Senior UI Artist (CONTRACT)

8 Minutes ago • 7 Years + • $156,000 PA - $197,600 PA
UI Art

Job Description

Insomniac's UI/UX Department is seeking an experienced Senior UI Artist for a contract role to enhance player experiences. This individual will collaborate with a world-class team to design and implement intuitive user interfaces, ensuring players can easily navigate, access information, and achieve their goals. The role emphasizes maximizing usability and accessibility, contributing to industry-inspiring game experiences through high-quality UI art for HUD and menu systems, from prototyping to final polish.
Good To Have:
  • Experience working on UI systems in AAA games.
  • Experience with digital content creation packages (e.g., Figma, Maya).
  • Experience with 2D animation and/or motion design.
  • Familiarity with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS) and/or Coherent.
  • Passion for game accessibility and player advocacy.
Must Have:
  • Create AAA quality UI art for in-game HUD and menu systems.
  • Work iteratively and independently through all development phases.
  • Collaborate with artists, designers, and developers for accessible UX.
  • Provide accurate task estimates and ensure work is in scope.
  • Deliver usable, accessible, and polished wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
  • Proactively share, receive, and act on feedback.
  • Communicate effectively with leadership to manage workload.
  • Evolve studio standards of excellence for UI art.
  • Advocate for players and the end-to-end user experience.
  • Seven or more years of related experience.
  • Proficiency with Adobe suite (Photoshop, Animate, After Effects, Illustrator).
  • Detailed understanding of digital interaction design fundamentals.
  • Experience creating and adhering to style guides.
  • Strong game design sensibilities and commitment to innovative player experiences.
  • Familiarity with game engines and implementation workflows.
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Support in-office, remote and hybrid working arrangements.

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CONTRACT ROLE

Insomniac's UI/UX Department is looking for an experienced UI Artist to help us build our next industry-inspiring player experience. In this role, you will partner with a world-class UI/UX team to help players navigate, locate information, and accomplish their goals, all while maximizing the end-user experience by prioritizing usability and accessibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

  • Create AAA quality user interface art for in game HUD and menu systems.
  • Work iteratively and independently through all phases of the game development cycle from prototype to polish.
  • Collaborate directly with artists, designers, and developers to implement accessible user experiences that support the aesthetic, experiential, and technical vision for our games.
  • Provide accurate estimates for tasks, regularly update the team on in progress work, and ensure work remains is in scope.
  • Deliver wireframes, mockups, motion comps, iconography, prototypes, and the in-game implementation of assets that are usable, accessible, and highly polished.
  • Proactively share, receive, incorporate, and act on feedback.
  • Effectively communicate with leadership and project management to manage reasonable workload and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
  • Help evolve our studio’s standards of excellence for UI art.
  • Advocate for our players and the end-to-end user experience.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

  • Seven or more years of related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Proficiency with the Adobe suite (Photoshop, Animate, After Effects and Illustrator).
  • Detailed understanding of digital interaction design fundamentals and patterns.
  • Experience creating and adhering to style guides and development standards.
  • Strong game design sensibilities and commitment to creating innovative player experiences.
  • Familiarity with game engines and implementation workflows

Bonus Experience:

  • Experience working on UI systems in AAA games.
  • Experience with related digital content creation packages (e.g. Figma, Maya, C4D etc.).
  • Experience with 2D animation and/or motion design.
  • Familiarity with web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, JS) and/or Coherent.
  • Passion for game accessibility and player advocacy.

At Insomniac, we've embraced a digital-first culture, and support in-office, remote and hybrid working arrangements.

Even if you don’t feel like you meet all requirements for this role, we still encourage you to apply. We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting incredible candidates, and we certainly wouldn’t want it to prevent us from meeting you.

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Please note that the individual base pay range may vary based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate.

$75 - $95 USD

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