UI/UX Designer

Department: Art

Location: Remote

Description: Join us as Senior UI/UX Designer! You will be working on Ascendant, our fast-paced squad-based FPS to be released on Steam. Joining at a critical time in development, as Senior UI/UX Designer you will have the chance to leave your mark on our wacky original title.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes and mockups, that leads to an intuitive user experience.
• Understand the game’s audience, using player types and journeys to drive design decisions.
• Work with the Directors and Design team to build a strong user experience, minimising friction and increasing retention.
• Design and critique the iterative development of tutorials, gameplay activities and social features.
• Usability improvements of development tools (UGC).
• Define a testing strategy, scaling from inhouse playtests to large scale beta testing.
• Use playtests, analytics and community feedback to categorize player behaviours, motivations and goals, to identify issues and opportunities to increase engagement and improve the game.
• Work with the Economy team to develop ethical monetisation strategies.
• Work with the Analytics team, Designer and Publishing teams to assess user funnels and churn rates, identifying problem areas and suggesting elegant solutions.
• Use community feedback to prioritise quality of life improvements.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience in UX / UR / Game Design.
• Education in game design, web design, psychology or social sciences is a Bonus.
• Great understanding of different player types, and have used persona profiles to rationalise economy/retention features.
• Great understanding of user-centred design, information hierarchy, ergonomics and accessibility issues.
• Keep up to date with current trends and best practices.
• Have excellent communication skills, writing reports, presenting data, and visualising user flows (using Adobe XD, Office and other relevant software).
• Confident pitching ideas, and using analytics/case studies to define/justify solutions.
• Can work autonomously, manage multiple tasks and collaborate with other departments.
• Proficient in Adobe suite, Figma, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects.

Benefits

Our Global Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited coaching & therapy — with Oliva, to support your mental health.
• Stock Options — everyone owns a piece of our success.
• Pension scheme — up to 5% employer matched contribution to finance those golden years.
• Socials — office & remote events, play sessions and company-wide parties.
• And even more benefits based on your location!

If you’re based in the UK

• 25 Annual Leave + 8 bank holidays – we’re flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what’s important to you.
• Private Medical Insurance – full cover with AXA.
• Healthcare Cash Plan – Level 3 cover with Medicash.
• Cycle2Work Scheme – lease a bike through us and save on tax too!
• Electric Car Charging – electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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