[Hiring] UI Motion Artist Intern @Nex

Role Description

As a UI Motion Artist Intern, you’ll help bring our games and experiences to life through expressive, polished, and engaging UI motion. You’ll work across a variety of projects, each with its own unique visual style and audience.

• Create UI motion, transitions, button interactions, and visual effects that make our games and experiences feel polished, responsive, and engaging.
• Work across a variety of projects and adapt your motion design to different visual styles—from goofy, playful, and personality-driven games to clean and polished fitness experiences.
• Turn static UI designs and game screens into dynamic, expressive experiences through thoughtful animation and VFX.
• Explore and prototype different motion concepts, timing, transitions, and visual treatments to find the right feel for each project.
• Collaborate closely with UI/UX designers, artists, and game designers to ensure motion supports both the visual direction and the player experience.
• Take UI motion from concept and prototyping through final implementation in Unity.
• Create and maintain reusable UI animation and VFX assets while following established art and production guidelines.

Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university.
• Strong foundation in UI motion design and animation, with a good understanding of timing, pacing, easing, and visual feedback.
• Ability to bring static UI designs to life through engaging transitions, button interactions, motion, and VFX.
• Ability to adapt to different visual styles, from goofy and playful game experiences to clean and polished fitness interfaces.
• Familiarity with Unity and a basic understanding of implementing UI animation and VFX in a game engine.
• Comfortable exploring multiple ideas, prototyping quickly, receiving feedback, and iterating toward a polished result.
• Communicates well, is eager to learn, and takes ownership of assigned tasks and responsibilities.
• A portfolio or demo reel showcasing UI motion, animation, motion graphics, VFX, or other relevant interactive work.
• Passionate about playing, making, and learning about video games!

Requirements

• Familiarity with creating and working with shaders and materials, particularly for real-time game UI and VFX.
• Proficiency with relevant 2D and motion design tools, particularly Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Experience using or designing for AR, VR, fitness, or other motion-based games and interactive experiences.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that treasures talents and individual growth.
• Front-row seat and hands-on experience with cutting edge technologies in the evolving gaming field.