UI​/UX Designer

Studio Overview

We are Sports Interactive

The studio behind:
Football Manager.

Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms.

To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential.

Job Title: UI/UX Designer
Team: Design
Reporting into: Lead UI/UX Designer
Working Model: Hybrid 2-3 days per week in Studio
Location: Here East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E15 2GW

We're looking for a UI/UX Designer to help shape the future of Football Manager, the world's leading football management series.

Football Manager has one of the deepest, most detailed interfaces in games, and our players spend hundreds of hours in it. In this role, you'll help improve the game's usability and UI. You'll turn complex systems into experiences that feel clear, intuitive and enjoyable. You'll work alongside senior designers and closely with Games Design, UI Engineering, Narrative, User Research, Business Intelligence, Production and QA.

As you grow with the team, you'll take on more ownership of the features you design.

Accessibility is a key focus for us. We want more people than ever to enjoy our games, and you'll help make that happen.

You're organised and self-motivated, and you communicate confidently with every discipline, both within the design team and across the wider studio. You're keen to learn, open to feedback, and always looking to develop your own work and skills.

Please note:

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we can only consider those that include a portfolio link showcasing your best work.

• Collaborate with Games Design and senior UI/UX designers to shape new and exciting features for future versions of Football Manager
• Design features from early concepts and wireframes through to high-fidelity designs and specifications, with support from senior team members
• Tackle complex gameplay systems, turning deep information into clear, intuitive and enjoyable interfaces
• Apply user-centred design, using insights from User Research and Business Intelligence to inform your decisions and test your work
• Design for accessibility and across platforms and input methods, including mouse and keyboard, controller and touch
• Use and contribute to the UI design system, producing high-quality components and assets
• Work with engineers to prototype, implement and polish designs in Unity, making sure the final result matches the design intent
• Provide estimates for your work and keep producers updated on progress
• Present and explain your design decisions clearly to any discipline, acting as an advocate for the player
• Take part in design critiques, giving and receiving feedback and sharing best practice
• Stay current with developments in UI/UX practice and tools, and bring useful ideas back to the team

• Professional UI/UX design experience in software or games
• A portfolio that shows your design process as well as polished final work
• Good understanding of UX principles, including designing for accessibility
• Experience designing clear, intuitive interfaces for complex or data-rich products
• A strong visual design eye, producing high-quality, polished UI
• Experience creating user flows, wireframes, prototypes and design specifications
• Experience working with a design system
• Confident use of Figma, plus familiarity with collaboration tools such as Miro
• An understanding of how user research, usability testing and data…