Technical UX/UI-Designer

About Star Stable Entertainment

Once upon a time in 2011, the founders of Star Stable Entertainment had a vision. They wanted to create a game that could make a difference. Although half of gamers are girls and women, they were under-represented in the gaming industry, both as characters and creators. We dreamed of an epic online world where tween and teen girls could share an amazing experience. And we wanted to challenge how things were done in a male-dominated industry. Fast forward to today, and our dream has come true tenfold - Star Stable Online stands as one of the most popular MMORPGs globally! At our HQ on Södermalm, our 130 employees are thrilled to continue to welcome players to the island of Jorvik, with its breathtaking scenery, beautiful horses, and magical quests. It’s wonderful to see that our dream resonates with so many players around the world, and we can’t wait to share more stories and experiences with them!

The position

We are looking for an experienced Technical UX/UI-Designer with an eye for quality and great design to join our UX/UI craft. The craft is small and cross-functional, requiring its members to be highly cooperative as well as excellent communicators and listeners. We are responsible for all the UX/UI in the game, web, and launchers, working with several different teams to create a great user experience for players from start to finish.

The team's small size gives all members a lot of independence and influence over the work. We support each other, challenge each other's designs as a craft, and, of course, experiment and take risks together. At Star Stable there are many projects ongoing for the craft, offering opportunities to make an impact and pursue your passion.

This position will focus on supporting a team that develops live updates, while also participating in long term projects involving planning, research and development. 

Responsibilities

• Create prototypes in different fidelity, test and iterate based on feedback

• Implement and script designs in our game UI engine as well as solve bugs connected to your design

• Work with producers and cross functional teams to help plan and estimate work

• Create design documentation to communicate and inform both team members and  stakeholders

• Co-ordinate, co-design and plan together with game designers, artists and programmers

• Support game design with deliverables such as user journeys, user flows and information architecture

• Researching player needs, behaviours, and motivation to inform you own design as well as support decisions in game design

• Be comfortable with creating and working with user journeys, user flows, information architecture or similar

• Coach and support junior UX/UI-Designers, as well as game designers, artists and other colleagues in your expertise

We think you

• Have at least 3 years of experience working with UX/UI for games

• Are used to working in engines such as Unreal and design tools such as Figma

• Either hold a degree, or similar, in interaction design or UX, or can prove you have learned the right things on your own.

• Love working together with others and are a good listener and communicator

• Have great understanding of interaction design and UX principles

It's a plus if you…

• Have experience with designing for mobile games

• Know how to use qualitative research methods such as surveys and interviews

• Can plan, execute and act on user tests on your own

• Have good knowledge of UX processes

Perks for joining us?

• A pretty sweet mission. We are developing the world's best horse-riding game for girls and we take that vision very seriously. We strive to hit that mark every single day.

• 30 vacation days (+ 3 additional squeeze days).

• A pension and insurance plan that mimics ITP1 and a parental pay top-up @90%.

• Health allowance at 5000 SEK per year.

• Hybrid working model - combine WFH and being together with the team at our new office located right amidst Södermalm GameDev cluster (Magnus Ladulåsgatan 65)

• Fitness discount of 18% at SATS gym + company workout classes.

• A dog room at the office! Bring your furry friend to work!

Are you ready to be a chapter on this magical journey? Apply now! We can’t wait to hear your story!