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UI Artist

Introduction:

Tonic Games Group brings together a family of world-class developers and publishers who believe that games are for everyone. More than 300 people strong; we bring together Mediatonic, Fortitude Games and The Irregular Corporation to create original IP and to invest in independent game developers globally. We continue to build on our ambitions and projects, as such we are looking to hire a UI Artist to join Fortitude Games.

Fortitude Games is building a studio based on characterful brands with a sense of humour. Its talented, tightly knit team is forging a bold new path towards original game worlds, crafting unique experiences with a darkly stylish twist.

As a group, we take pride in crafting games that challenge and inspire us and we invest in technology that will keep us at the forefront of the industry. We hire experts to take on the biggest creative and technical challenges we can get our hands on and we invest in our people for the long term.

Responsibilities

Description:

Fortitude Games is looking for a talented UI Artist with a focus on stylized work to join our team in Guildford and take our games’ polish and flair to a new level of excellence. As a UI Artist you’ll be working closely with the project art lead to bring our vision to life, creating and implementing extraordinary UI assets and wireframes. You are an excellent communicator and a team player, able to solve creative problems within a project’s constraints. Unity working knowledge is a strong plus. We’re expecting to see a portfolio with a variety of UI/UX work — ideally with focus on mobile and casual audiences — and we are looking for personalities excited by the chance to join a rapidly growing team and help us set and achieve a new standard of quality and efficiency!

Details:

• UI/UX - Assisting the art lead in the creation of wireframes, UI assets and implementation.
• Create characterful concepts and final assets in the style of the game
• Take a key role in our game’s visual identity, ensuring and pushing for exceptional quality across all aspects of the art discipline
• Work closely with the rest of the art team to document best practices
• Take initiative on improving, streamlining and developing art pipelines and documentation across the game
• Assist your team in solving design-related and production-related art challenges

Requirements

Details:

• Demonstrated ability to design UI for video games
• Demonstrated ability to create assets that catch the tone and style of the game
• Highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
• Demonstrated understanding of composition and visual hierarchy for improved UI
• Theoretical understanding of motion for improved UI
• Understands platform requirements (e.g. Console/Mobile)
• Proficient with generating ideas/concepts/thumbs in 2D
• Experience implementing UI into Unity
• Understanding of UI/interaction design and UX pipelines and workflow
• Clearly follows best working practices - seeks agreement on direction by presenting a variety of well drafted/grounded ideas before starting final art
• Annotates work for clear handover to artists/designers/engineers
• Keeps up with industry trends and techniques

Benefits

Description:

Are you interested in joining a business who strive to create moments that matter, for millions of players, in games that run for years? Does the idea of working together with a friendly team of Tonics towards the common goal appeal to you?

As a creative business, we recognise that creativity is best inspired by different experiences and perspectives and we strive to create a culture of belonging, where all our colleagues feel welcome and diversity is celebrated. As we push towards ever more ambitious and high quality titles, we are looking for the finest talent in the industry to come and join us on our quest.

Details:

We not only offer you the chance to work with fantastic teams, on awesome and inspiring projects, we also offer competitive salaries, flexible working hours including up to 3 x remote days weekly and private health care.

How to apply & really impress us

As a people first company, our biggest priority is to hire the right person. A cover letter that tells us a bit about you and what you’re passionate about really helps to get our attention and distinguish your application from the crowd. Successful applications will usually have a phone chat before being invited to a full interview. If you are applying for a creative role, remember a portfolio is essential. For all applications we suggest you read the job description carefully and let us know why you believe you’re the right person to take on this job. We look forward to hearing from you.

We receive heaploads of applications, and while we do our best to respond, we can't always guarantee this.