Senior UI Technical Designer, thatgamecompany

$109-148k

+ Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus

HTML

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

C++

After Effects

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

Video game studio

Open for applications

Video game studio

101-200 employees

B2CGamingContentEntertainmentSaaS

Open for applications

$109-148k

+ Opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus

HTML

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

C++

After Effects

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2CGamingContentEntertainmentSaaS

Company mission

To expand the range of emotional experiences possible in video games, so that it can be enjoyed and loved by people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The ideal candidate will have exceptional UI art and design skills, with a passion for developing new interfaces from scratch, along with doing polish passes on pre-existing interfaces and wireframes
They should be confident in contributing in all disciplines required to execute on a UI design– from creating wireframes, to designing highly polished mockups, to implementing the final product in code
5+ years of professional UI Design and engineering experience
Strong Graphic Design skills (excellent eye for typography, color usage, etc.)
Ability to work in a clean, minimal aesthetic
Experience working with Style Guides, and iterating based on art direction
Proficiency in C#, C++, or C for quickly prototyping interfaces
Experienced in industry-standard programs (ie. Illustrator, Photoshop)
Be a self-starter, capable of wearing many hats, and ensuring projects meet their deadlines
Understanding of, and ability to communicate, the user-centered design process

Desirable

Illustration skills
Experience developing multi-platform interfaces, with varying input methods (ie. touch vs. gamepad input)
Experience with UI design/prototyping tools such as Figma
Experience with motion design and animation (After Effects, etc.)
Understanding of HTML Flexbox layout system
Degree in Graphic Design, UI/UX, Fine Arts, or related field

What the job involves

We are looking for a talented Senior UI Technical Designer to join our UI team
This individual will collaborate with the rest of our UI team, along with art, design, and engineering teams to craft attractive, minimal interfaces
Work closely with the rest of the UI team to develop intuitive, beautiful, innovative interfaces for our games
Conceptualize new interfaces to solve design problems, and make new features possible
Create wireframes, mockups, and animations to drive development
Do polish passes on pre-existing interfaces and wireframes, to ensure the UI is up to our aesthetic and usability standards game-wide
Create quick-and-dirty prototypes, perform UX tests to validate our hypotheses, and iterate based on the results
Implement the final interface in C++ to be pixel-perfect
Collaborate with team members across various disciplines, and be a general advocate for usability and UI consistency
Mentor fellow designers and help maintain a high quality bar across the team

Our take

Thatgamecompany is a video studio that has built popular and emotional game worlds including Sky and Journey. On a mission to elevate games as a legitimate form of art, it stands out not only for the emotional quality of its products, but for appealing to people of varying ages, identities and backgrounds with a single world.

The success of Sky, which has now been downloaded at least 200M times and has nearly 7M daily active players, led to an impressive funding round in 2022. This funding has been invested into growing its development team and organization infrastructure.

As part of this investment, the company is adding Pixar co-founder, Ed Catmull, as principal adviser on creative culture and strategic growth. When considering the incomparable success of his previous ventures, this will likely set Thatgamecompany on a significant growth trajectory.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

19% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Mar 2022

$160m

LATE VC

Jul 2019

$6m

SERIES C

Total funding: $196.1m

Company benefits

Medical, dental, vision
401k
Paid time off

Company HQ

Downtown, Santa Monica, CA

Leadership

Jenova Chen

(CEO & Creative Director)

Previously served as a Game Designer for Electronic Arts Maxis and for USC Game Innovation Lab. Experience as an Art Director & Lead Artist for Annenberg Communication Center.

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