Game UI Artist

Studio Climb; Selangor; Hybrid; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio is seeking a talented artist to define the mobile game's look and feel while creating user-friendly interface art assets. The role involves collaboration with the art team, product owners, and designers to establish best practices for art asset creation. The ideal candidate should have knowledge of usability practices, proficiency in Photoshop, and a keen interest in art and graphic design. This position can be remote or based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge in usability and freemium best practices for interface design.
• Experience in creating artwork for games.
• Understanding of animation fundamentals (2D/3D).
• Multiple shipped game titles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define look and feel of mobile game titles with the art team.
• Create user-friendly, consistent user interface art assets.
• Collaborate with product owner and designers to establish production practices.
• Contribute to brand/art style guides and technical documentation.

Skills

Usability knowledge

Familiarity with Photoshop

Interest in art & graphic design

Sense of color and composition

Interest in form and typography

Ability to work independently

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

After Effects

Unity 3D

Job description

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define the look and feel of our breakthrough mobile titles together with the rest of the art team.
• Create visually appealing, user-friendly, consistent and crisp user interface art assets (e.g. menus, buttons, icons and animation etc).
• Work closely with the art team, product owner, designers and engineers, establishing production pipeline and best practices for art and asset creation for the game.
• Contribute to the brand/art style guides and technical documentation.
• Keep yourself up to date with the latest game artwork trends and influences.

The successful candidate will also be a mobile gamer, or at the very least have an interest and an openness to learning a lot about the industry in a very short amount of time. A few other traits that we are on the lookout for:

• Deep knowledge and interest in usability and freemium best-practices as they relate to interface design.
• Familiarity with Photoshop.
• An avid interest in all types of art & graphic design.
• A well-developed sense of color and composition.
• A substantial interest in form and typography.
• Ability and will to work independently. The team will always be there to support and guide but we do not practice micromanagement.

AS A BONUS, YOU WOULD HAVE:

• 3+ years of experience creating artwork for games.
• A more stylised (cartoony) portfolio.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator / After Effects.
• Experience with Unity 3D or similar.
• Understanding of animation fundamentals (2D/3D).
• Multiple shipped game titles (AAA or mobile).
• Experience with working in an Agile / Scrum environment.

PRIMARY LOCATION

Remote or in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity, welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you’re on board with the idea of being a part of a team committed to building a world-leading studio, you’ve come to the right place!

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