Lead UI Artist
HybridLondon, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United KingdomHybridFull TimeSenior LevelSmall
Full TimeSenior LevelSmall
Job Summary
Lead UI designs, pitch ideas, and maintain style guides and asset structures within Figma and Unity. Create high-quality UI artwork, ensure visual consistency, and manage 360 communications across teams. Mentor staff, drive design decisions, and collaborate with UX, Art Direction, and Product to deliver performant, bug-free UI in Unity. Plan, cost, and schedule work while balancing scope against milestones. Present to stakeholders and attend regular design meetings.
Required Qualifications
- Proven UI Art leadership experience within the games industry on multiple titles, in particular on a live product
- High quality visual art and design pieces within portfolio with proven visual design skills
- Experience in creating, maintaining and evolving a design system for a digital product
- Experience of the design workflow, starting from concept level, through wireframes to functioning prototypes
- The ability to demonstrate a practical understanding of UX/communication design conventions and how they affect player behaviour and be aware of current and emerging trends
- Have an excellent sense of visual language and messaging, keeping consistency across multiple areas of a project
- Unity experience with the ability to implement assets and aid technical improvements
- Excellent, proven skills with Figma & Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Strong understanding with AI tools and AI generated imagery
- Experience in working with 3rd party IP brand holders & licensing teams
- A desire to have a big impact within a small empowered team
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with version control (Unity VCS/Plastic a bonus)
- Experience in VFX, 2D animation and motion graphics
- Experience with 3D art software such as 3DS Max, Maya, Blender or Substance
- Experience with re branding, working with and evolving existing IP's
- Experience in creating ASO, UA, Social and Marketing
- Technical art skills
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