Senior UI Artist

Job Description

Role & Responsibilities

• Make portfolio available for review. (URL)
• Working with the Art Director to ensure UI designs work seamlessly as part of the overall art direction of the project
• Originating concepts and prototypes for UI
• Optimisation of UI pipeline and delivery of final assets as well as implementing
• Production of supporting material for community, web, marketplace and event messaging.
• 2D graphic design and illustration work where needed
• Ensure in-game UI marries with UX to provide a seamless experience for players
• Assess and iterate on UI visuals based on collaboration with project team, and user testing feedback
• Ensure consistency of UI design across all product related materials.

Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent visual design skills (sense of proportion, layout, graphical form, typography, colour, composition and negative space)
• Bold, confident approach to your work, you understand what looks great and fits the brief
• Great working knowledge of Unity, familiar with most recent Unity UI systems and capacity to implement work in-engine
• Able to concept, prototype and demo functionality, showing reference and influences
• Able to fully implement UI prefabs with developer assistance only to connect functionality
• The ability to demonstrate a practical understanding of UX/communication design conventions and how they affect player behaviour and be aware of current and emerging trends
• Understanding of UI pipeline within a game production
• Technical proficiency with Unity, vector graphics tools, Photoshop, After Effects, video editing
• Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines
• Experienced in shipping games
• A desire to have a big impact within a small empowered team