Senior UI/UX Artist

Rovio; Barrie; Hybrid; CAD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a passionate team at a forward-thinking company known for its iconic games. In this role, you'll design and implement intuitive user interfaces for mobile games, collaborating with talented artists and programmers. Your creativity will help shape the visual direction of engaging gameplay experiences. With a hybrid work model, you'll enjoy flexibility while contributing to a culture of trust and innovation. If you're eager to grow your skills and make a meaningful impact in the gaming industry, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Experience in mobile gaming and UI design is essential.
• Strong skills in 2D applications and UI animation are required.

Responsibilities

• Design appealing and intuitive UIs for games.
• Collaborate with artists and programmers to ensure UI functionality.

Skills

Growth mindset

Mobile gaming experience

2D digital content applications (Photoshop, Illustrator)

UI animation/motion design

Creating logos and icons

3D software knowledge (Blender preferred)

UI artist experience in Unity

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work independently and in a team

Empathy towards players

Tools

Unity

Photoshop

Illustrator

Blender

Job description

Rovio is part of the SEGA family and world famous for our flagship IP Angry Birds - want to know more about Rovio as an employer? Click here.

At Rovio Toronto we are a small and mighty team of passionate gamers. We have a knack for working with high profile brands and taking them to new heights in highly enjoyable and fresh games. Our current focus is mobile with aspirations to explore other platforms in the mid/long term as we recognize new opportunities in our constantly evolving market. Our human-scale keeps us nimble and means that everyone has a meaningful part to play.

We value transparency and candor, empowering each other to do our best work. Our hybrid work model (2 office days per week) allows for flexibility while still maintaining a strong sense of community.

Join us and help us build a culture of trust, passion, and innovation!

You will have impact and fun at work by doing:

• Work in a wide range of styles and designs that are appealing and intuitive UIs for our games.
• Research, design, implement, defend and challenge new UI/UX assets and features such as, but not limited to, sketches, mockups, wireframes, UI animations/VFX and 2D UI assets.
• Integrate, test, and debug UI assets into Unity.
• Collaborate with other artists, designers, and programmers and ensure that UI features and systems work as intended.
• Collaborate with the Art Director in establishing the visual direction for our games.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

• You have a growth mindset. You are always looking to learn new skills. What you’re good at: you want to get better. What you don’t know: you want to learn.
• Experience working in the mobile gaming industry.
• Expert knowledge in 2D digital content applications (Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Experience in UI animation/motion design and UI VFX.
• Experience in creating logos and icons.
• Working knowledge of 3D software and workflow (Blender preferred).
• Previous experience working as a UI artist in Unity.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
• Be a champion and ambassador for quality and excellence within the Art Department.
• Empathy and ability to understand the point of view of others, especially the players.
• Business level spoken and written English proficiency.

We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.

At Rovio, we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or conditions in our working environment and job application procedures. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. If you have any questions before applying, please write to us at [e-mail].