflows of creators while ensuring that the platform remained approachable and efficient for users with varying levels of expertise.
Focus Areas:
- Creator experience.
- User-generated content.
- Workflow design.
- Platform thinking.
Simplifying Complex Content Management Workflows
Creating and managing musical arrangements involves a significant amount of information and process complexity.
I helped design experiences that reduced friction across critical workflows, making it easier for creators to navigate content management tasks and focus on producing high-quality arrangements.
Focus Areas:
- Information architecture.
- Workflow optimization.
- Efficiency.
Cross-Platform Ecosystem Thinking
The Creator Portal was only one component of the broader Rocksmith+ ecosystem, which also included creator tools and the player-facing experience.
A key part of the design process involved understanding how actions performed in one product affected experiences in another, ensuring continuity across the ecosystem.
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