UI/UX Director

4 Months ago • All levels • $155,000 PA - $202,400 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead UI/UX design across Crystal Dynamics' projects. Define and drive UI/UX strategy, ensuring all user-facing aspects meet the highest standards of design, usability, and visual fidelity. Must have experience in game UI/UX for console or PC titles, strong understanding of design principles, and proficiency in advanced design tools.
Must have:
  • Game UI/UX
  • Design Principles
  • Advanced Design
  • Cross-functional Teams
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine
  • AAA Game Titles
  • Artistic Background
  • Scripting/Markup
Perks:
  • 100% Employer-paid
  • Professional Development

Job Details

Crystal Dynamics is constantly seeking the best gaming talent worldwide to add to our 30-plus year legacy of game development creating new and iconic franchises. We are committed to making great games with great people and living the dream while doing it.

Benefits for our regular full-time positions include, but are not limited to, a competitive regional salary, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options, professional development reimbursement, flexible hybrid on-site/off-site work opportunities, 12 company paid holidays, plus additional paid days in December when the studio is closed for holiday break, and the ability to accrue additional paid time-off.

Join us and shape the future of an amazing studio culture committed to creating award-winning franchises like Tomb Raider, the next Perfect Dark, and more! 


Crystal Dynamics is looking for a UI/UX Director to lead and elevate our user experience and interface design across all projects. This key leadership role will be responsible for defining and driving the overall UI/UX strategy, ensuring that all user-facing aspects of our games meet the highest standards of design, usability, and visual fidelity. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects to create seamless and engaging experiences that align with the company’s strategic objectives. 

As a UI/UX Director, you will: 

  • Collaborate with Creative Directors and senior leadership to establish and implement a unified UI/UX vision across all projects. 
  • Lead the design and development of intuitive, user-centered interfaces and experiences that resonate with our players. 
  • Oversee the creation and refinement of UI/UX design systems, ensuring consistency and quality across all game interfaces. 
  • Mentor and guide the entire UI/UX team, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 
  • Act as the bridge between design, engineering, art and production teams to ensure cohesive execution of the UI/UX vision. 
  • Conduct regular reviews and usability tests to ensure that the final product meets our high standards of functionality and aesthetic quality. 
  • Work with the Director of Central Development to manage resource allocation and budget for a central UI/UX team, aligning with project scope and timelines. 

To be considered for this role, we require the following: 

  • Proven experience as a Director, Lead, or other Leadership role within UI/UX design or art in the gaming industry, contributing to high-quality UI/UX. 
  • Extensive experience with game UI/UX for console or PC titles, including in-engine prototyping. 
  • Strong understanding of design processes, principles, and best practices, with a focus on user-centered design. 
  • Proficiency in advanced design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch) and their integration into game engines like Unreal Engine. 
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and foster collaboration across departments. 
  • A portfolio showcasing your leadership in creating and implementing UI/UX designs that drive user engagement. (If you directed others, then we would be looking for details on high quality work you directed others creation/implementation of UI/UX).

Preference will be given to candidates who have: 

  • Experience with Unreal Engine
  • Shipped AAA titles in UI/UX role.
  • A strong artistic background in areas such as illustration, animation, or visual design.
  • Experience in scripting or fundamental markup languages. 

It'll be a bonus if you also have: 

  • A deep understanding of emerging trends and technologies in UI/UX and their application in gaming. 

 

The pay range for this role includes the annual base salary, not including bonus and the generous benefits package that Crystal Dynamics provides all full-time employees. Individual compensation is determined by work location within our approved states or regions, as well as additional factors, including job related skills, experience, and relevant education.

Your recruiter will be able to share more information about total compensation.

Pay Range (United States)
$155,000$202,400 USD
Pay Range (Canada)
$133,000$177,000 CAD

Not sure if you are qualified? We hope that you will still choose to apply so we may review your application!


 

Please be advised that our company is aware of scammers impersonating us, and we assure you that all legitimate communication will come from the official Crystal Dynamics email address domain "@crystald.com" or will be an automated response from our applicant tracking system using "no-reply@us.greenhouse-mail.io". If you have any concerns about the validity of a message from our staff, feel free to contact us.

For more information on how to avoid scams like this please see our Jobs Scams & Phishing Attempts help page, or visit the FTC website.

 

Crystal Dynamics is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to identifying and implementing positive and persistent measures to ensure equal opportunity in the recruitment, hiring, development, training, promotion and compensation of a diverse team employee group. This includes persons of different race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, political affiliation, age, veteran status, uniform service member status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or citizenship, as well as any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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About The Company

​Crystal Dynamics is an award-winning, top of class game development studio located just south of San Francisco in sunny San Mateo, CA. Founded in 1992, Crystal Dynamics has grown into a world class studio by developing iconic franchises and keeping at the forefront of the very latest in technology and graphics. Crystal Dynamics is owned by the Embracer Group.


Having created beloved properties such as Gex and the Legacy of Kain series, as well as driving the massively successful Tomb Raider franchise, Crystal Dynamics is now laying the groundwork for the next generation of innovative and technologically stunning projects.


Team work makes the dream work, and at Crystal Dynamics diverse perspectives, equal voices, and inclusive philosophies create the best teams who make the best games. Diversity leads to productivity, tolerance, and a welcoming spirit as part of the Crystal Dynamics family. Inclusivity breaks down barriers of all kinds to ensure all people can take joy in their work, have pride for being heard, and take comfort in being respected. We prize all perspectives so that we can be our best selves and the best game developers at a company beloved for our games as well as our culture of creativity. To all who wish to enter this place and continue evolving Crystal Dynamics to be its best self, we say welcome.


For more details on Crystal Dynamics, visit our company page, www.crystald.com, our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crystal-Dynamics/8277214270 , or our Twitter, @crystaldynamics.


***Please be advised: we are aware of scammers impersonating us. All legitimate communication will come from an official Crystal Dynamics email address. If you have any concerns about the validity of a message from our staff, you can email crystalrecruiting@crystald.com.***

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