Senior UX Designer (Mobile)

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hybrid work requires a minimum of two days per week in the Melbourne studio, currently Mondays and Thursdays. Remote arrangements may be considered, with significant overlap with standard Australian business hours required. Applicants based in Australia must hold appropriate Australian working rights.

Company

Hipster Whale is an Australian game studio and wholly-owned subsidiary of hirify.global, creating bright and accessible arcade games for broad audiences.

What you will do

• Own the UX vision across multiple mobile and arcade game titles, from prototypes through feature and product rollouts.
• Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups to communicate design decisions.
• Iterate on implemented designs in-engine and on devices using design direction, playtesting, and analytics.
• Partner with product, development, creative, and leadership teams to identify problems and improve the player experience.
• Champion player-centric design principles, participate in design reviews, and mentor team members.
• Support a collaborative environment where ideas, concerns, and creative risks can be shared safely.

Requirements

• 5+ years of commercial UX design experience and a portfolio showing meaningful improvements to player experiences.
• Strong knowledge of design principles, information architecture, interactive design, and information hierarchy.
• Comfort with Figma and other prototyping tools.
• Understanding of behavioural psychology, player motivations, engagement loops, accessibility, and usability.
• Basic familiarity with game engines and the technical structure of games.
• Experience communicating cross-functionally and advocating constructively for design decisions.

Nice to have

• UI and graphic design skills, including the ability to direct graphic design toward final execution.
• Experience conducting user research sessions and preparing research reports.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time, ongoing employment.
• Hybrid studio arrangement with flexibility to accommodate individual needs.
• Inclusive and welcoming environment for people from all backgrounds, identities, and perspectives.
• Opportunity to work on games with more than 500 million downloads across the studio's titles.

Hiring process

• Selection is based on a practical portfolio review and communication skills.
• The recruitment process is intended to move quickly, with all applicants receiving a response.