UI/UX Artist
Why this role is made for you:
We are looking for a UI/UX Artist who has high levels of usability expertise in the social and mobile games industry, and will apply those best practices to LBC’s line of games. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, passionate, creative, and willing to take design risks to make the most compelling user experience for our players, while serving the business and community needs of the title. The successful candidate must be flexible and willing to work on tasks ranging from creating screen flow mockups and designing UI aesthetics to generating templates for community posts and marketing art. They also need to be an energetic, positive culture-add to an already open and empowering team.
This is a full-time role. Temporarily remote due to COVID-19.
A UI/UX Artist’s impact:
- Create 2D art assets, including user interfaces, icons and in-game items
- Be familiar with our games’ UI/UX, and work with the Art Lead to identify areas of improvement
- Create wireframes and click-throughs using software such as Adobe XD to support Game Designers’ visions
- Plan and execute on work using Agile development practices
- Work with the team to identify and solve problems, both technically and artistically
- Demonstrate a broad range of technical and creative abilities to effectively deliver the overall look, attitude and style of the UI in our games
- Actively participate in team/department meetings
Your track record includes:
- 3+ years of UI/UX experience, ideally in games, preferably for mobile
- Fluent in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Ability to produce high quality, accessible and fresh designs
- Ability to create several designs around a single idea to give multiple choices to the team
- Knows how to design consistent and engaging user experiences
- Bring a fresh and innovative take to mobile interfaces
- Able to anticipate complications early and suggest solutions while maintaining a strong visual result
- Ability to give and receive constructive criticism and change work or hold your ground accordingly
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds
- Strong verbal/written communication skills (English)
- Good editing and proofreading skills
- Unity experience for UI implementation is an asset
- Diploma or relevant post-secondary education is an asset
Compensation Package:
- Energetic, growth-focused team culture
- Downtown office space, steps from the skytrain, with unlimited snacks and coffee
- Flexible hours
- Remote-work possibilities
- Competitive compensation
- Access to a health-spending account in lieu of benefits
About LBC:
LBC was originally founded to develop the first AAA cannabis-themed F2P mobile game. Hempire was launched on April 20, 2017, and has been downloaded over 14M times! It has earned a 4.7 rating on the app and play stores. With Hempire’s success, LBC has grown into a team of over 35 people across a wide range of disciplines. Building off of Hempire’s success, we are developing new exciting titles for the F2P mobile game market driven by our core values:
- Accountability: Communicate Fearlessly & Own Your Roles, Make Educated Decisions
- Growth: Commit to Growth professionally, personally, and collectively
- Honesty: Cultivate Community, open dialogue, respectful of others
- Passion: Give energy to your work and your team. Take pride and be enthusiastic!
We cultivate the freshest interactive experiences in the mobile world. From concept to publishing, our free-to-play games are 100% home-grown, an expression of our passion, commitment to quality and driven by a purpose that will be remembered forever.
We Grow Games.
We Grow Communities.
We Grow Careers.