UI/UX Lead

We are developing Ember Sword, a groundbreaking social sandbox MMORPG game set in a community-driven PvE and PvP fantasy universe.

As a UI/UX Lead in Bright Star Studios, you will be in charge of designing and leading the creation of consistent UI and UX for all of Ember Sword, including creating a style guide. As the team is still small, we do expect you to be hands-on in creating UI/UX art assets for the game & website, 2D illustrations, UI designs iconography, and much more in close collaboration with the art team.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and implementation of our UI/UX strategy.
• Create the Ember Sword style guide.
• Create a variety of different assets for our game, website, and community.
• Work closely with the Art team to ideate on and implement the UI/UX strategy.

Who are you

• You have experience creating the UI/UX for console/PC Games.
• You have experience creating a UI style guide to ensure a consistent UI experience.
• You have experience creating and designing iconography.
• You have extensive experience with Adobe Photoshop, Figma, and/or comparable products.
• You genuinely love MMOs and/or RPGs.
• You can share your online portfolio with gaming UI/UX.

What's in it for you

• We are a remote-first company but also have offices in the Netherlands (Breda), Denmark (Copenhagen), and Serbia (Novi Sad) where you could work from.
• If you’re not based in any of our office locations and as long as you are based within the CET timezone +2/-2 hours, we can offer a UK/EU-based role (either as a contractor or as an employee through Deel). You will then occasionally travel to Copenhagen to meet with your colleagues.
• Flexible working is available to all colleagues so you will not be required in the office every day!
• You’ll get 25 days annual leave + 1 free day off for your birthday + bank holidays of your employment locations.
• Recharge time: we give everyone the option to take extra paid time off to recharge after intense periods of time.

Who are we

Bright Star Studios is a global independent games development studio led by a team of award-winning venture founders, former world champion pro-players, and entertainment professionals who come with decades of game industry experience. We are aiming to carve a new path forward for MMORPGs across PC, browser, and mobile platforms. The studio’s mission is to rewrite the games industry with a business model that favours the community through exciting competitive gameplay, instant playability, and a leading platform that supports the player economy.

We are an equal-opportunity employer that hires people who are genuinely passionate about changing the games industry for the better. Always on the lookout for exceptional talent and potential, we care about good team effort, open and friendly communication, and speaking up without reserves.