About the role
Mission
Join Sledgehammer’s Global UIX team on a 12 month Fixed-Term Contract in Guildford. Tasked with crafting the User Interface of titles across in-game systems and the front-end, from pre-production through to shipping. Create high-quality UI art assets that help define and elevate the visual experience of interfaces.
Culture
- The UIX team is a core pillar built around the pursuit of excellence at the apex of game design and usability.
- Inclusive creative process where collective interface and experience vision fuels the overall direction of the game.
- Seek imaginative, skillful, and versatile artists with a deep understanding of diverse gaming audiences.
- Focus on developing deep, engaging games with simple, elegant user experiences.
Responsibilities
- Work with the UI Lead and Artist to create exceptional user interfaces throughout the game.
- Work on the art style of the interface.
- Create high-quality assets, iconography, and visual targets.
- Work closely with designers and engineers to deliver the best possible user interface while staying within technical and aesthetic requirements.
- Participate in discussions around UI art workflows, tools, and pipelines, including the adoption of AI-assisted creative tools where appropriate.
Player Profile
- Demonstrable experience creating high-quality UI art and visual assets.
- Passionate about being an individual contributor, helping to shape the vision and deliver assets.
- Exceptional interface art and graphic design skills.
- Capable of adapting to a range of art styles and techniques.
- Experience in motion graphics and animation.
- Proactive in seeking feedback from peers and leads and supporting others to do the same.
- Proficiency in Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Proactively manages and communicates workload to production and leads.
Extra Points
- Familiarity with UX design principles and user-centred thinking.
- Deep understanding of games is a requirement; experience working on games is not.
- Has created UI for at least one shipped AAA product.
- A clear portfolio of work that demonstrates previous projects and personal values.
Company Overview
- Sledgehammer Games is a leading developer in the video game industry, best known for the Call of Duty franchise.
- Key titles include Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: WWII (2017), and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.
- Industry leaders in first-person shooter development with a commitment to high-fidelity, polished multiplayer experiences and emotionally engaging single-player campaigns.
- Part of Activision Blizzard, Inc., home to franchises including World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush, and Bubble Witch.
- Operates a global network with millions of monthly active users in 196 countries.
Benefits and Policies
- Benefits provided to promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
- Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environment; encourages applicants from under-represented groups.
- Reasonable assistance provided for individuals with physical and mental disabilities during the application process.
- Equal opportunity employer; does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.