Principal UX Designer, The Believer Company
$185-230k
+ Equity
Game development studio
Be an early applicant
Game development studio
1-20 employees
Be an early applicant
$185-230k
+ Equity
1-20 employees
Company mission
To take game development and production in exciting new directions by harnessing the forefront of modern technology.
Role
Who you are
- You have 10+ years of experience as a UX and UI expert and a track record of owning ambiguous, high-complexity design problems with minimal oversight
- You think in systems. You empathize deeply with all types of players and their needs, and you find solutions that feel obvious in hindsight
- You've shipped games, and you understand what shipping actually takes
- You're fast and comfortable working directly in Unreal Engine 5 (or a comparable engine)
- You've built or scaled UX/UI standards for a team before, and you enjoy mentoring other designers
- Please note - research shows that certain groups of candidates may not apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. If you see yourself at Believer but don't check every requirement, we would still love to be in touch with you for current and future opportunities
What the job involves
- We're building a world-class team of game-makers: folks bursting with creativity, who balance candor with compassion, and hold themselves and their peers accountable to what's best for players
- We are looking for an experienced Principal UX Designer to join our design team and help build and ship best-in-class UI/UX for our upcoming title. This role will report directly to the Design Director
- Own the game's end-to-end UX: player journeys, friction, gameplay flows, and an information architecture that keeps things consistent while guiding and delighting players along the way
- Design and ship high-quality UI/UX at a pace that keeps engineering and cross-functional partners moving, working hands-on in Unreal Engine 5 and partnering closely with our UI Engineer to keep implementation aligned with UX intent
- Own production of UI assets, deciding the right mix of in-house craft, AI-assisted tooling, and outside support to hit the volume and quality the game needs
- Set the craft bar for the discipline: build and maintain UX/UI standards, systems, and style guides, and give real direction to other contributors working in the space
- Represent design in cross-functional efforts, mentor other contributors, and help push the discipline's tools and practices forward
Our take
Founded in 2022, The Believer Company is a new game development studio looking to create the "next-generation open-world game". While the company may be new to the scene, its founding team certainly isn't, composed of former Riot Games veterans looking to take on a new adventure.
With new and exciting technology being brought forward to the gaming world over the last few years, Believer is putting an emphasis on the player. With a goal to develop technology and gameplay that is explicitly for the betterment of the player to create a game they will love and enjoy for many years to come.
Although the studio is yet to announce its first game, it has already secured a great deal of funding, which includes backing from industry giant, Riot Games. The company plans to build a world-class, remote-first team to deliver on its mission to take gameplay to the next level.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Mar 2023
$55m
SERIES A
Nov 2022
$25m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $80m
Company benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. Believer pays 100% of monthly costs for these plans!
- Access to Rightway health insurance service to help you navigate health insurance
- Spring Health mental health services
- 10 observed holidays + 10 days for Winter Break and "Take What You Need" PTO policy
- Remote-friendly team
Company HQ
Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Michael Chow
(CEO)Former Riot Games veteran who served as an Executive Producer of League of Legends: Wild Rift. Also the co-founder of Words With Friends developer NewToy (acquired by Zynga).
Steven Snow
(CPO)Founding member of Riot Games, serving as the Executive Producer of League of Legends.
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