Technical UI/UX Designer (10-month Contract)

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio looking for an experienced Technical UI/UX Designer to support the hands-on adaptation of a large, established simulation game to new platforms and display environments.

Requirements

• Collaborate with design, engineering, and production to adapt existing UI systems for new platforms, resolutions, and input methods while preserving established gameplay workflows.
• Design, adjust, and implement UI layouts that scale effectively across a wide range of screen sizes, aspect ratios, and viewing distances.
• Work hands-on within the UI toolset to modify, extend, and debug UI screens, flows, and interactions to meet platform-specific requirements.
• Partner closely with engineers to ensure UI performance, responsiveness, and technical stability across target platforms
• Identify UX friction introduced by platform changes (controller input, navigation paradigms, readability at distance) and propose practical, implementable solutions.
• Maintain consistency with existing UI style, hierarchy, and interaction patterns while making necessary adjustments for usability and accessibility.
• Test UI thoroughly in-game, diagnosing layout issues, navigation problems, and edge cases, and iterating to improve clarity and player experience.
• Create and maintain clear documentation to communicate UI changes, constraints, and best practices to cross-disciplinary partners

Benefits

• Four Day Work Week