Motorsport UI Technical Artist
Position Summary
The Motorsport UI Technical Artist is responsible for implementing industry leading HUD and front-end UI for the client’s AAA motorsport video game franchise (in-game). This is not an engineering position however the Motorsport UI Technical Artist will need to be technically adept across design tools and script environments. If you like innovating already popular game titles and working on large scale projects, this position is for you!
Must Have Requirements:
- 3+ years of professional experience using XAML
- 3+ years of experience of a UX/UI design or art background
- Strict attention to detail, follow red lines and use style guides to get to the pixel perfect layout
- Self-motivated proactive problem solver
- Portfolio that demonstrates UI screen work experience
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement UI screens for interactive game features including data driven dynamic layouts, animations, and transitions
- Partner closely with engineers, developers, designers and other technical UI artists to integrate UI screens into the game
- Work from visual comps, motions designs and style guides to translate complex UX wireframe diagrams and UI visual concepts into in-game UI
- Use Sketch and XAML pipeline to deliver a large scale of UI content
- Perform other duties as needed
Job Requirements:
Education and Experience: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent; Bachelor’s degree in Design, Graphic Design, Fine Arts, Industrial Design or related field preferred
- Experience with one or more major UI creation toolsets such as HTML5, Flash, Sketch, Microsoft Blend, Unity, Unreal
- Experience shipping content with limited performance budget
Qualifications:
- Sensitivity and discerning eye for following typography and layout redlines
- Interest in accessibility and multi-platform scalable UI preferred
- Strong knowledge of user interface and functionality design
- Understanding of customer needs and motivations to successfully integrate them into product design to contribute to user features and functionality
- Ability to generate design ideas and present and sell designs to broader product group
- Have a clear understanding of each phase of the design process: information architecture + interaction design, research + usability, rapid prototyping, brand integration, and content creation
- Ability to work in nebulous product spaces alongside numerous partner teams
- Ability to frame and align to clear problems, vision, and goals
- Ability to move from low-fi concept definition to iterative prototyping, to hi-fidelity design deliverables
- Strong collaboration skills across disciplines and organizations
- Thorough knowledge and experience with a range of design methods
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent email, telephone and virtual meeting etiquette
- Customer service orientated, ensuring needs are met in a timely fashion
- Ability to take opportunities for continuous improvement and implement documented process improvements
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently; demonstrated organization, problem-solving, project management, and time management skills
- Demonstrated strong ability to remotely work well within a team environment, or independently; strong interpersonal and teamwork skills; ability to work and interact effectively with team members from other disciplines, cultures, and organizations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively inform and present ideas confidently and persuasively to peers and managers
- Ability to take initiative to ask questions, ask for help, or provide updates, without reluctance
- Ability to meet the eligibility requirements for working in the US without RLA sponsorship for employment visa status
- Strong computer skills that include proficiency with MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio), and SharePoint
Language Skills:
- Ability to read, write, and speak English proficiently
Physical Demands:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel; reach with hand and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- At times, may require more than 40 hours per week to perform the duties of the position.
Work Environment:
- The position typically operates in a standard office environment.
- This role may use standard office equipment such as computer, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
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