Experienced UI Artist

1 Month ago • All levels • UI/UX Design

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Job Description

As an Experienced UI Artist at Playground Games, you'll design and implement high-quality UI assets for AAA games, ensuring a cohesive art style and smooth game integration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, meeting deadlines and maintaining quality. Stay updated on UI/UX trends and contribute to a positive user experience. The role involves close collaboration with various departments to deliver on-time tasks that meet high standards. This permanent position is based in Leamington Spa with a hybrid work model requiring a minimum of 3 days in the studio.
Must have:
  • Game UI development experience (portfolio required)
  • Strong artistic & graphic design skills
  • Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, XD
  • Excellent teamwork & communication skills
  • Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines
Good to have:
  • Console or RPG game experience
  • 2D animation, motion graphics, or illustration skills
Perks:
  • Relocation assistance
  • Hybrid work model

Description

Playground Games is looking for an Experienced UI Artist to join our talented Fable team here in Leamington Spa.

ABOUT US: 

We are a premier Xbox Game Studio, crafting genre-defining games that delight players with their accessibility, visual allure, and pure fun. Our team, diverse and passionate, is currently working on the exciting reboot of the much-adored Fable franchise. 

ABOUT THE ROLE:  

As a UI Artist, you will be integral in creating visually compelling and intuitive interface designs for AAA games. You will work closely with a cross-disciplinary team to ensure a consistent and high-quality user experience that aligns with the game's vision. 

You'll ideally have strong artistic abilities, a firm grasp of UI/UX principles, and a knack for managing deadlines. Staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices is crucial for this role. 

This is a permanent role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO:  

  • Design and implement top-tier UI assets, maintaining a cohesive art style while ensuring smooth integration into the game.  
  • Collaborate effectively with team members across various departments, delivering tasks on time and maintaining high-quality standards.  
  • Stay informed about the latest trends in UI design and continually hone your skills. 

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:  

  • Relevant experience in game UI development demonstrated by an online portfolio.  
  • Artistic and graphic design abilities along with UI/UX design proficiency.  
  • Knowledge of industry-standard software like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Xd.  
  • Excellent teamwork and communication skills.  
  • Ability to organize tasks, meet deadlines, and proactively address work-related issues.  
  • A passion for learning and evolving as a professional. 

DESIRABLE (NOT REQUIRED):  

  • Experience working on console games or RPG games. Skills in 2D animation, motion graphics, or digital/traditional illustration. 

This is an incredible opportunity to work on world-class games with a talented and collaborative team at one of the industry's leading game studios. 

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity.  We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.   

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members.  It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players.  We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work. 

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com 

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About The Company

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre-defining titles for a global audience. Since then, we’ve created five critically-acclaimed, award-winning hits; our Horizon games have garnered more than one hundred awards and have been played by many millions of fans. 


Today, Playground has two world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to support and grow the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our new studio on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

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