UI/UX Designer
UK Remote or West Midlands-based / Full-Time Contractor
Please note: We welcome applicants who prefer to work from home; however, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.
Role ID: FLX-R124
Role:
We are seeking a talented and creative UI/UX Designer to join our team and design appealing, user-friendly interfaces for our game development projects. You will collaborate closely with producers, artists, engineers, the creative director and other designers to ensure our games deliver an exceptional user experience. The ideal candidate is passionate about user-centred design, stays up to date with the latest design and art trends and technologies, and has excellent visual design and communication skills.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with producers, designers and artists to translate project requirements into engaging, intuitive UI/UX designs for AAA game projects, following best practice in user-focused design.
- Create wireframes, mock-ups and prototypes in industry-standard tools, clearly communicating design concepts and interactions.
- Keep visual design and artistic direction consistent and coherent across each project.
- Stay up to date with UI design and art trends, tools and technologies, and apply them to enhance the user experience.
- Conduct usability testing and analyse user feedback to identify improvements and optimise the user experience.
Essential:
- Proven experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role, with a strong portfolio showing exceptional design skills, attention to detail and originality.
- Experience with industry-standard tools such as Photoshop, Figma and Unreal.
- A good understanding of the games production and design pipeline.
- Solid understanding of user-centred design principles, and the ability to apply them effectively.
- Strong knowledge of responsive design and experience designing for multiple platforms.
- Familiarity with user research techniques, usability testing and data-driven design decisions, and with front-end technologies and their impact on UI design.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with a proactive, self-motivated approach.
Desirable:
- Ability to create UI visuals to a AAA standard and implement them to match your UX designs.
- Ability to paint, work in 3D and/or animate.
- Experience designing for AAA titles or complex entertainment applications.
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.
- Experience collaborating with remote or distributed teams.
- A degree in design, art or a related field, and an understanding of HTML, C++ or C#
What We Offer:
Based just outside Birmingham, Flix is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers who support one another in all aspects of development. We offer you to:
- Join aย friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio.
- Work on market-leading AAA titles and IP with globally reputable studio and publisher partners.
- Be part of a sustainably growing game developer studio as we consciously expand our team and projects on a case-by-case basis.
- Learn within an independent studio across a wide range of projects and opportunities both internal and external.
Application:
Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.
Send your application to โ careers@flixinteractive.com
If you love making games and you would like to contribute to a team and project where your drive and skills will be welcomed and encouraged, then we would love to hear from you.
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Your application will be stored on a private cloud based online system for processing. If you would like us to update, delete or refine your application please email info@flixinteractive.com. Your request will be appended within 30 days of receiving your email.
Please note – In compliance with GDPR law your data will be used for recruitment purposes only. We are unable to accept candidates requiring visa sponsorship for this opportunity at this time.
