Volunteer UX/UI Designer - Unity

Overview: Nurture the Children International are seeking a talented and innovative UX/UI Designer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating engaging, user-centred digital experiences across a variety of platforms. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to product development by designing intuitive interfaces that enhance usability and visual appeal. The ideal applicant will possess a strong understanding of user research, interaction design, and front-end development principles, with proficiency in a broad range of design tools and technologies.

Job Title: Volunteer UX/UI Designer – Unity (Interactive Experiences / Games)

Organisation: Nurture the Children International ( Games For Good Project) – “A UK-based non-profit creating empathy-driven games and simulations to support mental health awareness, environmental education, disability inclusion, or youth skill-building and poverty eradication through interactive storytelling.

Location: Fully Remote (UK/Europe time zone strongly preferred for smooth collaboration)
Type: Volunteer
Commitment: Flexible – ideally 8–15 hours per week (adjustable around studies, work, or life)
Duration: Minimum 6-12 months (longer-term contributors warmly welcomed)
Start Date: Rolling applications – start anytime from now through 2026

About the opportunity
We’re building meaningful interactive experiences in Unity — educational games, awareness simulations, empathy tools, VR/AR prototypes, or serious games designed to drive real-world impact and support our mission.

As a Volunteer UX/UI Designer, you’ll focus on the human side of these projects: making sure interfaces feel intuitive, emotionally engaging, accessible, and joyful to use. Your designs will help players/supporters connect deeply with the cause while enjoying smooth, thoughtful interactions.

This is a genuine volunteer position — unpaid, but offering substantial portfolio value, credits in public releases, mentorship, and the satisfaction of contributing to positive change. We adhere to UK volunteering guidelines (reasonable expenses like relevant software/tools may be covered if required).

What you’ll be doing (core responsibilities)

• Create user flows, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes for Unity-based experiences
• Design clean, responsive UI systems (using Unity’s UI Toolkit, uGUI / Canvas, TextMeshPro, etc.)
• Develop high-fidelity visual designs, icons, buttons, HUDs, menus, onboarding sequences, and in-game interfaces
• Ensure accessibility best practices (colour contrast, scalable text, intuitive navigation, support for colour-blind modes, etc.)
• Collaborate closely with Unity developers, artists, game designers, and mission experts to align UX with gameplay and educational goals
• Conduct lightweight UX research: gather play tester feedback, analyse user journeys, iterate based on observations
• Build and maintain a consistent design system / UI kit within the Unity project
• Prototype new interaction patterns, transitions, animations, or accessibility features
• Document designs, handoff assets, and rationale for the team (Figma → Unity workflows)

Essential skills & qualities

• Hands-on experience designing UI/UX for games or interactive media
• Strong proficiency with design tools: Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Photoshop / Illustrator (for assets)
• Solid understanding of Unity UI systems (UI Toolkit preferred, or classic uGUI + Canvas)
• Familiarity with basic Unity workflows (importing assets, understanding Event System, basic C# for UI logic if needed)
• Passion for user-centered design principles in games / simulations
• Genuine excitement about our cause and using interactive tech for social good
• Self-directed, reliable, and comfortable in async remote work (Discord/Slack + occasional voice calls)
• Right to volunteer in the UK (or equivalent international status)

Desirable (bonus points – not required!)

• Experience with UI animations in Unity (Animator, DOTween, LeanTween, or Timeline)
• Knowledge of game-specific UX patterns (onboarding, tutorials, feedback loops, progression UI)
• VR/AR design experience (spatial UI, gaze/interaction considerations)
• Playtesting facilitation or basic user research skills
• Portfolio with game / interactive projects (itch.io, personal prototypes, game jams welcome!)
• Awareness of accessibility standar…