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About Jam City
Jam City is a leading mobile games developer known for hits like Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Cookie Jam, and Panda Pop. They create narrative-rich, engaging mobile games enjoyed globally and have strong Hollywood partnerships.
Role Overview
Design UI/UX for a new mobile narrative game within their Narrative studio. Collaborate closely with game design, art, and engineering teams to craft smooth player experiences, from wireframes to polished UI assets.
Key Responsibilities
- Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes for the game experience
- Develop and maintain UI style guides and UX documentation ensuring consistency
- Design polished UI assets (icons, buttons, menus, HUDs) aligned with game art direction
- Deliver UI design for narrative gameplay, puzzle interactions, progression, and monetization systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally to translate goals into intuitive UI/UX solutions
- Rapidly prototype and iterate based on feedback, usability testing, and player insights
- Ensure UI scalability and responsiveness across devices and screen sizes
- Research market and competitor trends to inform UI/UX design decisions
Required Qualifications
- 3 to 5 years designing UI/UX for mobile games
- Solid understanding of mobile user-centered design principles
- Proficiency with wireframing and prototyping tools like Figma
- Strong UI art skills: polished game-ready visual assets (icons, buttons, menus, HUDs)
- Strong foundation in typography, layout, color theory, information hierarchy
- Experience with UI visual effects, animations, transitions for enhanced feedback
- Proficiency with Unity, including UI asset integration and awareness of engine constraints
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills in cross-functional teams
- Passion for narrative or puzzle gameplay and creating intuitive player experiences
- Comfortable working iteratively with evolving design goals
Nice to Have
- Experience owning UI visual style and asset production
- Shipped a new mobile title from concept to live
- Worked on narrative-driven or puzzle adventure games
- Familiarity with licensed IP and brand guidelines
Perks & Benefits
- Unlimited vacation, paid sick days & holidays
- Fully covered medical, dental, vision insurance
- Life insurance, 401k, flexible spending accounts, commuter benefits
- Catered lunches, well-stocked kitchens, yoga & wellness activities
- Happy hours, company events, dog-friendly workplace
Culture & Inclusion
Jam City fosters a diverse and inclusive environment reflecting its global player base. They promote equity through employee resource groups, cultural events, training, and more.
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