Product/Game Designer
What we are looking for
We're looking for individuals with an unstoppable mentality who can thrive in a fast-paced environment. Working here won't be easy—it's not a 9-5 role in a big company. It comes with a lot of hard work and long hours. But with that, comes more impact, learnings, and growth than anywhere else. We want people who aren't just looking for another job but are excited about building something new, increasing their skills and taking on bigger and bigger projects. There will be 100 things to do at any point and you'll need to prioritize actions that will move the needle. Here, your rate of growth matters. We look for people who:
- Min. 2 years experience in building user experiences across multiple platforms (mobile, web, discord)
- Logical problem solver with attention to detail
- Independent, adaptable & take full ownership of projects
- Strong knowledge in games
- Obsessively driven: you're someone who's relentless, hungry to learn
- Scrappy: you get things done despite limited resources or circumstances going against you
- Hands-on: Looking to get your hands dirty in all parts of the company
- Has eye for design, detail oriented, proactive, strong judgment, problem solver, resourceful, collaborative, responsive, awareness of style, user oriented, conscientious
This role will continuously evolve as the company grows.
Responsibilities:
- Improve existing designs
- Propose design solutions, improvements & ideas
- Understand what users want and create solutions for that
- Catch faults on designs and improve them
- Create design that works in all kinds of devices
- Communicate design decisions based on principles (Gestalt, heuristics, accessibility, etc…) and data
- Enhance the interaction and experience between user and product
- Create prototypes, layouts, skins, themes etc.. in line with Colonist branding
- Utilize various techniques (e.g. user interviews, A/B tests, usage analysis, trend spotting) to identify player needs
- Communicate with front-end developers for feature implementations
- Understand Colonist goals & prioritize scope of work
- Update and maintain design systems
- Oversee the end-to-end development of designs
- Up-to-date with competitor analysis and trends in the gaming industry
Tools:
- Mainly work with: Figma, Photoshop, Discord, Github, Game UI Database
Hiring Process
Here's what the typical process looks like:
- "Apply Now" - Form to get to know you
- Video - Show how you think
- Culture Call - See cultural fit
- Take Home Test - See your skills
- Cofounder Call - Get to know deeper
- Paid Trial Period - Work together
- Offer
What You Will Get
Being part of the Colonist team allows you to:
- Work on your own time and be part of asynchronous team
- Have an impact and say on what to develop and design for our players
- Fast decision and development cycle
- Work on an amazing game
- Experience a young startup with members from all over the world
- Learn new skills in a fast paced, hands-on environment
- Infinite Colonist coins!
Have any questions? Message Bamboobicycle on Discord.