UI/UX Designer

Join us as UI/UX Designer! You will be working on Ascendant, our fast-paced squad-based FPS to be released on Steam. Joining at a critical time in development, as UI/UX Designer you will have the chance to leave your mark on our wacky original title.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Translate concepts into user flows, wireframes and mockups, that leads to an intuitive user experience

• Understand the game’s audience, using player types and journeys to drive design decisions

• Work with the Directors and Design team to build a strong user experience, minimising friction and increasing retention

• Design and critique the iterative development of tutorials, gameplay activities and social features

• Usability improvements of development tools (UGC)

• Define a testing strategy, scaling from inhouse playtests to large scale beta testing

• Use playtests, analytics and community feedback to categories player behaviours, motivations and goals, to identify issues and opportunities to increase engagement and improve the game

• Work with the Economy team to develop ethical monetisation strategies.

• Work with the Analytics team, Designer and Publishing teams to assess user funnels and churn rates, identifying problem areas and suggesting elegant solutions.

• Use community feedback to prioritise quality of life improvements

Requirements

Requirements:

• 3+ years experience in UX / UI for Video Games

• Education in game design, web design, psychology or social sciences is a Bonus

• Great understanding of different player types, and have used persona profiles to rationalise economy/retention features

• Great understanding of user-centred design, information hierarchy, ergonomics and accessibility issues

• Keep up to date with current trends and best practices

• Have excellent communication skills, writing reports, presenting data, and visualising user flows (using Adobe XD, Office and other relevant software)

• Confident pitching ideas, and using analytics/case studies to define/justify solutions

• Can work autonomously, manage multiple tasks and collaborate with other departments

• Proficient in Adobe suit, Figma, Ilustrator, Photoshop, After Effects

Benefits

Our Global Benefits & Perks

• Unlimited coaching & therapy — with Oliva, to support your mental health

• Stock Options — everyone owns a piece of our success

• Pension scheme — up to 5% employer matched contribution to finance those golden years

• Socials — office & remote events, play sessions and company-wide parties

• And even more benefits based on your location!

If you’re based in the UK

• 25 Annual Leave + 8 bank holidays - we’re flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what’s important to you

• Private Medical Insurance - full cover with AXA

• Healthcare Cash Plan - Level 3 cover with Medicash

• Cycle2Work Scheme - lease a bike through us and save on tax too!

• Electric Car Charging - electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.

About Build A Rocket Boy

Build A Rocket Boy is an independent game developer, headquartered in Edinburgh Scotland, with operations in Budapest Hungary, the Netherlands, France, and California USA. Led by game developer Leslie Benzies, Build A Rocket Boy’s team includes hundreds of the industry’s brightest development talents with the shared vision to create new and innovative entertainment experiences. Build A Rocket Boy’s first project is EVERYWHERE – a new multi-world game experience that blurs the line between reality and the digital world.