Remote UX Designer for Console Game (UE5)

Amber Studio; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Amber Studio is seeking a UX Designer to adapt a high-quality AA Unreal Engine 5 game for a cloud streaming platform. This is a large narrative title, with a focus on UX/UI and controls to create an experience that's easy to pick up and paced for players.

You'll collaborate with UX designers, engineers, tech artists, QAs, and producers on a hands-on, high-volume delivery. The contract runs about 2 months with a possible extension; ideal candidates can hit the ground running and ship thoughtful,

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a UX designer in games, with at least one shipped game.
• Portfolio showing game UX work: player flows, wireframes, interaction specs.
• Proven experience designing touch controls for games.
• Experience designing game UX, preferably for console or TV.
• Onboarding design for casual players.
• Strong Figma skills, including wireframes.
• Knowledge of game accessibility practices, especially input simplification and alternative controls.
• Comfortable making decisions with incomplete information.
• Clear communication in English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Map every interaction in the game to a touch controller.
• Design controller layouts, prompts, and accessibility options in Figma.
• Build onboarding that teaches the controls to players new to games.
• Define system flows, such as settings, pause, and disconnect.
• Write implementation specs for engineering. Run consistency passes across the full game.
• Turn playtest findings into design changes.
• Flag usability risks early. Present options backed by evidence.

Skills

5+ years UX in games

Game UX portfolio

Touch controls design

Console/TV UX design

Onboarding for casual players

Figma proficiency

Game accessibility practices

Decision making with incomplete info

English communication

Job description

Amber Studio is seeking a UX Designer to adapt a high-quality AA Unreal Engine 5 game for a cloud streaming platform. This is a large narrative title, with a focus on UX/UI and controls to create an experience that's easy to pick up and paced for players.

You'll collaborate with UX designers, engineers, tech artists, QAs, and producers on a hands-on, high-volume delivery. The contract runs about 2 months with a possible extension; ideal candidates can hit the ground running and ship thoughtful,