Principal Experience Designer (Mobile Games)

Location: Austin, TX; Bay Area, CA; Carlsbad, CA; or Chicago, IL

Salary: $123,000–$170,000 per year in California; $107,000–$150,000 per year in Illinois.

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes interactive entertainment and mobile games as a label of Take-Two Interactive, with games played by people around the world.

What you will do

• Lead UX/UI design across conceptual development, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes, design documentation, and final interface design.
• Create mobile game experiences, design systems, graybox mockups, mood boards, visual assets, and functional interaction animations.
• Conduct competitor research, heuristic evaluations, consumer research, persona development, usability analysis, and feature testing.
• Prepare and implement UI assets in Unity in collaboration with technical artists and engineers.
• Own UX for multiple game feature pods and establish UI/UX methodologies across game teams.
• Mentor senior UI/UX staff and contribute to critiques, product reviews, retrospectives, and company-wide UI/UX events.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UX.
• Experience working on at least three different game titles.
• Deep knowledge of mobile game development, particularly prototyping.
• Expertise in UX/UI design principles, user psychology, usability analysis, and validation through testing.
• Advanced experience creating user interfaces in Unity and interactive prototypes in Figma.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas, collaborate across studios and disciplines, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with production and live game lifecycles.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile, iterative environment with collaborative work across North America, Europe, and Asia.
• Full-time employees may receive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick days, parental leave, and compassionate leave are provided.
• Benefits include wellbeing programs, family planning support, commuter benefits, and fitness expense reimbursement.
• Eligible employees may participate in the 401(k) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.