UI Technical Designer

thatgamecompany, Inc.; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 84,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Two weeks winter break

401k with company match

Headspace membership

Work-from-home stipend

Employee assistance program

Diversity initiatives

Job summary

thatgamecompany, Inc. is seeking a talented UI Technical Designer to join our UI team. You will collaborate with art, design, and engineering to craft attractive, minimal interfaces and implement the final product in code.

The role demands strong UI art and design skills, and comfort prototyping interfaces from scratch while polishing existing work. This is a remote position in the US with competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of professional UI Design and engineering experience.
• Strong Graphic Design skills (typography, color usage).
• Experience with minimal, clean aesthetics.
• Experience with Style Guides and art direction.
• Proficiency in C#, C++, or C for prototyping interfaces.
• Industry-standard tools: Illustrator, Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Work with UI team to develop intuitive interfaces for our games.
• Conceptualize new interfaces and features.
• Create wireframes, mockups, and animations for development.
• Polish existing interfaces to meet aesthetics and usability standards.
• Create prototypes and perform UX tests to validate ideas.
• Implement final UI in C++ with pixel-perfect accuracy.
• Collaborate across disciplines and advocate for usability.

Skills

UI Design

UI Engineering

Typography

Color theory

Style guides

C++

C#

Prototyping

Illustrator

Photoshop

User-centered design

Education

Graphic Design degree

UI/UX degree

Fine Arts degree

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

Figma

After Effects

HTML/CSS

Job description

UI Technical Designer

Remote - US

At thatgamecompany, we strive to create beautiful and intuitive UI, which embraces and contributes to the emotional experiences of our games. Our company is known for having a distinct perspective on what games can be, and crafting unique experiences that players can’t find elsewhere as a result; our approach to UI is no different. Our mission is to take risks in our designs, to break new ground with solutions that players haven't seen before, and are hand-tailored towards the unique goals of our games.

We are looking for a talented UI Technical Designer to join our UI team. This individual will collaborate with the rest of our UI team, along with art, design, and engineering teams to craft attractive, minimal interfaces. The ideal candidate will have exceptional UI art and design skills, with a passion for developing new interfaces from scratch, along with doing polish passes on pre-existing interfaces and wireframes. They should be confident in contributing in all disciplines required to execute on a UI design- from creating wireframes, to designing highly polished mockups, to implementing the final product in code.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the rest of the UI team to develop intuitive, beautiful, innovative interfaces for our games
• Conceptualize new interfaces to solve design problems, and make new features possible
• Create wireframes, mockups, and animations to drive development
• Do polish passes on pre-existing interfaces and wireframes, to ensure the UI is up to our aesthetic and usability standards game-wide
• Create quick-and-dirty prototypes, perform UX tests to validate our hypotheses, and iterate based on the results
• Implement the final interface in C++ to be pixel-perfect
• Collaborate with team members across various disciplines, and be a general advocate for usability and UI consistency

Must-Haves:

• 3-5+ years of professional UI Design and engineering experience
• Strong Graphic Design skills (excellent eye for typography, color usage, etc.)
• Ability to work in a clean, minimal aesthetic
• Experience working with Style Guides, and iterating based on art direction
• Proficiency in C#, C++, or C for quickly prototyping interfaces
• Experienced in industry-standard programs (ie. Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Be a self-starter, capable of wearing many hats, and ensuring projects meet their deadlines
• Understanding of, and ability to communicate, the user-centered design process

We look forward to meeting you!

Nice to Haves:

• Illustration skills
• Experience developing multi-platform interfaces, with varying input methods (ie. touch vs. gamepad input)
• Experience with UI design/prototyping tools such as Figma
• Experience with motion design and animation (After Effects, etc.)
• Understanding of HTML Flexbox layout system
• Degree in Graphic Design, UI/UX, Fine Arts, or related field

Perks:

• Paid Time Off, Holidays, and Two Weeks Winter Break
• Employees and their dependents get medical, dental, and vision coverage, regardless of their level, tenure, or position within the company. Moreover, these benefits start on the first day of the job- there's no waiting period before they kick in.
• Pet Insurance for those who need it too.
• Compassionate leave for employees who needs to take care of their family members
• Pre-tax wellness stipend
• Pre-tax work from home stipend
• Access our savings plan (401K program) with company match
• Mental health resources including Headspace membership and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discount portal for everyday goods and services
• Employee inclusive and diversity initiatives such as Grow Together
• Support for personal professional development

We look forward to meeting you!

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S or Canada. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

The salary range for this position is $83,500 USD to $148,000 USD annually, with the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the Company's compensation practices.

Employees in this position are eligible to participate in the Company's standard employee benefit programs, which currently include the following: medical, dental, vision, 401k, and paid time off.

Our base pay is benchmarked against regional market and industry data and is adjusted to reflect the cost of living in your specific geographic area.