Senior UI/UX Designer

Job description

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.

PERKS & 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

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

QUALIFICATIONS 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

on-site 5x week.

NICE TO HAVE 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

CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:

- Company news and events on our LinkedIn

- Company Blog

- Employee Feedback on our Comparably page

- Find videos on our teams and games on our Youtube

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY

Jam City is a leading entertainment studio with a proven track record of creating some of the world's most beloved casual puzzle and story-driven mobile games. As the creative force behind fan-favorite, award-winning titles such as Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Cookie Jam and Panda Pop, Jam City develops engaging and dynamic games that become an enduring part of our players' lives. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with a global network of studios and talent. For more information, please visit

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Worksite address

san francisco, CA, 94199, US

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