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UI Artist (9-month Contract)

Blackbird Interactive
Full-time
Full-Remote
Canada
Remote💻
Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects. These include both world-class IPs and our own creations, across multiple platforms and genres.

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a technically minded UI Artist to join our team and continue developing a AAA Sci-fi action title. 
In this position, you’ll be working under the supervision of an Art Director and alongside UI engineers and system designers to create and implement new UI features.  

Responsibilities

    • Collaborate with system designer and UI engineer to plan and execute on UI features
    • Create high quality vector art under the direction of an Art Director 
    • Maintain a UI style consistent with the game’s established look and feel
    • Create and implement UI deliverables such as mock ups, icons and flash animations using a proprietary engine  
    • Advocate, document and improve on existing UI pipelines and processes 
    • Work independently and self-manage in an agile production environment

Requirements

    • Minimum 4 years experience in game development as a UI artist
    • Expert level experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator 
    • Proficiency with Adobe Animate 
    • Detail oriented and comfortable with technically demanding pipeline
    • Experience working closely with UI engineers to drive creation process 
    • Excellent communication skills

Pluses

    • Passion for immersive science fiction
    • Experience with UX design
    • Prior experience supporting live product
$80,000 - $90,000 a year