Gunzilla Games
Summary
Gunzilla Games, an independent AAA developer, is seeking a Senior UI Artist to create and maintain high-quality UI assets for their game. The Senior UI Artist will collaborate with a UX designer to determine functionality and usability requirements, design and create UI components, and contribute to the design and streamlining of UI tools and processes. The ideal candidate should have 5+ years of professional experience in Visual/User Interface Art with a strong portfolio, experience creating assets and styles for User Interfaces on at least one published game, and extensive knowledge of user interface design, interaction design, motion graphics, and information architecture. Gunzilla offers flexible working, health insurance, revenue-based bonuses, English/German courses, 25 annual paid vacation and sick days, public transportation, relocation and accommodation support, and office perks and gym membership. They encourage diversity and promise that every application will be given the same consideration regardless of the applicant's background. The recruitment process involves filling in a registration form, submitting a CV and portfolio, a Zoom call with the recruitment team, hiring manager and team Zoom interviews, and a competency test for some roles.
Job description
ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES
Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is a fresh, independent AAA developer working on its Battle Royale 2.0 Off The Grid in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Los Angeles, USA; and Kyiv, Ukraine. The company is helmed by serial entrepreneur CEO, Vlad Korolev and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the industry.
Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ etc) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, that has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.
Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Scott Probin, Studio Director (EA Sports’ NHL series, the Need for Speed franchise, Populous 2, Powermonger, Space Hulk), Oleksiy Plaksin, Lead Art Director, (Moto GP and RIDE, Warface and Act of Aggression, Sniper: Ghost Warrior), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro: Exodus, Arktika.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO Chernobyl series).
OUR VALUES
- Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
- We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
- Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest calibre.
- Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
- Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.
ABOUT THE JOB
Gunzilla Games is seeking a Senior UI Artist to work within our UI/UX team to create and maintain high-quality UI assets for our game. The Senior UI Artist is responsible for visual and interaction design that adheres to a cohesive style guide and maintains consistency throughout visual elements and behaviours.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- As a Senior UI Artist, you will:
- Collaborate with a UX designer to determine functionality and usability requirements
- Design and create UI components (menus, stats and inventory screens, in-game HUD elements, etc.) from Visual Comps to completed Features
- Collaborate and communicate with art directors, UI lead, UX designers, game designers, producers & programmers in the creation and implementation of the game UI
- Contribute to the design and streamlining of UI tools and processes
REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years of professional experience in Visual/User Interface Art with a strong portfolio
- Experience creating assets and styles for User Interfaces on at least one published game, console preferred, having completed an entire development cycle
- Strong knowledge of user interface design, interaction design, motion graphics, information architecture, and the ability to generate design ideas
- Extensive experience with 2D art and authoring tools like Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, and AfterEffects
- Strong interpersonal and team skills
- Strong traditional art skills
- Experience working with 3D will be a plus
- Ability to work with, instruct, and provide feedback to team members, externally and internally
- Ability to work well in a team environment and redo/iterate on work throughout the development
- Task-driven, self-motivated and proactive
- Quick learner, able to rapidly pick up new software and workflow pipelines
- Experience using Unreal Engine or other game engines a strong plus
GUNZILLA OFFERS
- Flexible Working & Work from Home
- Health Insurance
- Revenue Based Bonuses
- English / German Courses
- 25 Annual Paid Vacation & Sick Days
- Public Transportation
- Relocation & Accommodation Support
- Office Perks & Gym Membership
COME AS YOU ARE
Videogames are for everyone, so everyone should have the opportunity to create them. We’re looking for a huge variety of unique life experiences to help shape the worlds we’re developing, so promise your application will be given the same consideration as everyone else’s, regardless of your background. Let’s make video game history together!
OUR RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Here’s what you can expect when applying at Gunzilla.
· Simply fill in the registration form and send us your CV & Portfolio, if applicable
· If your selected, you’ll be contacted by our recruitment team for a Zoom call.
· After this the next steps would be Hiring manager and Team Zoom interviews, or you’ll be invited to meet us at our recruiting studio.
· Some roles require a competency test, which the recruitment team will support you on.
· Following your interview, we’ll contact you either way.
· If the interview went well but we feel you aren’t suited to the specific role, we’ll retain your details (with your permission) for future consideration.
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Location: FrankfurtKyiv /
Country: ,Germany,Ukraine
Date found: 2023-03-17