About the role
Location
UK Remote or West Midlands Based – Birmingham/Worcestershire Area
We welcome applicants that prefer to work from home.
Role and Purpose
Design, own and deliver visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces for internal projects and high-profile co-development partners. Utilise technical understanding and visual design expertise to balance aesthetics and usability, creating intuitive interfaces.
Responsibilities
- Create visually stunning and intuitive user interfaces for AAA game projects, following best practices in user-centred design – from conception to implementation in-engine.
- Create mock-ups and prototypes using industry-standard design tools, effectively communicating UI concepts, interactions and user flows.
- Create polished UI assets, iconography and supporting visual elements suitable for implementation in-game.
- Follow and uphold UI style principles, maintaining consistency across the project and ensuring content aligns with the game’s aesthetic, branding and gameplay requirements.
- Actively participate in UI reviews, giving and incorporating feedback to improve the quality, consistency and usability of the user experience.
- Follow best practices for UI asset creation, implementation and optimisation, ensuring interfaces maintain visual quality, usability and performance across target platforms.
- Pro-actively communicate and collaborate across discipline teams to help uphold the game’s quality bar, design principles and delivery requirements.
- Work closely with Leads and the Production team to help prioritize tasks and feedback, raise issues, and deliver high-quality work on time.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a UI Artist in games, with a strong portfolio demonstrating excellent visual design skills, attention to detail, and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and effectively.
- Strong understanding of the UI Art creation and implementation pipeline for game engines, particularly Unreal Engine.
- High proficiency in relevant industry-standard software, such as Photoshop, Figma, and Unreal Engine’s UMG.
- Ability to create and implement UI animations and transitions within a game engine.
- Demonstrated core UI Art skills, including hierarchy, composition, readability, usability and accessibility.
- Experience designing for multiple platforms and input methods.
- Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work positively in a team environment.
- Ability to manage your time effectively and own end-to-end delivery of your work.
- A passion for gaming and a drive to deliver visually stunning and captivating gaming experiences.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with UI requirements for console certification.
- An eye for graphic design principles, branding and visual identity development.
- Skills in adjacent creative disciplines such as illustration, motion graphics, animation or 3D content creation.
- Knowledge of accessibility best practices and a passion for making gaming accessible.
- Previous shipped title(s) within a relevant game art production pipeline.
Portfolio Requirements
Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If examples are from previous works with another studio, ensure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable; otherwise, showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms are accepted.
Company Culture and Benefits
- Based just outside Birmingham.
- Friendly, nurturing work environment.
- Opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio.
- Team consists of welcoming, passionate, active gamers who support one another in development.
Application Process
Send your application to the provided recruitment contact or call 01527 958 177.
GDPR Compliance
- Applicant information is stored and distributed to the appropriate senior team members for review of role eligibility.
- Data is stored on a private cloud-based online system for processing.
- Requests to update, delete, or refine application data can be made via email to info@flixinteractive.com; requests will be processed within 30 days.
- Data is used for recruitment purposes only in compliance with GDPR law.