Gear Games is hiring: User Experience Designer in California

Are you a Mid or Senior-level UX powerhouse with a proven track record in creating world‑class, polished mobile game experiences? Gear Games is seeking a fiercely proactive designer who thrives on pushing boundaries to build intuitive experiences and joyful gameplay.

This role demands more than just great design; it requires a confident voice. You must possess flawless written and spoken English to seamlessly partner and inspire confidence in our US‑based stakeholders. If you’re ready to take full ownership of the player experience, transform bold visions into market‑leading mobile titles, and drive every decision with player enjoyment in mind, your quest starts here!

You will be responsible for a range of duties that involve all the aspects of the user experience:

• Create and enforce comprehensive UX guidelines and detailed screen flows for our established, top‑grossing game and all new features.
• Champion UX solutions by presenting and defending high‑fidelity interactive prototypes during high‑impact weekly syncs with stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain a consistent, high‑fidelity UX documentation system and style guide across the project.
• Proactively partner with Game Designers, Artists, and Engineers to ensure seamless UX solutions integration throughout the production pipeline.
• Act as a catalyst by inspiring passion and mentoring the team in best‑in‑class user‑centric design practices.

Job Requirements

• Senior experience: 5+ years in professional Game UX Design, ideally for mobile.
• Prototyping mastery: Expertise in industry‑standard tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD).
• Design depth: Deep knowledge of UX, Interaction, and Visual Design principles.
• Flawless professional oral and written English communication is mandatory.

Bonus point

• Mobile expertise: Passionate player and critical observer of best practices in the mobile games industry.
• Genre focus: Knowledge or experience with Card Battle/Strategy games (Hearthstone, Marvel Snap, etc.).
• Proactive ownership: Demonstrated extreme proactivity and strong complex problem‑solving skills.
• Mentorship potential: Ability to mentor or guide less experienced Junior UX designers.
• Collaborative fit: A highly helpful, constructive, and collaborative team attitude.
• Presentation skills: Exceptional ability to document and present/defend design solutions clearly.

Required Application Materials

• Resume
• Portfolio or examples of UX documents or UX guidelines (e.g. website, pdf, blog, or online album)

Working Location

On‑site Offices

• 52 Nguyen Van Linh, Hai Chau Ward, Danang.
• 125D Minh Khai, Bach Mai Ward, Hanoi.
• 561A Dien Bien Phu, Thanh My Tay Ward, Hochiminh City.

Remote Work

• Open to remote roles only for candidates living in US or Asia time zones.

REWARDS

At Gear Games, we value talent and strive to create an engaging and caring working environment as we appreciate our employee’s hard work and dedication. We understand that mental health is as important as financial well‑being, we offer an attractive compensation and benefit package as well as so many fun and exciting activities to engage employees, boost up their topmost creativity and productivity at work, including but not limited to:

• Attractive salary with full pay during the probationary period;
• Performance bonus, profit sharing at the end of the year;
• Lunch allowance and personal events care, premium healthcare insurance and mental health services;
• Relocation package and support when moving geographic locations to join Gear Games;
• Flexible working time and hybrid work, optional standing desks, modern hardware, no dress code, pantry area with complimentary drinks, snacks and fruit;
• Ability to improve your English or Vietnamese with a native teacher during working time;
• Complimentary in‑house gym and games room. Our employees enjoy playing board games, video games, PS5, ping pong, football tables, and VR games;
• Many exciting internal activities and clubs.

Depending on the job type and location, the offered benefit package may vary.

We are a fun and international working environment where work is play. If you want to be a part of our team, apply now!