Art Director, 4X Strategy
Goodgame Studios
Unity
UI Artist
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Collaborate with the Art and Design leadership on UI ideation, wireframes and UI prototyping
- Create UI art assets and components based on mockups and wireframes
- Implement UI art assets directly inside UMG, including UI animation
- Iterate on UI elements based on targeted reviews and playtest feedback
- Provide feedback, suggestions and iterate on UX together with the Design team
- Work with Engineering and Art to create effective UI tools and workflows
- Collaborate with Engineering where required to integrate complex UI interactions
- Collaborate with Engineering on the implementation of UI art in the game on all platforms
- Work on Unknown Worlds' next game in the Subnautica franchise
Requirements
- 4+ years experience as a UI artist with minimum one shipped title
- Hands on UMG experience in Unreal Engine
- Deep understanding of UI design, game usability, interaction design, visual design and UI/UX best practices in modern video games
- Proficient in 2D graphics software like Illustrator, Photoshop
- Exceptional graphic design and illustration skills
- Strong understanding of art fundamentals and color theory, along with high level of aesthetic judgment
- Extensive knowledge of UI paradigms across various game genres and platforms
- Self-starting, organized, collaborative, highly motivated and comfortable working in a remote environment
- Strong written, visual and verbal communication skills
- (Preferred) Experience creating and optimizing UI art for multiple platforms
- (Preferred) Experience with UI/UX design tools like Figma or similar
- (Preferred) Experience developing under early access release model
- (Preferred) Experience creating 3D assets for real-time or pre-rendered UI elements
