UIUX Director

Your Mission

Lead the User Experience

• Own the overall UX vision player journeys information architecture and interaction flows across onboarding hero collection roster management progression combat information and other core systems.

• Make complex features easy to understand and navigate helping players make informed decisions without unnecessary friction.

• Use wireframes prototypes usability testing and playtests to validate concepts before and during implementation.

• Partner with game design to improve onboarding feature discovery engagement and retention through thoughtful UX decisions.

• Collaborate with web community and publishing stakeholders to create coherent journeys between the game and its connected touchpoints.

Direct the User Interface

• Set the UIs visual direction and quality standards in alignment with the games creative vision.

• Guide visual hierarchy layouts typography iconography interaction feedback and high-fidelity interface designs.

• Establish scalable design systems and reusable UI patterns that support consistency accessibility and efficient implementation.

• Ensure interfaces remain readable responsive and intuitive across mobile and desktop screen sizes and supported input methods.

• Work closely with Unity engineers and artists to preserve design intent through implementation and QA.

Lead the Discipline and Improve the Live Experience

• Lead and mentor UI/UX contributors providing clear direction actionable feedback and effective review practices.

• Partner with production to prioritize work assess scope identify dependencies and communicate delivery risks.

• Support LiveOps by designing and refining experiences for recurring events new content progression updates and monetization features.

• Use player behavior data usability findings community feedback and live-game performance to identify friction and prioritize improvements.

• Define clear goals for UX changes and evaluate whether those changes improve the player experience after release.

Qualifications :

 What You Bring

• A substantial track record in senior game UI/UX leadership with ownership of complex player-facing systems from concept through launch and ongoing live operations.

• Proven experience on large-scale commercially successful mobile games with an understanding of how interfaces and player journeys evolve as a title grows.

• Meaningful post-launch and LiveOps experience including examples of improvements informed by real player behavior research or performance data.

• Strong UX expertise in player flows information architecture interaction design onboarding and usability alongside the ability to direct high-quality visual UI design.

• Experience leading or mentoring UI/UX teams and influencing senior stakeholders across design art engineering and production.

• A portfolio or case studies that explain the problems you solved the reasoning behind your decisions and the outcomes not just the finished screens.

• Practical experience with Figma or equivalent prototyping and interface design tools.

• Experience collaborating with engineers on Unity-based UI implementation with a clear understanding of real-time development workflows and technical constraints.

• Strong prioritization clear communication and the ability to turn ambiguous design challenges into a focused actionable direction.

Bonus Points

• Contributions to five or more shipped high-performing mobile games. This is a strong indicator of the breadth were looking for not a strict cutoff: the depth of your ownership and the impact of your work matter more than the count.

• Experience with hero collectors mid-core RPGs or other games with complex collection progression and live-service systems.

• Experience adapting mobile-first experiences for desktop while maintaining consistency and platform-appropriate interactions.

• A record of improving onboarding usability engagement or retention through measurable post-launch iteration.

• Experience building a UI/UX discipline recruiting senior talent or coordinating external development partners.

• Experience incorporating accessibility reviews and usability research into an ongoing development process.

Additional Information :

Why Ironbelly Studios

The Team: Join a diverse team of developers designers and creatives who care about making great games.

The Impact: Shape a major RPG experience from development into live operations with meaningful influence over how players discover understand and enjoy the game.

The Culture: We value trust autonomy data-informed decisions continuous improvement and high-quality craftsmanship in a collaborative environment.

Location

Hybrid - Montreal - 13 days/week at Basecamp in beautiful Montreal.

Alternative working arrangements and relocation support may be discussed for the right candidate.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time