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About the Role

Keywords Studios is seeking a UI Artist to design and create visually appealing and functional UI assets for games. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, optimizing assets for real-time game engines, and contributing to the continuous improvement of art pipelines and processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and create UI visuals and functional designs aligned with the overall game direction and world.
• Demonstrate flexible creativity and expression to accommodate various game and art styles.
• Produce assets that meet the project's art direction and technical requirements.
• Create high-quality assets optimized for real-time game engines.
• Collaborate with various roles within the team to proactively solve technical and artistic challenges.
• Work with cross-functional teams throughout the production pipeline to ensure artistic consistency and quality.
• Actively participate in reviews, feedback sessions, and iterative development processes.
• Create and optimize assets that meet performance, memory, and platform-specific requirements across all game platforms.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of optimization techniques to balance quality and performance.
• Maintain consistent quality standards while considering technical constraints and engine limitations.
• Continuously update knowledge of industry trends, new technologies, tools, and workflows.
• Contribute to pipeline and production process improvements and efficiencies.
• Continuously strive to enhance visual quality and innovation in game art production.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Japanese and a level of English sufficient for business operations.
• Proven experience as a UI Artist in the game industry with an excellent portfolio showcasing UI design, graphic design, motion graphics, and iconography.
• Deep understanding of UI design and interaction design principles.
• Excellent design, typography, and motion design skills.
• In-depth knowledge of industry-standard tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Animatte.
• Experience creating optimized assets for modern real-time game engines like Unreal Engine and Unity.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a multidisciplinary team, share ideas, and incorporate feedback throughout the production process.
• Knowledge of game development pipelines and the ability to flexibly adapt art styles to different game genres and target platforms.

Skills

• UI Design
• Graphic Design
• Motion Graphics
• Iconography
• Interaction Design
• Typography
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• After Effects
• Animatte
• Unreal Engine
• Unity
• Asset Optimization
• Game Development Pipeline

Location

• Tokyo, Japan

Work Type

• Remote
• Full Time
• Contract

Experience Level

• Mid-level

About the Company

• Keywords Studios is a global leader providing creative and technical services to the video game industry.
• With over 13,000 professionals across 70+ studios in 25+ countries, we support the entire game lifecycle through three core service lines: Create, Globalize, and Engage.
• In Japan, Keywords Studios offers the full spectrum of Create, Globalize, and Engage services, supporting major publishers, developers, agencies, and IP owners through our domestic and international teams.
• Our Tokyo-based development studio, Wizcorp, along with established localization, QA, player support, and marketing functions, serves the largest and most influential companies in the Japanese game and entertainment industry.

Equal Opportunity

• Keywords is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment.