Game Experience Designer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Fully Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: $2,000 - $5,000 USD/month

About Colonist: Colonist is building the biggest digital board game platform on the internet. Last year, our players spent 2,466 years playing 45 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.

About The Role

As a Game Experience Designer at Colonist, you will craft engaging, intuitive, and accessible interactions that bring our digital board game to life. You’ll design fluid animations, seamless interactions, and compelling UX that keep players immersed, leading to significant increasing in our game completion rates. Your work will directly impact millions of players, shaping how they experience strategy, competition, and fun.

What You'll Do

• Work closely with a dynamic, cross-functional team to drive design decisions that enhance the user experience.
• Independently create high-quality UX/UI designs that set a new standard for creativity and usability.
• Dive deep into player behavior, using data and research to refine game interactions and make every session more engaging.
• Conduct user research and interviews to gather insights, refine strategies, and implement feedback effectively.
• Leverage tools like Figma and other cutting-edge design platforms to ideate, prototype, and refine designs.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Game Experience Designer.
• Proficiency in Figma or similar design tools.
• Strong analytical skills in player behavior and feedback interpretation.
• Extensive experience conducting user interviews and usability testing.
• Expertise in interaction and motion design, animation principles, and 2D asset implementation.
• Strong understanding of game mechanics across various genres and accessibility best practices (e.g., colorblind modes, UX clarity).
• Solid grasp of graphic design principles and game sound design.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal).
• Basic scripting knowledge for prototyping (e.g., C#, JavaScript).

Our Values at Colonist

• Dependability: We're self-driven players who deliver without needing supervision. When we commit to something, we make it happen.
• Ownership: 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.
• Clear Communication: In our remote environment, written communication is key. We're direct, structured, and always keep our team in the loop.
• Efficient Execution: We move fast and focus on impact. Instead of getting stuck on perfect solutions, we find practical ways forward and get things done.
• Continuous Learning: We're curious problem solvers who love to learn and grow.