Ui/Ux Designer

Dark Cloud Games; Almada; On-site; EUR 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Dark Cloud Games is seeking a UI/UX Designer to transform game systems into polished, production-ready interfaces for a complex mobile RPG. You will craft menus, HUDs, overlays, and icons, and assemble interfaces directly in Unity, collaborating with programmers to ensure visual consistency across devices.

The role requires 4+ years in UI/UX design, advanced skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma, and on-site work in Lisbon. Experience with mobile RPGs and Unity UI is highly advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) mandatory, Level 6 in Portugal.
• 4+ years of professional UI/UX design experience, preferably in games or interactive products.
• Advanced skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Figma.
• Ability to work autonomously from established systems, prototypes, and art direction.
• Availability to work on-site in Lisbon.

Responsibilities

• Design menus, HUDs, pop-ups, overlays, cards, and other game interfaces
• Translate prototypes and game systems into polished screen compositions
• Create production-ready UI assets, iconography, components, and interaction states
• Assemble and visually refine interfaces directly in Unity
• Create UI animations, transitions, and feedback effects
• Collaborate with programmers during implementation
• Review builds and ensure visual consistency across resolutions and mobile safe areas

Skills

UI/UX design

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Unity UI

After Effects

Spine

DOTween

TextMesh Pro

Education

Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) Level 6 in Portugal

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Unity

Unity UI

TextMesh Pro

DOTween

After Effects

Spine

Job description

Dark Cloud Games is looking for a UI/UX Designer to join the development of a complex mobile RPG featuring character collection, turn-based combat, crafting, loot, progression, narrative systems, and map-based navigation.

The role focuses on transforming established systems, prototypes, and art direction into polished, distinctive, and production-ready interfaces.

This is a visual Game UI position. Gameplay logic, data integration, system architecture, and complex C# development are handled by the programming team.

Responsibilities

• Design menus, HUDs, pop-ups, overlays, cards, and other game interfaces
• Translate prototypes and game systems into polished screen compositions
• Create production-ready UI assets, iconography, components, and interaction states
• Assemble and visually refine interfaces directly in Unity
• Create UI animations, transitions, and feedback effects
• Collaborate with programmers during implementation
• Review builds and ensure visual consistency across resolutions and mobile safe areas

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura), corresponding to Level 6 in Portugal, is mandatory. For foreign degrees, official recognition in Portugal under the DGES degree recognition framework will be required before hiring.
• 4+ years of professional experience in UI/UX design, preferably including games or interactive products
• Advanced skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, or equivalent tools
• Strong understanding of composition, typography, hierarchy, colour, spacing, and readability
• Ability to work autonomously from established systems, prototypes, and art direction
• Availability to work on-site in Lisbon

Nice to Have

• Experience with mobile RPGs, gacha games, JRPGs, or strategy games
• Knowledge of DOTween, After Effects, Spine, sprite optimisation, or UI design systems
• Familiarity with generative AI workflows
• Practical experience integrating UI assets in Unity
• Knowledge of Unity UI, prefabs, scalable sprites, TextMesh Pro, and basic UI animation

About the Project

Development of a complex mobile RPG with interconnected combat, progression, management, character, and narrative systems.