UX Designer (Mobile Games)

Functional Sourcing; Alaska; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Functional Sourcing is seeking a UX Designer to enhance player experiences for Lihuhu’s casual mobile games. This role emphasizes designing intuitive and engaging user interfaces, ensuring clarity and visual appeal throughout the game.

The ideal candidate will work closely with Game Designers, Artists, and Developers to deliver effective UX solutions, simplifying complex mechanisms and reducing cognitive load for players.

Qualifications

• Experience in UX design for mobile or casual games.
• Strong understanding of user experience principles.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams including Designers, Developers, and Product Owners.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize player experiences for casual mobile games.
• Define art styles, layouts, visual hierarchy, and ensure in-game UI clarity.
• Review and suggest improvements for UI within gameplay context.

Job description

Please refer to Functional Sourcing in your application

As a UX Designer, you will be responsible for designing and optimizing the player experience for Lihuhu’s casual mobile/puzzle games – from product development to live game operation.

This position focuses not only on a beautiful UI, but also aims to:

• Make the game easy to understand, smooth, and emotionally engaging.
• Simplify complex mechanisms.
• Reduce cognitive load and enhance the "feel" of the game.

You will work closely with Game Designers, Artists, Developers, QA, and Product Owners to transform design ideas into a tangible, consistent, and effective real-world experience for casual players.

• Define the art style and aesthetics for the game, as well as being responsible for the layout, size, spacing, visual hierarchy, and clarity of information for the in-game UI.
• Ensure consistency in style, color, and visual appeal across all products.
• Collaborate with Artists, Game Designers, and Developers to ensure artwork accurately conveys UX intent and achieves the desired display quality.
• Review the UI within the context of gameplay to identify and suggest improvements to issues related to recognition, hierarchy, and user experience.