Senior UI Artist, Clipwire Games

About Clipwire

Clipwire Games is one of Canada's largest video game companies and the creator of Bingo Story, the top grossing game by a Canadian developer.

Founded in Toronto over 10 years ago, we've had tremendous success and are poised for another decade of record growth. Our company is built on strong values, work ethic and intelligent data driven growth.

We work hard, have fun, innovate and level-up every day.

To work at Clipwire means becoming part of our future right now. We have reached our current growth rate because we support, promote and develop our team so that they can make great games.

Come find out what all the buzz is about!

Position Overview :

As a Senior UI Artist, you'll work closely with our creative leaders to bring our games to life by driving the creation of assets for features and content updates.

You will play a key role in shaping the visual identity of our games, ensuring that every visual element, from characters to environments, meets the highest standards of quality and cohesiveness.

The ideal candidate will set the standard for our art style by creating highly polished visuals gamewide, and will be an inspirational force on the team, helping to build and maintain our visual voice.

Responsibilities :

• Work closely with creative team leaders to establish and adhere to a cohesive and consistent visual identity in UI across all aspects of the game.
• Design mockups of full UI screens including icon concepts based on UX mockups from the design team
• Render assets for screens while being mindful of technical requirements for asset creation, collaborating with the technical art team to implement assets in-game at the highest quality level
• During the mockup phase, build on wireframes given to provide options for improved usability with a heavy focus on creating highly intuitive UI
• Provide meaningful and constructive feedback to other UI artists and illustrators to align all art created with the game's art direction.
• Play an integral role in bringing our games to life, contributing to the overall vision and execution.
• Conduct comprehensive research and analysis on our competitors in both the casino and general mobile games space.

Requirements :

• 1 shipped title as a senior UI artist or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in the mobile game industry or related industries.
• Expert knowledge of industry standard game development and asset creation tools (Unity, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• An extensive portfolio showcasing a keen eye for design, displaying a variety of UI styles including wireframes, rendered assets and implemented screens
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a strong desire to work as a team and provide feedback for the betterment of our team and product.
• Ability to thrive in an agile, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and iterative team environment.

Nice To Haves :

• Motion design, VFX and animation experience
• Strong 2D Illustration skills
• Previous experience in social casino games

Perks :

• Full medical and dental coverage.
• $500 a year Wellness Spending account that can be used on almost anything that makes life better, from daycare, to landscaping, to pet care, and much more!
• 2 paid days off to participate in charity activities.
• Employee donation matching for charitable contributions.
• Phased-in return for new parents and a 100% top-up on maternity-paternity leave.
• Achievement of the month cash bonuses.
• Regular activities and events.
• Regular career and skills development.

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Clipwire Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or other legally protected characteristics.

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