Senior UI Artist (onsite in New Zealand)
About The Company
Our client is a mobile game studio operating in a fast-paced development environment. They focus on crafting high-quality, engaging user interfaces while fostering a vibrant company culture with regular social events. They pride themselves on collaborating with their team to help everyone reach their ultimate potential and cultivating a positive career journey.
Our client is a mobile game studio operating in a fast-paced development environment. They focus on crafting high-quality, engaging user interfaces while fostering a vibrant company culture with regular social events. They pride themselves on collaborating with their team to help everyone reach their ultimate potential and cultivating a positive career journey.
The Role - What You’ll Do
In this hands-on role, you will design, build, and implement UI features from concept through to final in-game delivery. You will work closely with design, tech, and production teams to create intuitive, visually polished, and highly usable UI that enhances the player experience.
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Asset Creation & Layouts: Design and create high-quality UI assets, screens, and layouts for game features.
- UI Flows: Develop intuitive UI flows that solve game design requirements in a clear and engaging way.
- Unity Implementation: Implement and animate UI screens and elements in Unity.
- Visual Standards: Maintain strong visual hierarchy, usability, readability, and consistency across different devices and aspect ratios.
- Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Collaborate with designers, engineers, and producers to deliver polished player experiences while balancing visual quality with technical and production constraints.
- Mentorship: Support and mentor other artists through feedback and collaboration.
- Supporting Visuals: Create supporting assets such as event artwork, backgrounds, and promotional visuals when needed.
- Industry Experience: At least 5 years of experience in game development, with shipped titles.
- Strong Portfolio: A proven portfolio demonstrating UI design, layout, and/or game interface work.
- Technical Proficiency: Experience working in Unity for UI implementation and/or animation , alongside proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop.
- Design Fundamentals: An excellent eye for graphic design, composition, typography, and visual hierarchy.
- Legal Requirements: The legal right to work in New Zealand for an on-site position.
- Illustrative Skills: Strong illustrative skills with the ability to create stylized UI assets and icons.
- UX Knowledge: A strong understanding of UI/UX principles and how they apply directly to games.
- Ownership & Adaptability: The ability to take ownership, drive features independently , and work comfortably in a fast-paced environment.
- Core Passion: A strong passion for games, especially mobile games.
- Wellness Focus: Dedicated Wellness Days, a Gym/Club Membership Allowance, and comprehensive health coverage.
- Vibrant Culture: A supportive environment fostering positive connections and regular lively social events.
- Energizing Workplace: Stay fueled with weekly fruit deliveries alongside excellent coffee and snacks.
- Career Growth: Key opportunities to reach your ultimate potential and enjoy a positive career journey.