About The Position
Amber is seeking a UX Designer for a remote contract engagement adapting the UX/UI and controls of a high-quality AA Unreal Engine 5 narrative game for a cloud streaming platform. The game’s story and content are locked; the role focuses on making the experience easy to pick up while preserving its pacing. The core direction has only been prototyped, and many design problems remain open. The designer will collaborate with UX designers, engineers, technical artists, QA, and producers. This is a hands-on role requiring substantial independent production of interaction maps, wireframes, and implementation specifications. The engagement is expected to last about two months, with a possible extension, and the candidate is expected to be productive within the first week. Preferred working hours are 7 a.m.–4 p.m. Mexico City time; candidates in Europe should overlap at least 7 a.m.–12 p.m. Mexico City time.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience as a UX designer in games.
- At least one shipped game.
- A portfolio demonstrating game UX work, such as player flows, wireframes, and interaction specifications.
- Proven experience designing touch controls for games.
- Experience designing game UX, preferably for console or TV.
- Experience designing onboarding for casual players.
- Strong Figma skills, including wireframing.
- Working knowledge of game accessibility practices, especially input simplification and alternative controls.
- Comfort making decisions with incomplete information.
- Clear spoken and written English communication.
Nice To Haves
- Second-screen or phone-as-controller UX experience.
- Cloud gaming project experience or input design that performs well under latency.
- Experience on narrative or cinematic games.
- Experience designing to platform requirements, such as console certification rules.
- Motion controls or haptics design experience.
Responsibilities
- Map every game interaction to a touch controller.
- Design controller layouts, prompts, and accessibility options in Figma.
- Create onboarding that teaches controls to players who are new to games.
- Define system flows, including settings, pause, and disconnect.
- Write implementation specifications for engineering.
- Run consistency reviews across the full game.
- Translate playtest findings into design changes.
- Identify usability risks early.
- Present evidence-backed design options.
Benefits
- A fun and dynamic industry where you can make a difference.
- A professional and friendly work environment.
- Talented colleagues.
- Support from teammates.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
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