UI/UX Designer, Sports Interactive

• Strong understanding of UI and UX design principles
• Ability to produce high quality, visually appealing UI deliverables
• Experience with visual design software such as Figma and Miro, and of working with design systems
• Experience creating prototypes, wireframes and developing user flows
• Motivated to understand and meet the needs of the user
• 3+ years professional UI/UX design experience within software production or similar
• Ability to communicate clearly to both creative and non-creative disciplines – both verbally and in writing - and tell stories throughout the design process
• The ability to deliver in volume when necessary
• Self-motivated with a drive to improve yourself and others
• Ability to work collaboratively and as part of a close-knit team
• Knowledge of and interest in football

Desirable

• Fixed Term Contract until 1st September 2027
• Team: Football Manager Mobile
• Reporting into: Senior Producer (Mobile)
• Football Manager Mobile is the fastest way to play the genre-leading FM series, offering a lightweight, pick-up-and-play football management simulation experience for those on the move or with less time on their hands
• Over the coming seasons, we will be moving from an in-house engine to Unity
• One aspect of this will be revamping the User Interface to take advantage of the new engine, and we are looking for a talented UIUX designer on a fixed-term contract to be a key member of the team designing this interface
• You will join a small, dedicated, and close-knit team within SI, collaborating with creatives, software engineers, QA and producers to ensure we deliver a visually appealing, high-fidelity and usable on-the-go mobile experience for our passionate userbase
• We are looking for a designer who is organised, self-motivated and able to communicate with all disciplines, both within the Mobile team and across the wider studio
• You will have an understanding of UIUX design methodologies and processes, an eye for usability and ergonomics, and the ability to deliver according to internal roadmaps
• You'll be keen to share your creative mindset and your experience to help push existing team members forward, as well as committed to the improvement of your own skills and knowledge
• Collaborate with UIUX and Game Designers and our Game Director to develop visually appealing new features or fresh interpretations of existing ones
• Produce UI designs, deliverables and assets of a consistently high quality
• Communicate your work through user flows, wireframing, and high-fidelity mock-ups
• Assist in reviewing designs of external contractors
• Collaborate with the design team across the rest of the studio to gain and offer peer feedback and share learnings between projects
• Work with QA, Production and Development to help ensure designs are well-understood, usable, and that needs of other disciplines are considered
• Assist team members in evaluating design success, using techniques such as analytics, user feedback, in-house playtesting, and taking part where appropriate in usability testing
• Be a passionate member of the FM Mobile Team, driving your own growth and lending your expertise to further the team’s collective knowledge