Studio: Filament Games
Job Opening: Game UI Designer
Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Type: Full-time and Freelance
Responsibilities:
- Design digital interactions that are easy to learn, a pleasure to interact with, and augment the user’s comprehension of the subject matter
- Work iteratively with the game design team to translate pitches and storyboards into wireframes/mockups/prototypes/animatics that explore and communicate the design
- Revise work according to critique, changing requirements, and user and stakeholder feedback
- Collaborate with the Illustration team to translate wireframes/mockups into game-ready assets
- Effectively utilize motion design principles to amplify input and “juice up” feedback
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in fine art, graphic design, interaction design, or equivalent experience
- Familiarity with game development pipelines and technical constraints, particularly with respect to UI integration
- Demonstrated ability to use visuals and motion to clearly communicate complex interactions
- Ability to design and create polished UI Assets in Adobe Creative Suite, or equivalent industry-standard software
- Strong visual literacy: layout, color, visual hierarchy, and typography
- Strong animation skills: a good sense of motion and timing
Bonus Points
- Experience implementing your UI assets into a game engine
- Technical art experience creating visual effects using sprites, particles, and/or shaders
