UI Art Designer (Flight Sim)

Asobo Studio, with over 20 years of experience, has developed 25 games for PC and consoles, including famous licenses and innovative creations. Currently, over 300 employees work on Microsoft Flight Simulator, A Plague Tale, and HoloForge (XR department). The studio aims to create exceptional and memorable interactive experiences. This UI Art Designer role offers the opportunity to contribute to a legendary video game franchise known for its high-quality standards, working on an innovative and demanding UI project in a stimulating environment.

Must Have

• Very good knowledge of interface design and ergonomics
• Excellent artistic sense, especially in iconography, typography, and HUD elements
• A keen eye for composition, clarity, and readability
• Ability to adapt to a pre-existing style and technical constraints
• Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe XD
• Proficiency in integration into a real-time 3D game engine
• Experience with configuration management and versioning tools (Perforce, Git)
• Operational level in French (written and oral)
• Operational level in English (written and oral)

Good to Have

• First experience in the video game sector
• Proficiency in After Effects

What is Asobo Studio?

The answer in video from David Dedeine, co-founder and Creative Director of the studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFjvF29zUZM

In short: Innovation x Immersion x Emotion

For over 20 years, we have been behind 25 games for PC and consoles, including famous licenses, original games, and innovative creations.

Today, we work with over 300 employees on Microsoft Flight Simulator, the A Plague Tale franchise, and HoloForge, the studio's XR department.

Our goal as a studio is to create exceptional, memorable interactive experiences for our players.

Pursuing this goal is our source of inspiration and daily satisfaction. It pushes us to always do better, to progress, and to surpass ourselves: this is what guides us and gives meaning to everything we do here.

Why is joining us for this position a great opportunity?

Because it's an opportunity to directly contribute to a legendary video game franchise, recognized for its very high-quality standards.

You will work on one of the most innovative and demanding UI projects, in a stimulating environment where you will learn a lot from the teams.

Your team

Under the responsibility of Sébastien, UI Director, you will join the project's UI pole and collaborate daily with designers, programmers, and producers.

Your missions

After a training period to master the project's graphic charter and our tools, you will be responsible for:

• Creating animated designs and mockups for menus, in-game interfaces, or game features, based on the existing artistic direction, as well as their integration
• Designing coherent, ergonomic UIs adapted to needs
• Working with designers/UX to solve readability and ergonomics problems
• Collaborating with programmers to solve technical and implementation problems

The fundamentals for succeeding in this role

• You have very good knowledge of interface design and ergonomics
• You possess an excellent artistic sense, especially in iconography, typography, and HUD elements
• You have a keen eye for composition, clarity, and readability
• You know how to adapt to a pre-existing style as well as to technical constraints
• You are an expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe XD
• You master integration into a real-time 3D game engine
• You have already used configuration management and versioning tools (Perforce, Git)
• You demonstrate curiosity, a good team spirit, and effective communication
• You are interested in technological watch
• You have an operational level in French and English (written and oral)

The little extras to be even more comfortable

• You have a first experience in the Video Game sector
• You master After Effects

Your application

If this opportunity seems like an exciting new step for your career, we would be delighted to meet you.

We know that some people hesitate to apply when they are not convinced they meet all the required conditions for a position. If you are not sure you meet all the criteria, go for it!

Share with us what you can bring to the project; we look forward to discovering your unique talents, whether for this position or for a future opportunity.

Send your CV, cover letter, and portfolio (professional and personal projects) via the form below.

The next steps?

• Review of your application
• Technical test (if applicable)
• Interview with a member of the HR team (remote)
• Technical interview with the project Leads (in person, when possible, and we reimburse your round trip to Bordeaux)

If you want to know us better, take a look at our LinkedIn, there's plenty to discover about life at Asobo!

See you soon!

The Asobo team

Asobo Studio is an employer that subscribes to the principles of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity. All qualified individuals will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, gender identity, or any other non-professional factor.

We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you need a specific accommodation for a position, please do not hesitate to mention it during your interview with the recruitment team.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.