UI/UX Designer (Remote)

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Posted 23 September 2022
Salary Negotiable
LocationDundee
Job type Permanent
DisciplineDesign
Reference18016
Contact NameShani Owen

Job description

We’re working with Tag games as they look to add an UI/UX Designer to their team. Tag Games are an ambitious and growing mobile game studio based in Dundee, Scotland with a 15-year pedigree in making mobile games for some of the world’s biggest brands.

Tag are now seeking to push the boundaries of gameplay in a new cross platform IP in conjunction with a top tier publisher. If you have experience in developing games for PC, Mobile or Consoles then you might be the right person to help them deliver this AAA experience. 

Tag’s culture is collaborative and relaxed, they encourage feedback and support each other to solve problems - always striving to be the best they can be, driven by a passion for quality and delivering outstanding products.

You’ll collaborate closely with teams across the project as you help to define the user journey throughout the product. Central to the design and construction of the User Interface you will also be communicating closely with designers, coders, and artists to create wireframes, mock-ups, prototypes, and documentation to help present your designs.
Working as part of the UI/UX team you will be responsible for creating and processing mock-ups into component parts, constructing layouts and scenes within the engine. 

Your responsibilities…
  • Helping to craft, document and define meaningful user experiences throughout the product
  • Taking user interface designs from concept to completion
  • Working closely with all departments in the company to ensure the needs of each feature design are met
  • Processing and iterating on feedback from stakeholders, dev teams, and user research
  • Creating Wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes of your designs
  • Dissecting approved designs for implementation
  • Creating layouts and animations within the engine
  • Working with code and art to oversee the implementation of your designs

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
  • Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills
  • An elevated level of experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar packages
  • Experience with UI/UX design for mobile, PC or console games
  • A high level of experience with wireframing and prototyping tools. (Sketch, XD, Figma and Protopie)
  • Experience with motion graphics Flash/After Effects
  • Experience in creating User Interfaces within games engines. (preferably Unity)
  • A passion for User Experience and User Interfaces in games development
  • A strong portfolio of previous projects

While not required, below are nice to have…
  • Animation scripting for Unity
  • Design for accessibility experience
  • Experience working with at least one full development cycle for a released title on mobile, console or PC
  • UXR experience
  • Graphic design, visual design, or illustration experience
  • Experience with creating UI and UX for multiplatform titles