UX Designer
Job Summary
Job Description
As an UX Designer at Frima, you will be responsible for developing intuitive, player-centric interaction experiences for mobile platforms. This includes creating effective user journeys, defining UX orientations based on game design goals and player needs, and presenting recommendations to project teams. You will also validate UX paths in the Unreal game engine and collaborate with design, programming, data analysis, and UI teams to promote best UX practices.
Must have:
- Develop intuitive, player-centric interaction experiences for mobile platforms.
- Create effective user journeys for game immersion and navigation.
- Define UX orientations considering game design goals, player needs, and technical constraints.
- Make recommendations and present them to project teams and external partners.
- Validate UX paths in the Unreal game engine.
- Collaborate with design, programming, data analysis, and UI teams.
- College degree in UX design, interaction design, ergonomics, graphic design, cognitive psychology or other related degree, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in UX design (user journeys, wireframes, interactive prototypes, documentation).
- Excellent client-facing skills.
- Concrete experience in video games, especially with Unreal engine.
- Experience on mobile platforms.
- Knowledge of Axure, Figma, or Adobe XD.
- Excellent command of French and English (written and oral).
- Available for international travel if needed.
- Portfolio and/or demo required.
Good to have:
- Passion for UX design and analysis of existing systems.
- Interest in video games.
- Good oral and written communication.
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to manage time and work within production deadlines.
- Excellent critical reasoning and sense of re-evaluation.
Perks:
- 4.5 working days per week (Friday afternoons off).
- Flexible work: 100% remote (for Quebec residents), hybrid, or 100% in-person.
- Up to 7 weeks of vacation per year.
- Sick days and personal days.
- Comprehensive group insurance from day one.
- RRSP contribution.
- $400 allowance for ergonomic equipment.
- Access to chair massages, fresh fruits and snacks, a gym, sports activities.
- Regular project and news presentations.
- Cohesive, caring, and inclusive teams.
9 skills required
Job Details
Company Description
Ready to level up your career? Frima is looking for an UX Designer for its UI/UX team.
At Frima, we have been cultivating creative audacity for over 20 years! We are proud to have been recognized by GamesIndustry.biz as one of the best employers in the Canadian video game industry in 2021, 2022, and 2023 (GamesIndustry.biz).
And the reason is simple, we know how to take care of our people:
- 4.5 working days per week, all year round. (Friday afternoons off);
- Truly flexible work: 100% remote (for residents of Quebec province), hybrid mode, or 100% in-person, it's your choice;
- Up to 7 weeks of vacation per year, sick days & personal days: your well-being matters to us.
- Comprehensive group insurance from your arrival;
- A contribution to your RRSP
- An allowance of $400 for the purchase of ergonomic equipment;
Life at the studio
- Access to chair massages, fresh fruits and snacks, a gym, sports activities, etc.;
- Regular presentations of projects and news: we keep our team informed of developments at Frima;
- Cohesive, caring, and inclusive teams, even remotely!
- Come discover the rest for yourself!
Job Description
What your weeks will look like
- Developing intuitive, player-centric interaction experiences for a mobile platform;
- Developing effective user journeys that facilitate immersion and navigation in the game;
- Defining UX orientations, taking into account game design objectives, player needs, and technical constraints;
- Making recommendations and presenting them to the project team as well as external partners;
- Validating UX paths in the Unreal game engine to analyze interactive components;
- Collaborating with design, programming, data analysis, and UI teams to promote good UX design practices.
Qualifications
What we are looking for
- College degree in UX design, interaction design, ergonomics, graphic design, cognitive psychology or other related degree combined with equivalent experience;
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in UX design, including the creation of user journeys, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and UX documentation;
- Excellent client-facing skills;
- Concrete experience in the video game field, particularly on projects using the Unreal game engine;
- Experience on mobile platforms;
- Knowledge of work software (Axure, Figma or Adobe XD);
- Excellent command of French and English (written and oral). English skills are required for the work as we collaborate with English-speaking partners.
- Available to travel internationally if needed;
- Portfolio and/or demo required.
What we value within our team
- Passion for UX design and analysis of existing systems;
- Interest in video games;
- Good oral and written communication;
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team;
- Ability to manage time and work within production deadlines;
- Excellent critical reasoning and sense of re-evaluation.
Additional Information
Come make a difference with us! #FrimaLife
To learn more
- About us: https://frimastudio.com/a-propos/
- About our culture: https://vimeo.com/766900522?share=copy
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