Senior UI Artist - Starcraft II

Description

Blizzard Entertainment is currently looking for an experienced, creative, and artistically talented senior user interface (UI) artist for Starcraft II. The UI artist will work closely with the Lead UI artist, art director, and designers to conceptualize the visual style, and interactive experience for Starcraft II, and any related projects.
 
Responsibilities

• Create a unique and engaging visual identity that supports and reinforces gameplay.
• Apply and maintain a consistent art style throughout the entire project interface.
• Create animated prototypes demonstrating UI interaction models.
• Collaborate with a team of engineers in the implementation of UI components.
• Work collaboratively within a team of developers to create an intuitive UI experience.
• Iterate using feedback to drive and polish features to a high quality state.
• Make independent creative decisions and work with a team to execute.

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the graphics arts, interaction design, or advertising field
• Strong graphic design skills -- particular iconography creation, artistic sense, and fluency in Adobe Photoshop
• Able to illustrate UI components that are consistent with Blizzard Entertainment's design philosophy
• Strong ability to digitally render and paint all types of materials and surfaces.
• Strong understanding of UI, and usability principals
• Awareness of current trends in Web, and user interface design
• Able to lead and work well with a team in a dynamic, cross-discipline, and iterative setting
• Able to understand technical implementations, and limitations
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• A passion for video games, and user interface design

• Game industry experience designing user interfaces for software titles
• Prototyping skills with tools such as Adobe Flash / Microsoft Blend
• Wire-framing experience
• Traditional 2D sketching and composition skills
• Extensive experience playing Blizzard Entertainment games

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