Description
UI ARTIST
Deck Nine is looking for a passionate UI Artist to join
our team for a full-time position at our studio in Westminster, CO. (Remote until it is safe to work on-site, but then employee would be expected
to relocate)
Our game menu systems are crafted graphical experiences
with the right character and personality to match the kinds of games we make. The
role of a UI Artist doesn't stop at the menu system; it also must reflect the
over-arching art direction of the game. Responsibilities also include in-game
HUD elements, 2D prop elements, and more.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop engaging graphics and consistent user interface
styles
- Design efficient, effective, engaging, and appealing user
interfaces that serve the needs of our players and improve the overall
experience within our games.
- Ability to create clear and organized wireframe concepts
to test UX flow
- Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to learn to prototype, test, and implement UI
game elements and systems within the Unreal Engine
- Research, learn, and share new UI/UX technology and
production techniques with the team
- Dovetail the style with intended art direction through
collaboration with Art Director, Engineering and Design
- Continually study and develop styles inspired by modern
examples of motion graphics in games, film, advertising, and fine art
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A minimum of two years of experience developing UI art within
the game industry
- Proficiency in UI Art and UX Design
- Experience with the Unreal Editor
- Game(s) shipped as UI / game shell artist
- Strong portfolio of graphic art, typography, and motion
graphics
- Proficiency with software packages like Photoshop,
Illustrator and After Effects
- Excellent work ethic, self-motivation, and is able to
accept constructive criticism and direction
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written,
demonstrating an ability to work in a creative and positive manner with the
team
- Excellent time management and scheduling skills
- A willingness to learn and adapt to new visual styles,
workflows, tools, and pipelines.
- Passionate about helping tell great interactive stories
in games
- Strong typography skills as well as the ability to create
and edit complete font sets
- Great sense of modern visual styles
- BA or BFA from accredited school
- Experience and proficiency with 3d modeling packages like
Maya or Max are a plus
If you are a talented and passionate game developer who is looking to challenge yourself creatively, please apply today! Position is full time, on-site and applicants must already be authorized to work in the U.S.
About Deck Nine
Deck Nine Games is an independent game developer dedicated to crafting interactive story games that inspire, transform, and entertain players. Our passion is storytelling games.
Our first narrative game, Life is Strange: Before the Storm is loved by fans and has won multiple awards, including Game of Year and was nominated for both a VGA and a BAFTA. The studio is 100+ people and is in sunny Westminster, Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains. We hope to share more information about our next title with Square Enix as soon as we can.
We’re looking for talented and self-motivated people to join us as we aim to rise to the top of the storytelling game studios. We are part of the thriving Colorado game dev scene and our location offers a lower cost of living and a proximity to countless family-friendly activities and amazing outdoor opportunities. If this sounds appealing to you, please apply!
As the crafters of stories that encompass the full breadth of life’s experiences, Deck Nine is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and multicultural team in which people from all walks of life feel inspired to do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and believe deeply in the creativity and strength built from diversity of race, religion, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, nationality, and the many other qualities that make us different.