UI/UX Artist

Kooapps; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,179,245 - 1,768,867; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in the Philippines is hiring a UI/UX Designer to join their team in Makati. This entry-level role requires a strong portfolio and skills in UI/UX design, with responsibilities including creating wireframes and collaborating with game designers. Candidates must be willing to work onsite and have experience with tools like Photoshop and Figma. Join the team to contribute to exciting game development projects that reach millions of players worldwide.

Qualifications

• An online portfolio is required to showcase character animation works.
• Experience as a UI/UX Designer, ideally within the video games industry is an advantage.
• Must demonstrate UI/UX design skills with a strong portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Understand mobile gaming industry trends and UI/UX aesthetics.
• Collaborate with game designers to ensure design consistency.
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and prototypes.

Skills

UI/UX design skills

Knowledge in Photoshop

Familiar with Figma

Experience in mobile prototypes

Education

BA/BS degree or related field

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Job description

Overview

Kooapps Philippines Corporation is hiring for a UI/UX Designer/Interface Specialist to join our team in Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Responsibilities

• Understand mobile gaming industry trends and their choices of UI/UX aesthetics and conventions.
• Collaborate with game designers to conceptualize the UI/UX and ensure its consistency with game design (templates, assets, UI style guides, etc).
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and prototypes to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Learn insights from user data to improve the visual quality and engagement of user interfaces.
• Frequent communication with PH art team to create production UI assets across multiple titles using draw-overs and examples.
• Help improve our UI production pipeline and process to deliver key milestones effectively (specifications, optimizations, wikis, guides, etc).
• Design and conduct UX research via playtest sessions & surveys to validate the usability of new and existing features or designs.

Requirements

• An online portfolio is required to showcase character animation works before being considered for an interview. Include images and a Demo reel if possible. Please indicate the link on your resume.
• BA/BS degree or other related field.
• Experience as a UI/UX Designer, ideally within the video games industry is an advantage.
• Must demonstrate UI/UX design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Experience creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, visual designs, and mobile prototypes as well as clear documentation.
• Knowledgeable in Photoshop/Illustrator.
• Familiar or knowledgeable in Figma.
• Willing to work onsite in Makati.
• Willing to work Monday through Saturday to accelerate learning and career growth.

About Kooapps Philippines Corporation

Kooapps is at the forefront of the Philippines game development industry. Since 2008, Kooapps has launched over 50 titles – including its award-winning games Snake.io and Pictoword – that have amassed more than 400 million downloads in aggregate. This is what we aspire to do:

• Build the first global Filipino gaming brand, one the entire country will be proud of
• Work smarter and more effectively than any other company, so that we can learn more and ship faster
• Make games we are proud to show our family and friends
• When we see millions of people playing our games every day, it is a constant reminder of the impact we have on the world. Join us and be part of our success!

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Computer Games