User Experience Designer

Lightfox Games; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/vision/dental coverage

RRSP matching

Equity

Job summary

Lightfox Games in Vancouver is seeking a talented UX Designer to shape the experience of an unannounced mobile game for a world-class IP. This hybrid role requires presence at the Vancouver studio about 50% of the time, with occasional travel to Seattle for on-sites.

You will own UX across core game systems, partner with UI artists, designers and engineers, conduct playtests, maintain UX docs, prototype in Unity, and advocate for the player experience in cross-functional discussions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of UX design experience in games, with at least one shipped mobile title in your portfolio.
• Experience designing UX for mobile free-to-play games, including live ops flows, storefronts, and onboarding.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX process — from research and wireframing through final implementation.
• Proficiency in Figma for wireframing, prototyping, and design handoff.
• Solid understanding of mobile UX conventions, touch interaction patterns, and accessibility considerations.
• Proficiency in building UI in Unity.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset, comfortable working in small, fast-moving teams.

Responsibilities

• Own UX across core game systems — defining flows, wireframes, and interaction models that make complex systems feel intuitive and rewarding.
• Partner closely with UI Artists, Game Designers, and Engineers to translate design intent into polished, player-facing experiences
• Conduct and synthesize playtests, user research, and player feedback to drive continuous UX improvement
• Build and maintain UX documentation including flows, wireframes, and interaction guidelines that scale with the team
• Implement first-pass UX in-engine in Unity for playtesting and feedback
• Advocate for the player experience in cross-functional discussions, balancing usability goals with design and business constraints

Skills

UX design

Mobile games

Figma

Unity

Team collaboration

Playtesting

Portfolio

Accessibility

Tools

Figma

Unity

Job description

Lightfox Games is seeking a talented and enthusiastic UX Designer to join our Vancouver based team to work on an unannounced mobile game for a world-class IP and Publisher. This role is hybrid out of our Vancouver studio with approximately 50% of time expected in-person. Vancouver-based team members may be asked to travel to our Seattle office once or twice a year for on-sites.

Responsibilities

• Own UX across core game systems — defining flows, wireframes, and interaction models that make complex systems feel intuitive and rewarding
• Partner closely with UI Artists, Game Designers, and Engineers to translate design intent into polished, player-facing experiences
• Conduct and synthesize playtests, user research, and player feedback to drive continuous UX improvement
• Build and maintain UX documentation including flows, wireframes, and interaction guidelines that scale with the team
• Implement first-pass UX in-engine in Unity for playtesting and feedback
• Advocate for the player experience in cross-functional discussions, balancing usability goals with design and business constraints

Requirements

• 3+ years of UX design experience in games, with at least one shipped mobile title in your portfolio
• Experience designing UX for mobile free-to-play games, including live ops flows, storefronts, and onboarding
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX process — from research and wireframing through final implementation
• Proficiency in Figma for wireframing, prototyping, and design handoff
• Solid understanding of mobile UX conventions, touch interaction patterns, and accessibility considerations
• Proficiency in building UI in Unity
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset, comfortable working in small, fast-moving teams

Nice to have

• UI Art skills to help assist in development pipeline speed
• Experience working within an established IP or licensed property
• Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate UX research, prototyping, or documentation workflows

Compensation

CA$95,000 to CA$125,000 depending on experience, plus health/vision/dental coverage, RRSP matching, and equity.