Gameplay UX Designer: Craft Immersive Player Experiences

Game Companies; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity awards

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Game Companies in California seeks a Gameplay UX Designer to bridge creative vision and technical execution. You will collaborate with UI artists, technical designers, engineers, and game designers to shape user experiences that balance player needs with production realities.

You thrive in iterative, cross‑functional environments, drive feature design against product specs, and champion usability and accessibility.

Qualifications

• Experience designing gameplay UX in collaborative teams.
• Ability to balance player needs with technical constraints.
• Proficient in UX research and wireframing.
• Experience with design systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive the UX vision and feature design from concept to implementation.
• Collaborate with UI artists, engineers, and game designers.
• Create documentation: personas, user journeys, wireframes.
• Ensure usability and accessibility through testing.
• Translate design into feasible implementations with teams.

Skills

Communication skills

UX design

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Design systems

Figma

Tools

Figma

ProtoPie

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Game Companies in California seeks a Gameplay UX Designer to bridge creative vision and technical execution. You will collaborate with UI artists, technical designers, engineers, and game designers to shape user experiences that balance player needs with production realities.

You thrive in iterative, cross‑functional environments, drive feature design against product specs, and champion usability and accessibility.