UI Lead (m/f/d)
HybridBerlin, State of Berlin, Germany
Job Summary
Lead and mentor the UI team to foster a high-performing, self-organized environment while designing intuitive, player-focused game interfaces. Translate game design requirements into clear UI concepts, user flows, and implementation-ready solutions, ensuring quality and consistency across features. Coordinate deliverables, plan priorities, and act as the primary contact for UI topics, providing guidance on workflows and technical constraints. Collaborate closely with Game Design, Engineering, Production, Art, and Web disciplines to ship cohesive user experiences. Establish design systems, style guides, and production pipelines to continuously improve UI processes.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional experience in game design, UI design, UX design, or a closely related game development role
- Extensive experience designing player-facing game systems, user flows, interaction models, or complex feature interfaces
- Experience leading, mentoring, or coordinating designers, UI specialists, or cross-functional feature teams
- Solid understanding of game design principles, UX principles, information hierarchy, and player-centered design
- Proven ability to translate gameplay, system, and feature requirements into clear and effective UI solutions
- Strong understanding of how game UI is implemented in modern game engines, such as Unity or Unreal Engine
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent communication skills (presentation, verbal and written) in English
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in a Senior or Lead Game Designer role
- Experience shipping MMO, AAA, AA, or live-service games
- Experience working closely with UI engineers, technical artists, or gameplay engineers on UI implementation
- Experience owning, shipping and maintaining complete game features
- Familiarity with UI prototyping, implementation workflows, motion design, or UI animation
- Experience establishing UI design systems, style guides, and production pipelines
- Strong familiarity with MMORPGs or comparable games, either as an active player or through extensive past play experience
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