Experienced UI Artist at Paradox Interactive in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden

At Paradox Development Studio, we create world-leading grand strategy games that captivate players for hundreds of hours. We’re now seeking an experienced UI Artist to join our team in Stockholm and help bring our bold, new (non-historical!) IP to life.

This is a unique opportunity to push artistic boundaries and redefine player interaction in a completely fresh universe. If you’re passionate about crafting stunning, intuitive user interfaces and want to leave your creative mark on a groundbreaking new world, we want to hear from you.

You will be the bridge between our UX and 2D art team, and be responsible for implementing the UX wireframe designs into the game engine, making sure the UI looks great, and is accessible and easy to understand for the player.

You will help develop the overall look of our UIs with a meticulous eye for detail, high quality artwork and strong knowledge of UX. You will work closely with the Art Director in shaping the overall vision for our game, and be a driver for visual improvements and accessibility.

You will collaborate closely with UX and content designers to ensure cohesive execution of UIs that are easily digested by new players.

You will also help craft our game art by creating UI elements, art assets, art styles and any supporting artwork that our games may require. You will have the opportunity to work with animation, and bring both original and modern takes on UI.

Skills we're searching for...

3+ years of experience creating user interfaces from concept, through prototype to final
Experience with scripting and markup languages such as Javascript and HTMLStrong knowledge of UX to facilitate collaboration with our UX team
Proven skill in creating high quality modern UI art from scratch
Articulate in contextualizing decisions, communicating ideas and giving feedback
Comfortable using English in spoken and written form

You will be a central member of the team and will work together with our talented artists on defining the road ahead for our unannounced game. This is a great opportunity to have a huge impact on an upcoming title!

As part of the recruitment process, you may be asked to perform a test.

Practical information

Scope: Full time and permanent

Reports to: Managing Art Director

Location: This position is based in Stockholm

Please note that we will only recruit locally for this position!

About The Company

Paradox Interactive

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Paradox Interactive is a leading, global publisher of deep, replayable games.

We create intellectually challenging games, with long lifespans and a vibrant player communities. Our heart and soul lies in strategy and management games but we occasionally make calculated bets in other genres where we believe there is break-out potential.

Our steadily-growing portfolio includes titles from established series like Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines, Europa Universalis, Stellaris and Hearts of Iron. Millions of people from all over the world play our games every month, and participate in their continuous development through their purchases and insights they share with us.

Paradox offices are located in Sweden, France, Netherlands, Finland and USA, and each houses creative staff, skilled in a wide variety of areas of expertise. No matter the specialization, each of us contributes to giving our players the best game experiences and value for their money and time.

Everyone at Paradox is expected to know our players, why they love our games and have an awareness of how their work impacts them in the end. We foster highly-engaged communities, where we encourage our fans to share their sentiment, and empower our colleagues to turn that feedback into action that benefits both our business and fans.

If that sounds good, and you share our vision, we’d love you to join us. Check out our career page: https://career.paradoxplaza.com/#jobs

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