Lead UX Designer — Remote/Hybrid, UE5 Prototyping

Turtle Rock Studios; Lake Forest (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement match

Career development

Flexible work

Time off

Events

Kitchen + food trucks

Job summary

Turtle Rock Studios in Orange County, CA, is seeking a hands-on Lead UX Designer to shape the player experience for our PC and console title. Working with the UI/UX Director, you will mentor the UX team, prototype in Unreal Engine 5 using UMG and Blueprints, and drive UX from concept through launch with a focus on accessibility and player-friendly interactions.

Strong collaboration and leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in UX design for AAA games, with 2+ years in a lead role.
• Hands-on UE5 production experience prototyping in-engine with UMG/Blueprints.
• Deep PC/console UX understanding incl. accessibility.
• Proficient with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.
• Portfolio with shipped UX and interactive prototyping.
• Strong collaboration and leadership across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Define UX vision with UI/UX Director and maintain coherence across features.
• Prototype in-engine using UE5, UMG, and Blueprints to validate interactions.
• Develop wireframes, user flows, and prototypes aligning with game mechanics.
• Lead UX efforts across HUDs, menus, control schemes, gameplay flows.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists, and producers to integrate UX.
• Set accessibility/usability standards; run tests and iterate from feedback.
• Scope and estimate UX work, balance fidelity with functionality.
• Mentor and prioritize for the UX team.

Skills

UX leadership

UE5 prototyping

UI/UX design

Figma proficiency

Communication

Collaboration

Accessibility design

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

UMG

Blueprints

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Data binding

Input mapping

Job description

Turtle Rock Studios in Orange County, CA, is seeking a hands-on Lead UX Designer to shape the player experience for our PC and console title. Working with the UI/UX Director, you will mentor the UX team, prototype in Unreal Engine 5 using UMG and Blueprints, and drive UX from concept through launch with a focus on accessibility and player-friendly interactions.

Strong collaboration and leadership are essential.