[Hiring] UI Artist @Keywords Studios

Role Description

Applicants must be currently residing in Japan and possess valid authorization to work in Japan.

UI Creation

• Maintain the vision of the game while crafting visual and functional systems for UI.
• Demonstrate creativity and the ability to adapt to various game styles and graphic styles.
• Produce assets that align with the project’s artistic direction and technical requirements.
• Develop polished assets optimized for real-time game engines.

Collaboration & Production

• Work as part of a team, collaborating with different disciplines and be proactive in problem solving technical and artistic.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the production pipeline to ensure artistic consistency and quality.
• Participate in reviews, feedback sessions, and iterative development processes.

Technical Art & Optimisation

• Ensure assets meet performance, memory, and platform-specific requirements across all gaming platforms.
• Apply strong understanding of optimisation techniques.
• Maintain consistency in quality while adhering to technical constraints and engine limitations.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, tools, and workflows.
• Contribute ideas and improvements to pipelines and production processes.
• Continuously push the visual quality and innovation of game art production.

Qualifications

• Experience as a UI Artist within the video game industry, with a strong portfolio showcasing high-examples of UI Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Iconography.
• Strong understanding of UI and Interaction Design.
• Exceptional design, typography and motion design skills.
• Strong understanding of industry-standard software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and/or Animat.
• Experience creating optimized assets for modern real-time game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, communicate ideas effectively, and incorporate feedback throughout production.
• Knowledge of game development pipelines and the ability to adapt artistic styles to suit various game genres and target platforms.
• Fluent in Japanese and with a high degree of English language proficiency.

Requirements

• Passion for gaming and a strong understanding of market trends, player expectations, and gaming cultures across PC, Console, and Nintendo platforms.
• Experience successfully guiding and communicating with other art teams to ensure artistic vision and asset quality are maintained from concept through to final in-game implementation.

Benefits

• Employment Type: 1-Year Contract
• Location: Asia Pacific, Japan, Tokyo
• Area of Work: Art Services
• Service: Create
• Employment Type: Full Time, Contract
• Working Pattern: Remote