Blackbird Interactive is looking for an experienced UI/UX Designer to help adapt a large, established simulation game to new platforms and display environments. This role focuses on designing and refining user experiences that feel intuitive, readable, and natural on the target platform while preserving the depth and functionality of the original game.
You’ll work closely with design, art, engineering, and production to evaluate existing interfaces, identify opportunities for improvement, and create solutions that support new input methods, screen sizes, and player expectations. The role requires a strong understanding of user-centered design principles, information hierarchy, and accessibility, with a focus on translating a PC-first experience into one that feels native to its new platform. If you enjoy solving usability challenges, reimagining complex interfaces, and improving how players interact with games, this role could be a great fit for you!
Responsibilities
Collaborate with design, art, engineering, and production to adapt existing UI and UX systems for new platforms while preserving core gameplay workflows and player expectations
Review existing interfaces and identify opportunities to improve navigation, readability, accessibility, and overall user experience
Design user flows, wireframes, mockups, and interface layouts that support new input methods and platform-specific interaction patterns
Identify UX friction points introduced by platform transitions and develop solutions that improve clarity, usability, and player comfort
Maintain consistency with the established visual style, information hierarchy, and interaction patterns of the original game
Participate in reviews, playtests, and usability evaluations, using player feedback and observations to refine designs
Advocate for usability, accessibility, and player-centered design throughout development
Requirements
At least 3 years of professional experience in UI/UX design for games including UI design, UX thinking, user flows, wireframing, and problem-solving skills
Experience designing interfaces for complex gameplay systems or feature-rich applications
Strong understanding of information hierarchy, readability, usability, accessibility, and interaction design principles
Familiarity with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar
Understanding of controller-first UX patterns, navigation flows, and platform-specific user expectations
Ability to work independently, manage tasks, and iterate on feedback in a production environment
Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working closely with designers, artists, engineers, and QA
Ability to clearly communicate design intent through mockups, documentation, presentations, and discussions
Pluses
Experience working on game ports, remasters, or platform adaptations
Interest in accessibility, usability, and player comfort
Experience designing UI for simulation, strategy, management, or other systems-heavy games
Background in visual design, typography, iconography, and information visualization
Experience conducting or participating in user testing and applying findings to improve designs
Familiarity with console, PC, and cross-platform user experience considerations
Passion for creating elegant, intuitive interfaces that make complex systems approachable and enjoyable across a variety of platforms
Skills Required
- At least 3 years of professional experience in UI/UX design for games including UI design, UX thinking, user flows, wireframing, and problem-solving skills
- Experience designing interfaces for complex gameplay systems or feature-rich applications
- Strong understanding of information hierarchy, readability, usability, accessibility, and interaction design principles
- Familiarity with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, or similar
- Understanding of controller-first UX patterns, navigation flows, and platform-specific user expectations
- Ability to work independently, manage tasks, and iterate on feedback in a production environment
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with experience working closely with designers, artists, engineers, and QA
- Ability to clearly communicate design intent through mockups, documentation, presentations, and discussions
- Experience working on game ports, remasters, or platform adaptations
- Interest in accessibility, usability, and player comfort
- Experience designing UI for simulation, strategy, management, or other systems-heavy games
- Background in visual design, typography, iconography, and information visualization
- Experience conducting or participating in user testing and applying findings to improve designs
- Familiarity with console, PC, and cross-platform user experience considerations
- Passion for creating elegant, intuitive interfaces that make complex systems approachable across platforms
What We Do
Blackbird Interactive (BBI) is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio - behind such games as Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and the upcoming Homeworld 3, Minecraft Legends, and Crossfire: Legion. Founded by Rob Cunningham, Yossarian King, and Aaron Kambeitz in 2010, the award-winning Vancouver studio boast its own internal CG cinematics department, led by the founder of Pixar Canada, and has also been involved in various game-adjacent projects over the years - such as Project Eagle with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and other initiatives with the eatART Foundation and Sanctuary AI.
