Senior UI/UX Designer

Description

The company is a stand-alone studio founded in 2023 as a new part of a larger publisher, and it is headquartered in Burnaby.

It is building a team of creative, technical, and game-loving people to develop a new sports franchise and a brand-new IP from scratch.

The studio focuses on a player-first experience and works in a hybrid setup.

Responsibilities

• Own and keep up the atomic design system in Figma.
• Design and improve player flows, wireframes, interaction patterns, and information hierarchies so the game is clearer, easier to use, and easier to understand.
• Turn complex player needs and gameplay systems into simple, well-crafted UX solutions.
• Revise designs repeatedly to improve usability, clarity, and emotional impact.
• Lead the adaptation of core gameplay, controls, and menus across several platforms and input methods, keeping quality and parity in every environment.
• Help set the visual style of the game's UI together with the Art Director and the Design team.
• Convert wireframes and UX systems into polished, visually consistent interfaces.
• Create final assets, icons, motion graphics, and mockups that balance looks and function.
• Work with Design, Art, and Engineering to take ideas from concept to a feature ready to ship.
• Give feedback in reviews and help keep visual and UX consistency across the product.
• Follow trends in games, apps, and visual design and bring new ideas to the team.

Requirements

• You have shipped at least one AAA game or a comparable project.
• You have a strong portfolio of UI art, UX design, or both.
• You work well in Figma with components built for atomic design structures.
• You are skilled in Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects, or equivalent tools, for UI assets and motion design.
• You collaborate easily with Design, Art, and Engineering.
• You communicate clearly and handle feedback, both giving and receiving it, with respect.
• You are curious about games and think carefully about how UI supports the player.
• You see UI as more than menus and icons: it shapes a game's identity and experience.
• You see UI as the link between what the player intends to do and how the player actually experiences the game.
• Beneficial: a background in graphic design, layout, and gestalt principles.
• Beneficial: experience building UI in Unreal Engine (UMG), including Blueprints, animations, and materials.
• Beneficial: experience with UI shaders, materials, and 2D effects for game engines.

Conditions

The role is hybrid and based in Burnaby, British Columbia.

The starting base salary range in British Columbia is CAD $78,400 to CAD $116,020 per year.

Base pay depends on market location and may move within that range based on individual factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.

The total package may also include a bonus and or equity awards, along with medical, financial, and other benefits, subject to the same factors. Plan details are shared with candidates who receive an offer.

This is an at-will position. The company may change base salary, other discretionary pay, or benefit programs at any time, including based on individual performance, company or team performance, and market factors.

The company never contacts candidates through instant messaging or personal email, and it only emails from 2K.com accounts.

Benefits

• A package that may include a bonus, equity awards, and medical, financial, and other benefits, with details provided on offer.