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UI Artist (9-month Contract)
Vancouver, BCCAD80K - CAD90K / yearPosted 2 months ago
Temporary Full-Timeremotemid
Job Description
Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects. These include both world-class IPs and our own creations, across multiple platforms and genres.
Blackbird Interactive is seeking a technically minded UI Artist to join our team and continue developing a AAA Sci-fi action title.
In this position, you’ll be working under the supervision of an Art Director and alongside UI engineers and system designers to create and implement new UI features.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with system designer and UI engineer to plan and execute on UI features
- Create high quality vector art under the direction of an Art Director
- Maintain a UI style consistent with the game’s established look and feel
- Create and implement UI deliverables such as mock ups, icons and flash animations using a proprietary engine
- Advocate, document and improve on existing UI pipelines and processes
- Work independently and self-manage in an agile production environment
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years experience in game development as a UI artist
- Expert level experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Detail oriented and comfortable with technically demanding pipeline
- Experience working closely with UI engineers to drive creation process
- Excellent communication skills
Pluses
- Passion for immersive science fiction
- Experience with UX design
- Familiarity with Adobe Animate
- Prior experience supporting live product
$80,000 - $90,000 a year