Colonist
UI Designer
1y ago
Remoteanimation
UI Designer role focused on creating high-quality, intuitive game interfaces and animations for a digital board game platform, working remotely.
Responsibilities
- You'll own the visual quality of Colonist's UI. That means translating game mechanics into beautiful, intuitive interfaces, and making every button, animation, and screen feel like it belongs in a world players want to stay in. You'll work closely with developers and product to ship work that reaches millions of players.
- This isn't a support role. We want someone who pushes quality forward independently and treats the product like their own.
- Create high-quality UI designs that set a new standard for creativity and usability
- Create animations and motion that make interactions feel alive and intentional
- Collaborate with developers and QA to ensure designs ship as intended
- Identify and solve visual problems without waiting to be asked
Requirements
- AI first-mindset. We see AI fluency as a real multiplier
- Strong portfolio showing game UI, interaction design, or animation work (link yours when applying)
- Proficiency in Figma or equivalent tools
- Solid grasp of animation principles and motion design
- Understanding of game mechanics and how UI serves gameplay
- Clear, structured written communication; this is a remote, async team
Nice to have
- Basic scripting for prototyping (JavaScript, C#, or AI-assisted tooling)
- Game sound design experience
Conditions
- Competitive salary paid in USD
- Negotiable range based on experience and location
Other
- Wanted: Colonist UI Designer
- Working Hours: We work asynchronously and value outcomes over hours
- Location: Fully Remote
- We're building the biggest digital board game platform on the internet. Last year, our players spent 3,037 years playing 60 million games on our Settlers of Catan alternative. We're a fully remote, asynchronous team spread across multiple continents, focused on crafting extremely polished digital board games that people truly love.
- We strongly adhere to these values in our team - if these resonate, then you’ll love working here!
- We're self-driven players who deliver without needing supervision. When we commit to something, we make it happen.
- We take full responsibility and go beyond our roles to improve Colonist. Each of us acts like we own the company, because through our stock options, we do.
- In our remote environment, written communication is key. We're direct, structured, and always keep our team in the loop.
- We move fast and focus on impact. Instead of getting stuck on perfect solutions, we find practical ways forward and get things done.
- We're curious problem solvers who love a challenge. We constantly seek new ideas, embrace feedback, and aren't afraid to change our minds when we're wrong.
- Your work ships to 3,6M+ yearly active players
- Async culture; deep work, no performative meetings
- Unlimited vacation, yearly team offsite, full work equipment
- Budget to experiment with any AI tool you want
- Stock options: you'll own a piece of what you're building
- Access to all company metrics and internal discussions