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About the Role

This role offers a unique opportunity to directly influence the look and feel of the UI for a new casual mobile game. The User Interface Artist supports Product, UX, and Art in authoring innovative visual solutions to create visually compelling, aesthetically consistent, and effective user interface design that promotes ease of use. This position unites artistic vision with the user journey by transforming conceptual layouts into refined, high-fidelity interfaces, including HUDs, iconography, and navigational elements.

Responsibilities

• Create UI design/layouts
• Create high-fidelity mock-ups for pre-visualization during pre-production
• Develop mood boards and help guide the visual design of features
• Collaborate with the art team to define/adhere to a thematic art style
• Integrate functional animations for user interactions into design
• Prepare assets for implementation in the game engine
• Collaborate with UX Leadership to ensure designs meet best-in-class player experiences
• Partner with Production on defining time estimates and surfacing risks
• Work closely with technical artists and engineers to ensure implemented UI meets technical requirements while meeting established quality standards
• Set examples, guides, and templates for UI
• Participate in company-wide UI community events, critiques, product reviews, and feature retrospectives
• Participate in critiques, product reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with UI staff from other game teams to share findings and develop standard methodologies across the organization

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in the game development industry specializing in UI Art and Visual Design
• Worked on 3+ different game titles
• Passion for the casual mobile game space with applicable portfolio examples demonstrating a wide range of work and high level of polish
• Experience applying user testing and genre research into design decisions
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work efficiently
• Demonstrates proactive self-development and interest in leveling up personal, interpersonal, and craft skills
• Be organized and demonstrate good digital hygiene and adhere to established naming conventions and organizational standard methodologies
• Highly proficient written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to co-work and connect with multiple studio locations, teams, and partners
• Able to collaborate with proactive communication and a willingness to build consensus with potentially opposing perspectives
• Experienced in adapting and adhering to an established visual style and building upon it
• Highly polished final UI components that meet, if not exceed market expectations

Skills

• UI Art
• Visual Design
• Adobe CC (Expert level)
• Classic graphic design principles (Mastery)
• User interface layout design (Accomplished designer)
• Hierarchy (Accomplished designer)
• Color theory (Accomplished designer)
• Information architecture (Accomplished designer)
• Standard creative software such as the Adobe Creative Suite (Highly skilled)
• UI layout & design tools (Figma, or similar tools) (Experienced)
• Collaborative virtual environments (Miro, FigJam) (Familiarity)
• Engine Familiarity: Experience authoring and directly implementing user interfaces in Unity
• UX Experience: Maintain UI library and Design System in Figma
• UX Experience: Able to present alternative UX solutions to improve user experience
• Motion Design: Design UI animations as part of the final UI vision

Location

• Ontario
• California

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience in the game development industry

Salary/Compensations

• $75,700 and $112,060 CAD per Year (Ontario)
• $100,200 and $148,320 USD per Year (California)

Benefits

• World-class benefits package
• Bonus
• Equity awards
• Eligibility to participate in 401(K) plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Medical insurance coverage
• Dental insurance coverage
• Vision insurance coverage
• Basic life insurance coverage
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days)
• Eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program
• Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
• Paid parental leave
• Paid compassionate leave
• Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
• Family planning support through Maven
• Commuter benefits
• Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses

About the Company

• Zynga brings people together through the power of play, a global leader in interactive entertainment and a label of Take-Two Interactive.
• Their games have been downloaded over 6 billion times, connecting players in 175+ countries.
• Their diverse game portfolio includes FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Game of Thrones Slots Casino, Wizard of Oz Slots, Hit it Rich! Slots, Wonka Slots, Top Eleven, Toon Blast, Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons!, CSR Racing, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Match Factory, and Color Block Jam.
• Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, their teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, crafting unforgettable gaming experiences.

Equal Opportunity

• Zynga is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Employment is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic, not on protected characteristics such as race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
• The company provides necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments to ensure full participation in the job application or interview process. Contact accommodationrequest@zynga.com for accommodation requests.