Senior UI Artist, PlayStation
Contract
$115.9-173.9k
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Open for applications
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$115.9-173.9k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- Ideal candidates will possess both creative and technical skills, demonstrate strong 2D illustration abilities, have experience in UI art, wireframing, graphic design, and game engine integration, and show a passion for quality UX. Join us in creating legendary games with PlayStation
- Strong 2D illustration and graphic design skills
- Strong User Experience knowledge with wireframing experience
- Professional experience with game engine integration
- 5+ years of experience in User Interface artwork on at least two recent AAA titles
- Available to work within Pacific Time core hours
- High proficiency in Photoshop, Figma, and Adobe Illustrator or similar tools
Desirable
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Expertise in 2D animation techniques
- Familiarity with scripting languages like Python and MEL Script
- Node-based shader editor experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Maya, Slack
- Familiarity with version control systems, specifically Perforce
What the job involves
- Santa Monica Studio is seeking a Senior UI Artist for the development of a new unannounced title!
- In this role, you will collaborate with engineers, artists, and designers to develop and integrate 2D UI for our award-winning team
- Your contribution will be pivotal in creating a beautiful, intuitive user experience
- Contribute to the artistic direction of the UI art style through concept exploration, creating 2D UI mockups based on existing wireframes or designs for game mechanics and features
- Create 2D supporting graphics such as icons which communicate key information and help illustrate the game's interface
- Support in the UX process by designing wireframes based on feature specifications from other departments like Combat and Game Design
- Work independently to support and enhance the creative vision of the Game Director, Art Director, and UI/UX Lead, delivering clarity and visual quality within technological constraints
- Advance the capabilities and efficiencies of UI design and implementation
- Work with Production to set project level UI goals and schedule expectations
- Collaborate and mentor individuals with less UI experience
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
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Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at PlayStation
- We're proud to celebrate diversity at PlayStation
- Our Employee Resource groups, including Women@PlayStation, REPRESENT@PlayStation, Wellbeing@PlayStation, and our award-winning LGBTQ+ group, Pride@PlayStation, actively promote inclusion in the workplace and beyond
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