Principal UI Artist

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Position Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our awesome and award-winning “Wizard of Oz Slots” game team as a Principal UI Artist. We’re looking for someone who loves creating and crafting outstanding user interfaces, is passionate about understanding and empathizing with the players of our game and creates experiences that are not only beautiful but also functional and appropriate to the spirit of the game. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a game that is based on the Wizard of Oz's universe of characters and storylines.

You will lead all phases of the design process, including conceptual design/development, graphic and interface design, interaction models, and art production.

You will work closely with the “Wizard of Oz” Franchise Stakeholders to establish and maintain the visual integrity, interaction methods, brand standards, and consistency for the game and collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to execute the design.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity mock-ups for pre-visualization during pre-production
• Create UI art and visual design for user interfaces
• Develop mood boards and help guide the visual design of features
• Collaborate with the art team to define/adhere to a thematic art style
• Highly competent in designing UI animation
• Collaborate with the product and design teams to conceptualize, define, and develop features that yield extraordinary experiences for our players
• Synthesize the needs of players and all game departments to find solutions that work for all.
• Be competent in creating user flows, interface wireframes, prototypes, and design documentation.
• Set examples, guides, and standard methodologies in UI/UX for others in your game team
• Prepare assets for implementation in the game engine
• Partner with technical artists and engineers to implement user interface game assets in the game engine
• Lead and participate in company-wide UI/UX community events, critiques, product reviews, and feature retrospectives
• Participate in critiques, product reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with UI/UX staff from other game teams to share findings and develop standard methodologies across the organization

Desired Skills and Experience

• Must submit a portfolio of existing work, with highlights on logo and graphic design/marketing art in addition to UI.
• Familiarity with monetization strategies, in-game purchases, and live operations processes to design effective, user-friendly interfaces that enhance player engagement and revenue generation.
• A mastery in classic graphic design principles
• Visual design skills with regard to color theory, layout, and typography.
• A veteran in adapting and adhering to an established visual style and building upon it
• Can consistently produce high-quality visual assets for user interfaces and purchase-oriented assets, with software fluency to quickly iterate on any feedback
• Highly skilled with standard creative software such as the Adobe Creative Suite
• An accomplished expert with UI layout & design tools (Photoshop, Figma, Sketch, or similar tools)
• Familiarity with collaborative virtual environments (Miro, FigJam)
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced setting. Be able to rapidly develop new skills and behaviors in response to changing circumstances.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work efficiently, handle time effectively, and complete your work with minimal oversight.