About the Role
Uken is seeking a Junior Artist to support the production of high-quality video advertisements for their mobile games. This role involves editing engaging ad creatives, iterating on performance-driven concepts, and bringing campaigns to life across multiple advertising platforms. It's an ideal opportunity for an early-career creative passionate about video editing, mobile gaming, and digital advertising to grow their skills in a collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Edit short-form video ads for mobile game user acquisition campaigns across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and other social channels
- Assemble footage, gameplay captures, motion graphics, sound effects, music, and text overlays into compelling video creatives
- Produce multiple creative variations based on performance insights and creative direction
- Collaborate with Performance Marketers and other artists to iterate on ad concepts and optimize creatives based on campaign results
- Maintain organized project files and ensure assets are delivered on schedule
- Assist with gameplay capture, asset preparation, and light graphic design tasks as needed
- Stay current on trends in mobile advertising, social media, and video editing techniques
Requirements
- 1–2 years of experience in video editing, motion graphics, advertising production, or a related creative field (internships and personal projects welcome)
- Proficiency with Adobe Premiere Pro
- Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
- Strong understanding of pacing, storytelling, typography, and visual composition
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating quickly
- Passion for games, digital media, and creating content that captures attention
- Experience working remotely - collaborating, iterating and receiving direction in written or video meeting format
- Portfolio and video editing demo reel showcasing examples of your work are required
Skills
- Video editing
- Motion graphics
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Photoshop
- Pacing
- Storytelling
- Typography
- Visual composition
- Gameplay capture
- Asset preparation
- Graphic design
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Contract
- Remote
Experience Level
- Junior
- 1-2 years
Benefits
- High-end laptop
- Competitive salary
- Supportive and collaborative culture
- Remote and in-person team building events and celebrations
About the Company
- Uken builds games that people love.
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour are the top 2 trivia games, engaging millions of global players every month.
- Ava’s Manor Solitaire Story is a relaxing tripeaks solitaire game where players renovate the manor while uncovering mysterious clues as a romantic love story develops between our cast of characters.
- We consider ourselves data-driven designers, technologists, and artists.
- Through collaboration, we pair the craft of design with feedback and data to deliver a pace and rhythm in each game session that immerses our audience and leaves them wanting more.
- We have a quirky, nerdy culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, quality ideas, and a data-driven mindset.
- We believe in moving quickly and improving constantly, and that mantra is reflected in the weekly updates we make to our games and internal technologies.
- We have an appetite for pushing technical boundaries but with a focus on practical use.
- We take entertainment seriously.
Equal Opportunity
- Uken welcomes applications from racialized people, Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, and people from gender and sexually diverse groups who would contribute to the further diversification of our team.
- Uken is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities.
- If you need assistance or accommodation for any part of the selection process due to a disability, please contact us at jobs@uken.com.
