User Experience Designer

🎨 Shape the Visual Experience of Taliara’s Rise!

About Us

Orbital Ignition Interactive is an indie mobile game studio dedicated to crafting immersive and visually engaging experiences. Our first title, Taliara’s Rise, is a mobile tabletop strategy game that blends tactical gameplay, stylized art, and a unique world.

We are looking for a passionate UI/UX Designer to help craft a clean, engaging, and intuitive player experience. This role is unpaid until funded, but it’s a fantastic opportunity to contribute to an exciting indie game, gain experience, and be part of something from the ground up.

As a UI/UX Designer, you will be responsible for designing the game’s interface, menus, and interactive elements to ensure a seamless and enjoyable player experience. Your work will play a key role in how players interact with Taliara’s Rise, making sure the game is both visually appealing and highly functional.

Success in this role looks like:

• Delivering clean, user-friendly UI designs that fit the game’s stylized aesthetic.
• Designing intuitive user flows that enhance the player experience.
• Creating UI components that feel responsive, interactive, and engaging.
• Working closely with developers to integrate UI elements into Unity smoothly.

This role is critical to the game’s accessibility and engagement, and as we move toward funding, we aim to transition this position into a paid opportunity.

• Design game menus, HUD elements, icons, and UI components that align with the game’s art direction.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to create a seamless experience.
• Collaborate with artists and developers to ensure UI elements function effectively in Unity.
• Optimize UI for mobile performance and usability.
• Maintain visual consistency across all UI elements.

Required:

✅ Experience with UI/UX design tools (Figma, Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator).

✅ Strong portfolio showcasing game UI/UX work.

✅ Passion for creating intuitive and visually appealing interfaces.

✅ Ability to work independently while collaborating with a remote team.

✅ Understanding of mobile game UI/UX best practices.

Nice to Have:

🎮 Experience working on mobile or indie games.

🎨 Familiarity with Unity UI implementation.

🛠 Knowledge of UX principles and user testing methodologies.

🔥 Experience designing animated UI elements or VFX is a plus!

🌟 Be part of a unique indie game from the ground up.

🎨 Help define the visual and interactive experience of Taliara’s Rise.

📚 Gain valuable experience working in an early-stage studio.

🚀 Potential for a future paid role once funding is secured.

If you're a UI/UX Designer looking for an exciting project to contribute to, we’d love to hear from you!

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