Technical UI/UX Designer (5-month contract)

Blackbird Interactive•Vancouver, BC

1d•CA$90,000 - CA$110,000•Remote

About The Position

Blackbird Interactive is seeking an experienced Technical UI/UX Designer for a 5-month contract role. This position focuses on adapting a large, established simulation game to new platforms by rebuilding and integrating existing UI systems for new resolutions, input methods, and platform constraints, while maintaining the core player experience. The role involves close collaboration with design, engineering, art, and production teams to implement and refine UI screens, flows, and interactions that feel native to each platform. This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys solving technical UI challenges, working directly with UI tools, and creating intuitive and robust complex interfaces.

Requirements

3+ years of professional UI/UX experience in game development with a strong focus on technical implementation
Hands-on experience with Scaleform, including layout, data binding, animation, and debugging
Experience supporting ports or platform transitions for UI-heavy games
Strong understanding of controller-first UX, focus management, and cross-platform interface design
Experience building UI that scales across multiple resolutions and aspect ratios
Strong technical problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently
Excellent collaboration and communication skills with engineers, designers, artists, and QA

Nice To Haves

Experience refactoring legacy UI while preserving an established player experience
Background in UI animation, motion, or visual polish
Interest in accessibility, usability, and player comfort
Experience working within technical constraints to deliver elegant UI solutions

Responsibilities

Adapt existing UI systems for new platforms, resolutions, and input methods
Design, implement, and refine responsive UI layouts across a range of screen sizes and aspect ratios
Work directly in the UI toolset to build, modify, debug, and polish screens, flows, and interactions
Partner with engineers to ensure UI performance, responsiveness, and stability
Resolve platform-specific UX challenges, including controller navigation, readability, and accessibility
Maintain consistency with the game's visual style, information hierarchy, and interaction patterns
Test, debug, and iterate on UI implementation to improve quality and usability
Create documentation that communicates UI changes, constraints, and best practices