Senior UI/UX Designer

WorkinGames; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a senior UI/UX lead with 7+ years of experience in games to guide interfaces across platforms within a remote-first studio. You will mentor the UI/UX team and partner with design, art, engineering, and production to ensure high-quality, cohesive user experiences.

Shipping titles experience and a strong command of accessibility, information hierarchy, and interaction design are essential. This Canada-focused role supports remote work within Canada.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional UI/UX design experience in games.
• Shipped at least 2 titles, including 1 in a design leadership or feature leadership role.
• Experience designing UI for complex gameplay systems or feature-rich applications.
• Strong understanding of UX, information hierarchy, accessibility, interaction design, and usability best practices.
• Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Animate, or equivalent design tools.
• Experience designing controller-first interfaces and platform-specific UX.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate design intent through mockups, documentation, and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the UI/UX team, ensuring consistent quality and execution.
• Collaborate with design, art, engineering, and production to adapt UI and UX systems for new platforms.
• Review existing interfaces and improve navigation, readability, accessibility, and usability.
• Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, and interface layouts for new input methods and platform-specific interactions.
• Identify UX challenges introduced by platform transitions and develop player-focused solutions.
• Maintain consistency with the game's visual style, interaction patterns, and information hierarchy.
• Participate in reviews, playtests, and usability evaluations to refine the player experience.
• Champion usability, accessibility, and player-centered design throughout development.

Skills

UI/UX design

Mentoring

Cross-platform UX

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Adobe Animate

Controller-first UX

Communication

Team collaboration

Tools

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Adobe Animate

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the UI/UX team, ensuring consistent quality and execution
• Collaborate with design, art, engineering, and production to adapt UI and UX systems for new platforms
• Review existing interfaces and improve navigation, readability, accessibility, and usability
• Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, and interface layouts for new input methods and platform-specific interactions
• Identify UX challenges introduced by platform transitions and develop player-focused solutions
• Maintain consistency with the game's visual style, interaction patterns, and information hierarchy
• Participate in reviews, playtests, and usability evaluations to refine the player experience
• Champion usability, accessibility, and player-centered design throughout development

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional UI/UX design experience in games
• Shipped at least 2 titles, including 1 in a design leadership or feature leadership role
• Experience designing UI for complex gameplay systems or feature-rich applications
• Strong understanding of UX, information hierarchy, accessibility, interaction design, and usability best practices
• Proficiency with Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Animate, or equivalent design tools
• Experience designing controller-first interfaces and platform-specific UX
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills
• Ability to clearly communicate design intent through mockups, documentation, and presentations

Pluses

• Experience with game ports, remasters, or cross-platform development
• Experience designing UI for simulation, strategy, management, or other systems-heavy games
• Background in visual design, typography, iconography, or information visualization
• Experience with usability testing and accessibility
• Familiarity with console, PC, and cross-platform UX
• Passion for creating elegant, intuitive interfaces for deep gameplay systems

$104,000 - $114,000 a year