UI/UX Designer (Tetris)

Playstudios is looking for a UI/UX Designer to join us in creating high-profile, original titles for our newly acquired Tetris mobile game.

In this role, you will use your expertise in UX development to create unique, high-quality experiences on multiple mobile platforms. The role requires prior experience in mobile and you will need to be able to quickly iterate and develop flows, screens, icons, and information hierarchy. Top design skills, collaboration, and communication are key as you will work across multiple groups to translate requirements into compelling and top-notch designs.

You will be working closely with a creative and highly competent game team in an agile environment to create interfaces that are flexible enough to evolve with the needs of a Live game. The role is very versatile and you should prepare to take on many different kinds of tasks, including both creative and problem-solving challenges. You’ll be creating visually appealing, user-friendly, consistent, and crisp user interface art assets (e.g. menus, buttons, icons, etc.) and having fun expressing your artistic talent.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Wireframing and Prototyping: Develop wireframes, interactive prototypes, and mockups to communicate and refine design concepts.
• Visual Design: Produce visually stunning and cohesive designs that align with the game's theme and style, including icons, buttons, and graphical assets.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with game designers, artists, developers, and product managers to ensure a seamless integration of design and gameplay elements.
• UX Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends and conduct research to inform design decisions and optimize the player experience.
• Documentation: Prepare and maintain comprehensive design documentation, style guides, and asset libraries for game development.
• Presentation: Present and communicate design solutions to stakeholders and product owners.
• Feedback Integration: Actively seek and incorporate feedback from internal stakeholders to enhance designs.
• Time Management: Work in a deadline-driven environment, planning out personal tasks to achieve the goal in the provided time.

REQUIREMENTS

• Education and Experience: Completed education or equivalent work experience as a Graphic or UI/UX designer.
• Portfolio: A portfolio showcasing a strong track record of successful UI/UX design work for mobile games or applications.
• Creative Abilities: Ability to create polished, visually appealing, user-friendly, consistent, and distinct user interface art assets (e.g. menus, buttons, icons, animation, etc.) and wireframes for more elaborate features.
• Skilled UI/UX Designer: Solid understanding of usability principles, user-centered design methodologies, and user research.
• Eye for Details: A well-developed sense of color and composition; substantial interest in form and typography, and strong branding abilities.
• Team Player: Strong communication, collaboration and organization skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Good English: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Relevant Toolkit: Proficiency in industry-standard design tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Figma | Photoshop is a must).
• Adaptable: Ability to adapt to fast-paced development cycles and meet tight deadlines.

BONUS POINTS:

Unity: Experience working with the Unity engine.
Gamer: Deep understanding of various gaming genres, player preferences and game-play mechanics.

Please send your CV exclusively in English and make sure to include a portfolio link when applying.