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UI Technical Artist #1014
2 years ago
Contract Length: 12 months, extension possible
Work Location: Work From Home but candidate must be local to the Greater Seattle Area
Work Hours: Fulltime
A renowned game studio is looking for a technical UI artist.
As a Technical UI Artist, you will be a key contributor to the realization of many of the AAA UI features across the product. If you are a passionate, talented, and driven artist in this field, this is where you need to be! Technical UI Artists are expected to aid in the overall production of UI assets and their implementation as an experience, from asset preparation to the execution of layouts and motion design, all while keeping an eye on performance and optimization. Technical UI Artists must communicate and collaborate well with our UI Artists, UX Designs, and UI Engineers; together, these roles are responsible for the execution of complex interfaces and delivering a world class user experience to our consumers
Responsibilities:
- Work with UI content creators to execute implementation best practices, from asset presentation to screen functionality and final motion polish
- Support UI screen implementation and iteration using the UI Toolset within our game engine
- Partner with Design, Production, and Engineering to ideate on solutions to UI creation challenges
Keywords provides a competitive compensation package, good benefits and a casual, fun, productive and supportive working environment. We empower people to perform to the best of their ability with our “can do” attitude. We appreciate and embrace flexibility and learn at every opportunity to grow ourselves through experience, training and tackling new challenges. This is what makes us Keywordian
Requirements
- Strong technical skills and the ability to quickly grasp new technology, workflows and software
- Experience with industry standard art creation pipelines, workflows, and tools
- 2+ years of experience in Tech Art or UI Art for games preferred
- Experience in scripting UI behavior in game engines preferred
- Strong understanding of UX/UI design for console platforms preferred
- Fundamental understanding of graphic design principles (typography, layout, grid, hierarchy, color, animation, composition) preferred
- Excellent cross-functional communication skills, both verbal and written is a huge plus
- Passion for and knowledge of games, especially FPS or sci-fi games is a huge plus
Benefits
At KeyWords we provide all our contingent workforce with:
- Paid Time Off (including sick days and holidays)
- 401k (3% matching)
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
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