ux/ui designer for retro game remasters

General Arcade ports classic games between modern consoles, mobile devices, and PC, and remasters retro games.

• Own the UI/UX vision, from control schemes and screen layouts to on-screen guidance;
• Design control schemes and input mappings for gamepads, touch screens, air cursor, PS5 touchpad, Switch 2 mouse mode, and potentially VR controls;
• Create overlay designs that extend legacy interfaces while preserving their original intent;
• Lead controller-first redesigns of pointer-driven titles;
• Build wireframes, mockups, and interactive concepts, then iterate them against real builds and playtests;
• Design for localization, accounting for UTF-8 text, variable string lengths, and limited UI space;
• Work with programming, art, and production to implement designs and ensure they work well on hardware;
• Prioritize the player experience and improve quality of life without breaking underlying game mechanics.

• Have shipped at least one game or port with significant UI/UX ownership;
• Strong command of console UX conventions and gamepad-first interaction design;
• Ability to design within hard technical constraints and legacy systems;
• Understand readability on TVs viewed from a distance and on small handheld screens, including layout, typography, contrast, and information density;
• Comfortable designing menu systems and input flows for complex, systems-heavy games;
• Strong wireframing and mockup skills, with judgment on when to preserve or rebuild;
• Provide examples of your work;
• Nice to have: experience porting or remastering older PC titles to console, familiarity with console certification requirements, experience designing UI for localized releases, motion, air-cursor, or touch-input design experience.

• Compensation is negotiable;
• Project-based engagement.