Game Designer I

Department: Design

Location: Eugene, OR

Compensation: $72,000 - $77,000 / year

Description

Join Pipeworks Studios as a Game Designer I (UI Implementation). You will help build interfaces for an upcoming AAA project. In this role, you’ll work closely with UX/UI, art, and engineering partners to translate mockups into clean, functional, and visually polished in-game screens. You’ll contribute to layout, logic, and flow using proprietary tools while collaborating across disciplines to ensure clarity and consistency throughout the player experience.

Our studio is based in Eugene, Oregon, with flexibility for remote, hybrid, or in-office work.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement UI layouts, flows, and interactions based on provided UX mockups.
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to iterate on wireframes, interactions, and player experience.
• Work with artists to ensure visual clarity and consistency across screens.
• Integrate components and templates in partnership with engineering.
• Maintain clean logic, naming, structure, and template usage across UI screens.
• Support adoption of consistent UI patterns across the project.
• Participate in playtests and iterate based on cross-disciplinary feedback.
• Contribute clear documentation and maintain reliable task tracking.
• Build, tune, and maintain assigned content or features in-engine with guidance.
• Collaborate effectively with team members across disciplines.
  
  

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise

• Experience building UI in game engines or similar visual tools.
• Strong eye for detail, layout, clarity, and usability.
• Ability to reason about UI flow, simple logic, and interactive states.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, and standard documentation tools.
• Solid organization and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

Must Haves

• 2–3 years of relevant game design or UI implementation experience, or equivalent.
• Portfolio or samples demonstrating UI implementation preferred.
  
  

Nice to haves

• Familiarity with Unity or Unreal preferred.
  
  

Benefits

Flexible Working Environment

Almost all of our roles allow for your choice of work location. We're happy to support our team no matter how they prefer to work: remote, in office, or hybrid.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K with employer match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 20 Paid Company Holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness Club Discounts
• Sports Team Sponsorship
• Annual Company Events
• Project Wrap Parties
  
  

A Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Pipeworks Studios recognizes the importance of creating an environment where all of our employees feel included and empowered to bring ideas to the the table. We value each employee's unique experiences and perspectives and recognize that it is both the smart and right thing to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organization.

By diversifying our workforce, increasing equity, and ensuring that our individual differences are valued, we are better able to deliver an experience that reflects, inspires, and connects with our audience... because games are for everyone!

Pipeworks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

Go to Pipeworks.com to see some of our continued efforts and our latest Demographic Report.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications in a job description. Our top priority is finding the best candidate for the job and if you are interested in the position, we would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications.