About the role
Company Overview
SYBO is part of the Miniclip family and known for the widely popular game, Subway Surfers - the most downloaded mobile game in the world, with over four and a half billion downloads. Located in the heart of Copenhagen, the studio aims to create playful moments that inspire fans to care.
Some games chase trends. Subway Surfers helped define an entire genre. Now, the team is looking for a UI/UX Designer to help shape what comes next, leaving a mark on one of the biggest mobile games ever made with a massive global audience, instant player feedback, and a team that never settles for "good enough".
Responsibilities
- Actively refine and improve existing UI/UX to elevate player engagement and satisfaction, ensuring Subway Surfers remains intuitive, modern, and enjoyable to play.
- Design and implement intuitive, engaging UI screens, assets, and interactions for new and existing features.
- Create UX wireframes, user flows, and prototypes to support feature development and player experiences.
- Help shape the visual direction of the game's interface, evolving and modernizing the experience, while staying true to the Subway Surfers brand.
- Ensure a consistent visual style, tone, and user experience across all UI elements.
- Create and maintain UI documentation, design systems, and style guides to support consistency and scalability.
- Optimize UI implementations to ensure smooth performance across a wide range of mobile devices.
Life at SYBO
- In your first month: You'll get to know the team, the game, and the players that have made Subway Surfers one of the most successful mobile games in the world. You'll be introduced to our tools, workflows, and ways of working while building relationships across the studio. With support from your teammates, you'll begin contributing to your first projects and quickly find your footing as part of the team.
- Within 3 months: You'll start taking ownership of more impactful work across the game, designing engaging interfaces and helping improve the player experience through thoughtful UI/UX solutions. You'll collaborate closely with the team to iterate on designs based on player feedback, insights, and performance data.
- By 12 months: You'll be a trusted contributor to the future of Subway Surfers, able to lead individual UI/UX initiatives across major features. At this point, your contributions to the UI style guide and visual framework will have enabled a smoother collaboration across teams, ensuring Subway Surfers will remain an evergreen.
Requirements
- A strong portfolio demonstrating solid UI design work for games, with clear examples of creating intuitive, polished, and engaging player experiences.
- Strong ability to create wireframes, user flows, mockups, and polished final designs that effectively balance player needs and business goals.
- Skilled at designing, rendering, and animating high-quality UI elements that bring personality and clarity to the player experience.
- Advanced proficiency with modern UI/UX and prototyping tools, particularly Figma.
- Experience working with Unity and a solid understanding of UI implementation.
Bonus Points
- Knowledge of conducting user research and translating player insights into actionable design improvements.
- Experience working on large-scale live service mobile games.
About the Studio & Perks
- Location & Environment: Located in the heart of Copenhagen, where creativity flourishes in a new, state-of-the-art studio. Hybrid remote status available.
- Global Team: Work alongside a diverse group of like-minded colleagues from over 40 countries across the globe.
- Equipment: Access to the latest tools and gear, enabling you to be at your best - even remotely with a home-office budget.
- Well-being & Culture: Delicious lunch buffet, a variety of healthy snacks, and regular social events to keep the energy flowing.
- Relocation Support: In-house relocation specialists to help you relocate and feel right at home in Copenhagen and at SYBO if you are not currently local.