2D Artist - FTC 6 Months

Story Toys; Dublin; Sur place; EUR 42 000 - 56 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

StoryToys is seeking a talented mid-level 2D Artist with a UI focus to join our mobile games team. You will create engaging, intuitive interfaces for our preschool audience and support broader 2D art needs across products.

You will work with Design, Engineering, Production and the Art Department to translate flows into polished UI artwork, ensuring license brand consistency and strong usability on mobile devices.

Qualifications

• Experience as a 2D or UI Artist in games or interactive media.
• Strong portfolio showing polished UI artwork and hierarchy.
• Solid knowledge of composition, colour, and typography.
• Good communication and collaboration, with ability to meet deadlines.

Responsabilités

• Create high-quality UI screens, buttons, icons, and menus.
• Translate licensed brands into UI artwork with consistency.
• Build reusable UI components and style guides.
• Collaborate with Design and Engineering on Unity implementation.
• Support wider 2D art assets as needed.
• Iterate based on feedback and playtesting.

Connaissances

UI design

2D art fundamentals

Portfolio presentation

Communication & collaboration

Unity UI integration

Outils

Adobe Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Unity

Description du poste

Who are we?

StoryToys, an independent subsidiary of Team17 Group plc, is a premier, award-winning developer and publisher of interactive educational apps designed to help children learn, play, and grow. We collaborate with the world’s most recognizable entertainment giants—including The LEGO Group, The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Entertainment, Mattel, and BBC Studios to bring beloved characters like Bluey, Peppa Pig, and Barbie into engaging digital worlds.

Our global success spans all major distribution networks, amassing over 300 million app downloads and reaching millions of active families worldwide in up to 28 different languages. While headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, our internal team of over 130 professionals operates alongside a vast, highly agile global network of creators.

About the role

We are seeking a talented mid-level 2D Artist with a specialism in UI to join our mobile games development team. You will create engaging, intuitive and visually appealing interfaces for our preschool audience, alongside supporting the wider 2D art needs of our products.

Working closely with Design, Engineering, Production and the wider Art Department, you will translate agreed user flows and creative direction into polished UI artwork and production-ready assets. The successful candidate will combine strong 2D art fundamentals with an understanding of how young children interact with games, delivering clear, playful interfaces that reflect our licensed brands and perform well on mobile devices.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• UI Art Production: Create high-quality screens, buttons, icons, menus, overlays and other interface assets, maintaining clear visual hierarchy and consistency across each product.
• Child-Friendly Interfaces: Use shape, colour, scale and visual feedback to make interactions understandable for young children, including those who cannot yet read. Work with Design to refine clarity and usability.
• Brand and Creative Consistency: Translate creative direction and licensed brand guidelines into UI and 2D artwork, responding constructively to internal reviews and partner feedback.
• UI Systems and Asset Libraries: Build and maintain reusable UI components, style guides and organised asset libraries to support consistent, efficient production.
• Unity Implementation and Handover: Prepare and export assets with appropriate dimensions, slicing, transparency and naming. Collaborate with Engineering on layout, scaling and implementation, and review the results in Unity and on devices.
• Wider 2D Art Support: Contribute supporting illustrations, backgrounds, props and other 2D content as required, with UI remaining the primary specialism.
• Iteration and Quality: Refine artwork through feedback and playtesting. Work with QA and Engineering to resolve visual issues, including screen sizes, aspect ratios and localisation requirements.
• Agile Delivery: Participate in task estimation, sprint planning and reviews. Communicate progress, dependencies and risks early, and maintain organised source files and production-ready deliverables.

Required Skills

• Professional experience as a 2D or UI Artist in games or interactive media, with the ability to deliver work independently within an agreed brief and seek feedback at appropriate stages.
• A portfolio demonstrating polished UI artwork, strong visual hierarchy and clear, consistent interface design, alongside sound 2D art fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of composition, colour, shape language and typography, with the ability to work across different visual styles.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, or equivalent 2D art tools, and familiarity with Figma or a comparable interface design tool.
• Understanding of UI asset preparation for Unity, including sprites, slicing, scalable layouts and efficient texture use. Ability to review artwork in engine and collaborate on implementation.
• Understanding of mobile interface constraints, including touch targets, device formats, readability and performance-conscious asset production.
• Clear communication, a collaborative approach and the ability to respond to feedback while managing tasks and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating UI for mobile games, especially apps for children or families.
• Experience working with licensed IP and external brand approvals.
• Hands‑on experience assembling UI in Unity and creating simple UI animation or interaction feedback.
• Experience supporting localisation and accessible interface design.
• Familiarity with Agile production, Jira and version control such as Git.