Lead UI/UX Designer

About this role

About The Role And Team
Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe.


Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a
Lead UI (User Interface) / UX (User Experience) Designer
to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with superb game development skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! We are building an experienced development team that will help create groundbreaking game experiences that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned game developer looking to create something epic - collaborating with a robust group of developers focusing on individual experiences to create a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.


This is a remote role with potential for minimal travel.


What You Will Do

• Owning and creating UI implementation using Unreal Engine, UEFN (Unreal Editor Fortnite), and scripting in Verse in both the development and live service environments.
• Work with project leads and other developers to design and create UI elements and game experiences that are fun and engaging.
• Lead the development of UI and manage the work for the UI team while working in a cross-disciplinary pod structure.
• Be a hands-on developer in the creation of content for several interactive games and experiences based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars.
• Create wireframes and mockups for user interfaces.
• Work closely with the art direction to develop and maintain UI style guidelines.
• Collaborate with other developers to design and build user interfaces that enhance the players g...