Sr. UI / UX Designer

Steer Studios mission is to create a world-leading game studios in Saudi Arabia, creating high-quality games for international audiences. Also to help Saudi’s passionate gaming sector to develop homegrown IP and more broadly, make KSA a global hub for gaming. As part of the Steer studios team, you will work alongside the best global gaming talents who have relocated to Riyadh to be part of the ambitious group, and innovative, passionate and hardworking Saudis.

Steer Studios is looking for a talented and hands-on Senior UX/UI Designer to join our team and drive the success of our hybrid casual mobile titles. You’ll work closely with a team of passionate developers, data analysts, UX designers, and junior game designers to elevate both the product and the team. This is a key leadership role requiring strong execution, live game experience and mentorship ability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design high-fidelity UI mockups, icons, and visual assets tailored for mobile game interfaces.
• Establish and maintain a cohesive visual language across all UI components.
• Collaborate with art, animation and VFX experts to ensure visual polish and consistency.
• Develop user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for core and meta-game systems.
• Ensure UX decisions support both player engagement and game mechanics.
• Implement UI designs directly in Unity, ensuring pixel-perfect fidelity and responsiveness across devices.
• Create and manage UI prefabs, animations, transitions, and responsive layouts.
• Collaborate with engineers to optimize UI performance and resolve integration challenges.
• Maintain and evolve UI systems within Unity, including localization, accessibility, and scalability.
• Work closely with game designers, developers, and product managers to align UI/UX with gameplay and technical constraints.
• Provide clear documentation and specifications for UI implementation.
• Support QA and live ops teams with UI-related updates and improvements.
• Stay current with mobile gaming UI/UX trends and best practices.
• Benchmark competitor games and propose innovative solutions.
• Explore new interaction models and technologies to enhance player immersion.
• Help define and evolve the design process and tools used across projects.

Qualifications and Key Skills:

• 5+ years in UX/UI design, with the last 3 years focused on mobile games.
• Strong portfolio showcasing mobile game UI work and Unity integration.
• Proficiency in Figma, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Advanced experience with Unity UI systems (UGUI, TextMeshPro, Animator, etc.).
• Experience with live games and iterative design based on analytics.
• Mentoring experience; ability to structure and grow junior designers and encouraging team collaboration.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to write clear documentation, making complex ideas clear, concise, and compelling.
• Attention to detail from both technical and artistic perspectives.
• Strong proactive problem-solving and intuitive development skills.
• Passionate gamer with an eye for details. Understanding of the industry, market, and target audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree or College diploma in graphic design or equivalent is preferred.

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