Senior UI/UX Designer

Gamedev | Remote/Office/Hybrid | full-time

Snapshot Games

Snapshot Games is hiring a Senior UI/UX Designer as we add new and exciting projects to our studio’s portfolio. We are looking for an experienced and talented UI designer who is passionate about games and strives to bring great user experience to our players. We at Snapshot Games believe that the UI/UX role is crucial to our players' happiness and the person who joins us will be able to greatly impact our IPs.

About the studio:

Snapshot Games is a video game development studio in Sofia, Bulgaria, founded in 2013 by Julian Gollop, award winning designer of the original X-COM games, and David Kaye, serial entrepreneur in the games industry. Our two released titles, Phoenix Point (2019) and Chaos Reborn (2017) have both been critically praised and very popular in the strategy genre.

In 2020 Snapshot joined Embracer Group, one of the world’s largest games and entertainment companies, as a division of Saber Interactive.

 Your responsibilities:

• Create and maintain a clear UI design system;
• Collaborate closely with Management, Game Design, Art, Programmers', QA and Support teams in order to understand the business goals, the technical restrictions and the players expectations;
• Conduct research and apply holistic approach when solving the UI design problems;
• Visualize your ideas and solutions via sketches, wireframes, high fidelity prototypes, polished mockups and animations in order to clearly communicate your solutions;
• Present and defend your design solutions;
• Iterate on feedback;
• Document your designs;
• Layout your designs in the engine.

 Required Expertise:

• Work experience or personal projects in in-game UI;
• Substantial graphic design skills;
• Proficient in UX - usability, accessibility, interaction design, product design;
• Skilled in high fidelity tools such as Photoshop/Illustrator;
• Command of UI prototyping tools such as XD/Figma/Invision Studio;
• Creative problem solving skills with ability to generate ideas and iterate on them;
• Collaborative attitude.

Additional Expertise:

• Experience with Unity and/or Unreal engine; 
• Very good drawing skills, skills in motion design, and 3D modelling.

More Details:

In the role of Senior UI/UX designer you will have the opportunity to make a real impact on our games with your creative input. Our corporate culture is friendly, transparent, anti-bureaucratic, and empowering.

Some of the reasons to choose to work at Snapshot Games include:

• A non-routine job, focused on complex UI solutions; 
• Opportunity to create an integral UI vision of the game;
• Choose to work from home, from the office, or a hybrid setup;
• Competitive salary and profit sharing plan;
• 25 days of paid time off per year, plus additional R&D days; 
• Lots of company benefits, including additional health & dental insurance, food vouchers, sports card, and more.

To apply, please send us your CV and a link to your portfolio. More specifically, we would like to see your in-game UI works. Please take into the account that English is the language of communication in the studio.

Contacts: @alexnasonov