About the role
Who We Are
Gearbox Studio Québec brings together a team of exceptional talent, driven by the passion to create award-winning and iconic video games. Rich universes come to life through transmedia narratives, live experiences, and consumer products, offering players unforgettable immersive adventures. The studio is recognized for work on hit franchises like Borderlands, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, and Brothers in Arms, as well as the continued development of cult licenses such as Duke Nukem, Risk of Rain, and Homeworld. Gearbox Studio Québec is part of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
The Gearbox Entertainment Company is headquartered in Frisco, Texas, and was founded in 1999 by industry veterans.
What We Are Looking For
As a Senior UX Designer, you will help to ensure that players can easily understand and navigate the various UI systems within the game and how they connect to core gameplay loops. This role involves working closely with the Lead UX Designer, UI/UX Director, Game Designers, and the UI team. The UX team works collaboratively with the UI Art team and the UI Code team to ensure quality, accessible UIs. While generally assigned to one project at a time, UX Designers may often be asked to provide feedback and share best practices across projects and studios within Gearbox.
Responsibilities
- Review documentation from design teams to confirm that proposed features have appropriate feedback that fits within the vision of the UI.
- Facilitate implementation by providing the UI team with design documentation and reference material as needed.
- Help define and maintain cohesive UX standards across all menus and UI elements, establish guidelines for typography, layouts, accessibility, and universal control schemes.
- Work closely with the UI and design teams throughout implementation to ensure that the overall experience is polished and that feedback is easily understood.
- Help compile testing criteria for UI playtests and assist in turning feedback into actionable items as needed.
- Provide input to Systems, Content, and UI leads on confusion points within the game.
- Participate in implementing quick UI prototypes in the engine, and populate and fine-tune certain aspects of the game, such as UI behavior, text entries, tutorials, and controls.
- Integrate accessibility best practices into daily work.
Qualifications
- At least 7 years of professional experience with games UI/UX.
- Experience shipping a AAA title, with a preference towards Unreal technology and first-person shooters.
- A proven track record of design and implementation in video games.
- A strong understanding of modern UI experiences in games, including player flow through menus, HUD design, control mapping, and methods of player feedback.
- Excellent documentation, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- An ability to maintain focus and self-motivation towards current project goals.
Nice-to-Haves
- An understanding of core Borderlands mechanics and familiarity with how gamepad, keyboard, and mouse interfaces work for modern shooters.
- Co-op and/or online multiplayer experience.
- Experience with the certification and shipping process on modern consoles.
- Experience with Unreal Engine and UMG.
- Fluency in French.
- Previous experience in leadership or mentoring junior/intermediate designers/artists.
- Experience or training with game accessibility standards and best practices.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Gearbox Studio Québec and Gearbox Entertainment are committed to providing an inclusive, equitable, and harassment-free work environment that reflects the diversity of the world they strive to entertain. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations are provided to qualified individuals to participate in the application process and perform essential job functions.
Important Notes
- Gearbox is unable to provide visa sponsorship or assistance for this position. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada without requiring current or future employer sponsorship.
- 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to conduct interviews. All emails originate from @2K.com accounts.