Senior UI/UX Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Establish product objectives and devise strategies to attain them in collaboration with UX team members, Producers, Game Designers, and Software Developers throughout the development process.

• Develop comprehensive wireframe documentation and interactive prototypes for essential product features and fundamental game mechanics.

• Craft detailed visual mockups derived from validated prototypes.

• Apply consistent visual UI design across products utilizing Unity.

• Work alongside Software Developers to satisfy technical and data requirements while adhering to creative art direction.

• Transform artist designs into functional elements for game integration using graphic software and tools.

• Engage in user research and A/B testing to assess design efficacy and business impact.

• Participate in team discussions and feedback sessions, promoting a culture of experimentation.

• Develop and update design systems in Figma, along with creating style guides and UI/UX documentation.

• Evaluate player research and usability sessions from platforms such as PlaytestCloud.

• Recognize friction points, synthesize key insights, and propose actionable UI and gameplay design solutions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of professional experience as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or a comparable UX-related role within the gaming industry.

• Demonstrated success in launched mobile free-to-play products.

• Familiarity with free-to-play business models, including customer acquisition, retention, and monetization strategies.

• Academic background in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, UX, Communication Design, or an equivalent professional experience.

• Robust portfolio showcasing creative, user-centered design solutions to moderately complex challenges with consistent and appealing UI.

• Proficient in prototyping tools and design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma.

• Capability to create efficient and adaptable UI assets for implementation in Unity.

• Understanding of how design decisions translate into development processes.

• Self-driven with the ability to prioritize and manage workload to meet project deadlines in an agile setting.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present UX concepts and strategies, gather feedback, and iterate rapidly.

• Ability to adhere to and establish new conventions, contributing to the standards of the UX Design Team.

• Comprehension of how UI interactions and assets are implemented in Unity, with experience in adjusting features.

• Competence in managing competing priorities and accurately estimating time for each project.

• Willingness to ethically utilize AI and proficient in or eager to learn responsible prompting of AI tools.

• Bonus: Foundational knowledge of motion graphics and animation.

• Bonus: Experience with analytics tools such as SWRVE and Tableau.

• Bonus: Familiarity with programming in Unity (C#).

• Bonus: Experience in Live-Ops.

🏝️ Benefits

• An incentive plan linked to company objectives.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependents, with plan premiums fully covered by the company.

• A $600 health and wellness spending account.

• Employee and Family Assistance Program.

• 4 weeks of vacation.

• Paid winter holiday closure.

• 10 paid personal/sick days each year.

• An annual $3,000 self-development “Brain Fund” budget.

• 5 paid professional development days for conferences, courses, and training.

• $1,000 Home Ergonomic Benefit for your home office needs.

• A company laptop with a choice between PC or Mac, along with necessary accessories.

• Paid short- or long-term parental and compassionate caregiver leave, with a top-up for up to 16 weeks.

• Charitable gift matching of up to $1,000 per year.

• 3 paid volunteer days annually.

• Remote work opportunities available in British Columbia, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island.