Senior Mobile Game UI Designer

Hire OverseasMobile games

South Africa, US business hoursFull-TimeSenior

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Experience: 5 or more years of professional UI design experience in games; 3 or more years designing specifically for mobile free-to-play games
Required Skills: FigmaPrototyping

Have 5 or more years of professional UI design experience in games.
Have 3 or more years of experience designing mobile free-to-play games.
Have shipped at least one mobile game in a senior, lead, or major ownership capacity.
Provide a portfolio showing real mobile game UI work, not only marketing art or web and app design.
Demonstrate deep understanding of casual mobile UI patterns, monetization flows, progression systems, and live ops design.
Have strong visual design skills in layout, typography, color, hierarchy, iconography, composition, and polish.
Have strong Figma skills, including components, variants, libraries, and design systems.
Have experience designing for Unity-based mobile games or similar game engines.
Be able to create clear flows, wireframes, prototypes, and production-ready screen specifications.
Be able to explain design decisions using player, product, and business reasoning.
Be available during US business hours.
Submit a portfolio link with 4 to 6 examples of shipped mobile game UI work and a 1 to 2 minute Loom video.

Own the visual and interaction design of key mobile game screens and the full player-facing UI experience.
Design clear, low-friction interfaces for casual players with strong hierarchy and calls to action.
Create mobile layouts for a range of screen sizes, aspect ratios, and device performance profiles.
Design reward, upgrade, purchase, and progression feedback experiences.
Use data, A/B test results, player feedback, and competitive analysis to improve designs.
Develop and maintain scalable UI systems, components, layouts, iconography, and style guides.
Create production-ready mockups, specs, flows, prototypes, and handoff documentation for engineering and art teams.
Review in-game UI implementation and iterate to meet the intended quality bar.
Collaborate with motion designers or technical artists on transitions, feedback, reward reveals, and live ops presentation.
Build AI-assisted workflows and use generative AI tools for ideation, visual exploration, and production support.

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