Lead UX Designer — Remote Game Interfaces (Senior/Principal)

Smoking Gun Interactive Inc.; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation leave

Personal leave

Sick days

Life insurance

Dependent life

LTD

Extended healthcare

Dental care

RRSP/DPSP match

Training & development

Job summary

Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio, seeks a Senior or Principal UX Designer to lead game UX from concept to launch and live support. You will craft intuitive, player-focused experiences using research, prototyping, and collaboration to align player needs with product goals.

You will establish UX standards, work with UI artists, designers, and developers, and advocate for accessibility and clarity across touchpoints. Position is remote but requires Vancouver area residency.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional UX design experience in the game industry with shipped titles.
• Hands-on UX development across games, platforms and input schemes (touch, controller, mouse/keyboard).
• Strong portfolio demonstrating player flow optimization and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the UX design process for one or more game titles from concept through launch and live support.
• Bridge design goals to exceptional user experiences across disciplines.
• Define standards for the art team to build assets within.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and player flows defining the game’s UX.

Skills

UX design

Mobile games

Prototyping

Figma

Education

Bachelor's degree in UX/Graphic Design

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Smoking Gun Interactive, a Keywords Studio, seeks a Senior or Principal UX Designer to lead game UX from concept to launch and live support. You will craft intuitive, player-focused experiences using research, prototyping, and collaboration to align player needs with product goals.

You will establish UX standards, work with UI artists, designers, and developers, and advocate for accessibility and clarity across touchpoints. Position is remote but requires Vancouver area residency.