[Hiring] Senior UI Artist @Climax Studios

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior UI/UX Artist to help MPG deliver the best possible Game User Interfaces to our clients. Are you deeply passionate about seamless design choices, the exact colour choice for a button, or the perfect positioning of it? Do you notice font choice, alignment and kerning everywhere you look? Do you love solving the frustration of poorly designed user flow? If you have a natural eye for these details, then this may be the role for you.

• Collaborate closely with game designers, artists, engineers, and production teams.
• Advocate for great communication in User Interfaces.
• Contribute improvements to processes.
• Possess a strong understanding of Core Game and Meta Game design.
• Understand the technical challenges of UI development.
• Be stylistically diverse, organised, and precise.
• Have a deep understanding of UI art team roles and workflows.
• Be a fantastic Graphic Designer with strong knowledge of art theory.
• Possess advanced knowledge of User Interface theory and practice.
• Be proficient with UI and graphic design tools, including Figma, Photoshop, and Unreal Engine.
• Create and present high-level documentation, style guides, and ideation.
• Advise team members on UI production matters using production tools like Jira.
• Exhibit exceptional attention to detail and strong analytical skills.
• Communicate conceptual thoughts effectively and accept constructive critique.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is highly desirable.
• Experience with direct client communication.
• UI concept art and white box wireframing experience.

Requirements

• Create professional UI experiences focusing on excellent UX design, visual layout, and concepts.
• Organise and review play-tests of user interface prototypes and final in-game UI.
• Iterate on playable game flows for stakeholder feedback before implementation.
• Create motion graphic mock-ups to illustrate complex interactions.
• Communicate with stakeholders, extract requirements, and advise on solutions.
• Lead by example, setting benchmarks, style guides, high quality standards, workflows, documentation, and approvals.
• Report for internal and client needs.
• Research, evaluate, and propose practices that keep us on the cutting edge.

Benefits

• Flexible working: Remote-friendly long before it was the norm, with core hours that support both great work and real life.
• Support & wellbeing: Mental health first-aiders, therapy and coaching via Myndup, plus private medical insurance.
• Pension & life cover: A strong pension plan and life insurance to support your future and protect your family.
• Time for you: Minimum 25 days’ holiday, a paid winter break, and 3 volunteering days each year.
• Parental leave: Family-first policies that support parents and caregivers with flexibility and balance.
• Levelling up: Annual L&D budget, expert talks, game jams, and mentoring opportunities.