An offer you can’t refuse…

We are hiring! We’re looking for an exceptional UI/UX designer to join the family here at Space Ape to help shape the future of mobile gaming! Do you have what it takes?

About the role

The UI/UX Designer is a key player in determining the future experiences of Space Ape’s players. The ideal candidate should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess superior UI skills, be able to translate high-level requirements into best-in-class interaction flows and artifacts, and transform those flows into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.

At Space Ape Games we don’t believe in unnecessary bureaucracy, so there’s no complex approval systems or hierarchies. Our team is extremely passionate and highly driven, and believe that by working as a team the best work is created. If you think you would thrive in this atmosphere then you might just be the Designer we are looking for.

Responsibilities:

• Produce creative, user-focused and easy to use wireframes, user flows and written documentation for our games.
• Create stunning User Interface art assets that are flexible and efficient to high quality and in a variety of styles.
• Work hands-on with developers and other artists to implement user interfaces into software.
• Act as the user-advocate during the development process, subjecting early-stage designs to usability testing and/or expert review to iteratively improve solutions.

Must Have:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience creating user interfaces and/or artwork for the web, mobile applications or video games.
• An outstanding body of work demonstrating UI solutions.
• Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps.
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Balsamiq, or other visual design and wireframing tools.
• Proven ability to work with designers, producers and engineers to develop the designs through an iterative process.
• Excellent visual design skills with regard to colour theory, layout and typography with a sensitivity to user-system interaction .
• Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders with appropriate levels of detail in a timely manner.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies and design psychology.
• An ability to work with minimal supervision and review and exercise independent judgement.
• Comfortable with a broad range of styles.
• Passion for games & mobile gaming.
• A “raise the bar” attitude.

Additional Skills:

• Experience using the Unity Game Engine and popular UI plugins such as NGUI.
• Experience of working in an agile (e.g. SCRUM/Kanban) environment using agile ceremonies (e.g. stand-ups sprint planning, retrospectives) and working with agile artefacts (e.g. user stories, task boards).
• Experience in conducting user research and evaluating user feedback.
• Experience designing for iOS, Android, or other mobile platforms.
• Experience in other design related fields such as 3D modeling, After Effects,
• Animation, Motion graphics design production

If you’d like to know more about what it’s like to a UX/UI Designer at Space Ape read this post by our very own Amrita McBharij and to apply please get in touch!