UI Artist

About us

ForthStar is a unique games company based in Manchester, UK, on a mission to make big free-to-play hits. Established in 2023 by Playdemic Founders, Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby, and a team of exceptionally talented industry veterans, ForthStar's core belief is that the best games are made by highly accomplished teams with freedom for creative innovation.

Our mission is clear: to make great games that millions of people love to play every day for years. We take pride in our commitment to building exceptional, mass-appeal games with highly engaging core mechanics that captivate our players and become essential daily entertainment.

We believe in excellence and creative thinking and have a culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, and the continuous pursuit of better. We support each other to make ForthStar not just a workplace, but an inspirational space for creativity and professional growth. We are driven by our commitment to the service of our players and to each other.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced UI Artist to join our team and contribute to the creation of visually stunning free-to-play gaming experiences. As a UI Artist, you will collaborate closely with our talented team to shape the player experience, presentation, and identity of an exciting new mobile game. 

We value creative flair and innovation, and are looking for someone with a strong understanding of UI Art and UX Design principles. In this role, you will create intuitive, engaging, and visually appealing UI content such as game menu systems, reward flows and stores, ensuring a highly captivating gameplay experience. 

Your work will have a direct and significant impact on how players interact with our games, demanding commitment to meeting production deadlines while maintaining excellence and visual consistency.

Your responsibilities will include designing, creating, and implementing UI components, contributing to the UX design process through mock-ups and wireframes, and creating and animating UI assets for implementation in Unity. 

You will need to quickly understand and translate requirements into beautiful user experiences, with an excellent grasp of working within directional guidelines. Our collaborative, fast-paced work environment requires a willingness to offer and accept constructive feedback and to revisit and iterate on designs as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement intuitive, visually appealing UI game elements that create a sleek, clean, and stylish player experience.
• Create wireframe screen flows, establish visual language and design elegant UX layouts that enhance player behaviour and gameplay. 
• Develop and animate UI assets for implementation in Unity while ensuring visual consistency and performance.
• Collaborate with the design team to translate high-level game concepts into concrete UI/UX solutions. 
• Rapidly prototype and iterate on feature designs to efficiently evolve the player experience. 
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic focused on delivering high-quality results that meet or exceed expectations.
• Orchestrate compelling sequences with precise timing and animation that effectively communicate progress, rewards, and achievements to players. 
• Create magical player moments by integrating UI, animation, and VFX into cohesive, emotionally impactful experiences. 
• Identify design challenges and implement effective solutions while meeting production deadlines.

Essential skills 

• A minimum of 3 years of experience as a UI Artist for game development, ideally in mobile.
• Passionate about games and what makes them fun.
• Proven experience in developing and animating UI content for implementation in Unity.
• Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Strong understanding of UX principles and player behaviour, specifically for mobile games.
• Creative thinking with excellent attention to detail.
• Team player with the ability to communicate ideas clearly and quickly adapt to feedback.
• Outstanding visual design skills, including a sense of proportion, layout, graphical form, typography, colour, composition, and negative space. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, organisation and self-motivation.

Desirable skills

• Experience in the design of motion graphics (After Effects, Animate CC, etc.)
• Knowledge of scripting or programming languages for UI in Unity. 
• Good understanding of creating efficient, performant UI content in Unity.

Recruitment Process

We are committed to hiring only the most talented individuals to fulfil our mission: to make great games that millions of people love to play every day for years. We conduct a fair and objective screening and interview process for all candidates. Our hiring decisions are based on how well each person's skills, experience and traits align with the job requirements and values of ForthStar. 

Diversity

As an equal opportunities employer, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive team. We believe that our company should reflect the diversity of our audiences and the wider society we engage with.