UI/UX Artist

About the role:

As the UI/UX Artist you will work with our art team and game designers. You will have the opportunity to explore your interest in visual design, creative problem-solving, as well as visual storytelling, immersion and believable world building.

UI/UX Artist is a freelance position that will be part of Studio Fizbin - an award-winning independent games studio with offices in Berlin and Ludwigsburg.

Responsibilities:

• Create accessible and intuitive UI for a state of the art action roguelike for PC and console
• Create stylish, kinetic and fluid UI animations
• Create UX with a strong foundation in accessibility principles and responsive UI enabling accessibility settings
• Collaborate with game designers and artist on UI planning and smart implementation

Requirements:

Our ideal UI/UX artist has a profound understanding of the art pipeline within game development and is accustomed to agile, iterative production processes. They are playful and creative in their approach to game graphics, and strive for crisp and innovative visuals.
They appreciate open, empathetic and professional communication. In addition to strong expertise in UI and UX design, they demonstrate a careful approach for accessibility features. They have a keen eye for layout, typography and working with stylish 2D graphic design and are versed in 2D graphic animation.

To succeed in this role, it is also essential that you have the following:

• Minimum three years of industry experience in game development or motion design
• Proficiencies in Unity and Photoshop
• Strong ideation, brainstorming and documentation skills
• Strong eye for fluid and intuitive UX flows and UI layouts
• Experienced in applying accessibility design to UX
• Comfortable using kinetic typography and collage techniques in their work
• Strong time management and prioritization skills, close communication with Production and Direction

Bonus points:

We would also love to see if you have solid 2D Animation skills for UI and VFX, graphic illustration skills (icons, typography, doodles, graffiti stencils) or experience with working on action titles. A strong drive to experiment with unconventional UI animation styles or a strong affinity to anime, graffiti, sci-fi, fantasy and punk music are a big plus.

Our perks:

• Freelance Work is set up via freelance contracts and clearly agreed work scope based on briefing and your own quotes.
• 100% remote work is fine, you’re welcome to spend some time at our offices in Berlin or Ludwigsburg
• Work on a major original IP
• Progressive and queer-friendly team
• Flat company structures. Direct contact to your respective decision-makers within the team.

We value diversity and strongly encourage people from marginalized groups to apply. We strive to be an inclusive workplace for any gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, different ability and other walks of life.

Contact

Got questions about the position or Thunderful in general? Please contact:

Alicja Moore
Talent Acquisition Specialist - Thunderful Games
E-mail: alicja.moore@thunderfulgames.com