User Interface Artist (Apex Legends)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

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Requisition Number: 159529

Position Title: Experience Designer II

External Description:

Respawn Entertainment is hiring! Learn more about our studio and values at respawn.com/studio.

We’re looking for a User Interface Artist who will help create a visually appealing user experience for Apex Legends. Reporting to our UX/UI Lead, you will develop beautiful and readable menus, icons, interfaces, and more to help create a seamless and enjoyable experience for our players.

What’s it like to be a User Interface Artist at Respawn? Our User Interface Artist will create visually appealing and informative user interface designs for use in game. As a member of the UX/UI team, you will contribute toward envisioning and executing on the look/feel of UI, menus, fonts, logos, etc. There may be opportunity to help contribute towards other in-game assets as well, such as iconography or signage.

Collaboration - You will have the opportunity to work independently as well as with a team, as you will collaborate with both your UX/UI teammates and other departments to help create the best UX/UI for the game.

Values - Our UX/UI team cares about developing both high-quality art and a high-quality player experience. They share their inspiration, knowledge, and passion with the others in their department. They aspire to treat everything they work on as a personal masterpiece. They play the game and are encouraged to speak up if they see anything that is not up to our standards. They put their time and passion into what will have the biggest payoff for our players.

Ownership - Our teams are small and everyone has a lot of ownership over their work. As a UI Artist you will have the opportunity to own your designs from conceptualization to shipping. As part of a small team you will have the opportunity to shine here.

Growth - At Respawn we believe that all of our team members are on a path of professional development, and making progress in that journey is an essential component of happiness and satisfaction in one’s work. Our team members are encouraged to follow their career interests, while also challenging themselves. To encourage this, our leads work with each team member to identify areas of strength, and areas of desired development, and whenever possible, assign tasks and projects which will inspire the team member to grow in skill, knowledge, and capability.

What do we look for in User Interface Artist candidates?

You’ve Made Stuff You are Proud Of - What we’d love to see in your UI portfolio is work that you developed yourself from concept to finish - preferably modern, creative, and aesthetically appealing graphic design work that includes menus, user interfaces, fonts, logos, or other visual displays ideally for games, although we’re open to seeing work for other media as well.

A Keen Eye for Graphic Design And a Sense for UX - You understand how to design a memorable logo and you know how to make a simple shape look elegant and appealing. You have strong graphic design sensibilities and will use your eye for proportion, scale, color, shape, and perspective. Although an artist by trade, you understand UX best practices that helps make sure your work enhances the experience rather than distract or detract. You have a passion for design and stay up-to-date with modern looks and trends in graphics, typography, and UI - in games and other media. You are someone who has empathy for players and believes that their experience is of foremost importance.

A Spirit for Collaboration - As a member of the UX/UI team, you will work closely with others within your department as well as disciplines such as design, art, animation, vfx, and code. Developing amazing UI/UX is a team effort, and you will collaborate with other accomplished team members to create what works best for the game.

Passion - We look for UI Artists who are highly passionate. No one is phoning it in here – our team members love what they do and it shows in their work.

Potential Over Experience - We value talent over years of experience. Experience counts, but potential is important too. We look for motivated developers who balance their desire to make cool stuff with the understanding of what is highest priority for the team members and the game.

Teamwork - Positivity and a great attitude help to fuel greatness. The ability to accept feedback and critiques will help you tailor your work towards what’s best for the game. Making games is a group effort and you will collaborate closely with other departments. Teamwork is very important to our success.

Ideally, you also will have...

3+ years of professional game development experience, working in game engines.
Mastery of relevant software packages such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
A strong understanding of UI/UX development processes and pipelines.
Motion graphics skills are a plus!

If this opportunity sounds like a great fit for you, please submit your resume and portfolio and we will get back to you once we have reviewed.

In addition to opportunities for creative impact and professional growth which come with being a member of our team, working at Respawn has many other perks and benefits! Learn more at respawn.com/perks.

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Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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