Senior UI/UX Designer

About the role

hyperhug is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to craft intuitive and engaging interfaces for our mobile survival shooter, Oxide: Survival Island. You will translate game concepts into functional designs and implement them directly within the game engine.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Develop comprehensive UI/UX solutions for new game features, starting from user journeys and wireframes to final, ready-to-ship layouts.
• Design interfaces for both core gameplay systems and meta-game elements, ensuring a cohesive player experience throughout Oxide: Survival Island.
• Create designs for monetization features, including battle passes, gacha systems, special offers, and live-ops reward structures.
• Establish and maintain a reusable design system, including components, templates, and style guides.
• Implement and assemble user interfaces within Unity, managing layouts, states, animations, visual effects, and responsive design.
• Integrate UI elements with game events, data, and calls, working with developers for review.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools for prototyping and implementing UI functionality.
• Convert game design documentation into clear, user-friendly, and visually appealing interfaces.
• Collaborate with game designers, artists, and Unity developers throughout the implementation process.
• Review in-game interfaces to identify and resolve inconsistencies, continuously enhancing usability and visual appeal.

Requirements

• Possess over 5 years of professional UI/UX design experience specifically within game development.
• Present a strong portfolio that showcases complex game interface systems, not just isolated screens or visual concepts.
• Have hands-on experience with Unity and its UI development capabilities.
• Demonstrate a proven ability to independently assemble and configure interfaces within Unity.
• Understand the interaction between UI elements and game events, data, states, animations, and visual effects.
• Experience using AI coding tools for UI prototyping or implementation.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma.
• Solid grasp of game UX principles, information architecture, player psychology, and interface flow.
• Experience designing core gameplay, meta-game, and monetization systems.
• Ability to create visually expressive interfaces while adhering to technical limitations.
• Capacity to articulate design choices clearly and work autonomously with minimal developer oversight.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with mid-core or hardcore mobile games, or comparable PC/console projects.

Skills & tools

• Figma
• Unity UI systems
• AI coding tools

Practical notes

• Relocation assistance to Cyprus is available, including visa and housing support.
• Monthly lunch allowances provided via Wolt.
• Comprehensive medical insurance is included.
• Car rental is offered.