UI/UX Designer

About the position

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to 'level up' our talent. We're searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for an experienced UI/UX Designer to bring their expert game UI/UX skills to help build a new game within our Narrative studio, the team behind the hit mobile game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with top industry talent and contribute to the development of a new title, from initial concept to final product.

Responsibilities

• Design wireframes, flows, and interactive prototypes to define the user experience for a new mobile narrative game
• Build and maintain the UI style guide and UX documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency across the product as it evolves through development
• Create high-quality, user-friendly UI assets aligned with the game's art direction and design needs
• Provide cohesive UI design spanning the full player experience - from narrative gameplay and puzzle interactions to systems, progression, and monetization interfaces
• Collaborate closely with Game Design, Art, and Engineering to translate high-level goals into intuitive, visually compelling UI/UX solutions
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on UI/UX concepts based on team feedback, usability testing, and player insights
• Ensure interface scalability and responsiveness across a range of devices and screen resolutions
• Research market trends and competitive titles to inform innovative and genre-appropriate UI/UX design

Requirements

• 3 - 5 years of experience designing UI/UX for mobile games
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and best practices for mobile UX
• Proficient in creating wireframes, flows, and interactive prototypes using tools like Figma
• Strong experience in UI art, including creating polished game-ready assets such as icons, buttons, menus, HUDs, and other visual elements
• Strong visual/graphic design foundation - typography, layout, composition, color theory, and information hierarchy
• Strong background in the design and implementation of UI VFX, animations, and transitions to enhance user feedback
• Proficiency with Unity, including integrating UI assets and understanding engine constraints
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional teams (Art, Design, Engineering)
• Outstanding creativity and drive; Passion for narrative-driven or puzzle-based gameplay and crafting intuitive player experiences
• Comfortable working in an iterative, feedback-driven environment with evolving design goals

Nice-to-haves

• Focused experience in UI art and visual design, with proven ownership of UI visual style and asset production
• Experience shipping a new mobile title from concept to live operations
• Background working on narrative-driven or puzzle adventure games
• Familiarity with licensed IP and brand guideline constraints

Benefits

• Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
• 100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
• Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
• Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
• Yoga & Wellness Activities
• Happy Hours
• Company Events
• Dog Friendly