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UI Artist
2 years ago
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog Friendly
ABOUT THE ROLE
Jam City is looking for an experienced, creative, and artistically talented UI artist for one of the highest-profile IPs in the world. This position will work on concepts, UI layout, iconography, UI asset creation, illustration, and integration. The artist will work with our UX and art teams to conceptualize and execute finished interface assets for one of our new mobile games.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work closely with Art Leads and UX game designers to explore UI styles for our new game.
- Execution of all aspects of in-game User Interface for layout mockups, illustrations, iconography, buttons and typography.
- Implementation of polished UI assets into Unity for both new and live games.
- Create clear and attractive messaging, modals, widgets, and other UI elements which work well within tight fixed aspect ratios.
- Work closely with our engineering team to deliver a polished game experience.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 1+ years practical UI/art experience working in games.
- Strong graphic design and illustration skills for casual / stylized games.
- Must have strengths in illustration & concept art for stylized art.
- A strong grasp of typography and logo design.
- Understanding of UI conventions and challenges for casual mobile games.
- Ability to translate flowcharts and wireframes into fun, usable, visually polished UI systems.
- Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator, Unity & After Effects.
- Knowledge of UX design best practices and interaction design fundamentals.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills: verbal, written and visual.
- Ability to produce high quality work quickly, iterating toward the best solutions.
- A passion for mobile gaming.
NICE TO HAVE
- 2D Animation knowledge.
- Experience using Spine, Adobe Animate or After FX for animation.
- 3D modeling knowledge / skills.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.
Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.
ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.
Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.
The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.
Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.
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