UI/UX Designer

Radical Forge; England; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio in Middlesbrough is looking for a UI/UX designer to own and define design deliverables for their innovative projects. This role focuses on enhancing player experience throughout the development process and offers flexibility with a fully remote option within the UK. The ideal candidate should possess strong skills in Unity, graphic design, and effective communication, fitting into a culture that values creativity and inclusiveness.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with UI/UX implementation in Unity.
• Demonstrated experience through multiple project phases.
• Effective communication and feedback skills.

Responsibilities

• Define UI & UX deliverables from concept to completion.
• Collaborate closely with design, engineering, and production teams.
• Communicate effectively with external partners and publishers.

Skills

Communication skills

Artistic and graphic design

Wireframing

Prototyping

Tools

Unity Engine

Unreal Engine

Version Control (Perforce)

Jira

Job description

Our Mission

Radical Forge is a Middlesbrough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021, the company created its first original IP, 'Brightpaw', which Rogue Games published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google, and iOS. The studio is currently working on the much-anticipated silly, physics-based, sandbox farming game, 'Southfield'.

Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 60 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.

Your Mission

• Own and define UI & UX deliverables, from concept to project completion. Ensure that the UI & UX meet the relevant quality and useability requirements, and champion the player experience.
• Ensure UI/UX align with game vision - working closely with design, engineering and other disciplines.
• Proactively collaborate with the producer and team to create a realistic and achievable feature set/backlog.
• Take a pragmatic approach to meet deadlines without compromising agreed quality.
• Create, update, and share documentation and information to support project teams across disciplines.
• When required, communicate and work effectively with external partners and publishers.
  

Ideal Applicant

• Strong experience of implementation within Unity Engine (Unreal experience a bonus)
• Adaptive, communication skills, written & spoken
• Effective at giving and receiving feedback
• Experience of using Version Control systems (Perforce)
• Ability to carry out task estimation and communicate status through Jira
• Strong skills in artistic and graphic design
• Experience of wireframing and prototyping
• Has demonstrated ability to work alongside other disciplines
• Has experience working on projects through more than one phase of development, including production and live service.
• Proactively contributes to team culture and an inclusive environment.

This role can be fully remote within the UK.

We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK.

The role will initially be a 12 month contract with the potential to extend after this.

Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!