Designer, UI

Job Description

Every great story has a new beginning, and yours starts here.

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, ''the stuff dreams are made of,'' we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what's next…

From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.

The creative team that brought Mortal Kombat and Injustice to life is now NetherRealm Studios, part of the Warner Bros. Games family. With over 20 years of creation under our belts, NetherRealm's mission remains the same: to create cutting edge entertainment and deliver industry leading tech, game art and overall gaming experiences. NetherRealm Studios is a collaborative and creative environment, constantly striving to up the ante on what is possible in interactive entertainment. Our team is comprised of dedicated professionals with years of experience who are at the forefront of the gaming industry. The passion and energy that made Mortal Kombat a reality is still on display every day in our offices, our hallways and most definitely the studio's arcade room.

Your New Role...

NetherRealm Studios, a division of WB Games Inc., seeks a UI Designer to work with the Console User Interface team to create and maintain high quality assets for our console titles. The UI Designer is responsible for visual and interaction design that adheres to a cohesive style guide and maintains consistency throughout visual elements and behaviors. The candidate will work with a variety of team members to design, create, implement and optimize UI assets ranging from screens to 2D assets. They are responsible for maintaining high visual fidelity, competitive aesthetics, and presenting game information in a clear and understandable manner. The UI Designer must be able to work with industry standard tool sets and software to ensure a high level of fit and finish to all UI elements.

Working with other UI Designers, as well as UX Designers, Art Directors, Programmers, Game Designers, and Producers, the UI Designer will help design and shape the visual and interactive aspects of the game's interface needs. This may also include UI workflow optimizations and developing new techniques for visual display and information presentation.

Your Role Accountabilities...
• Collaborate with UX designer to determine functionality and usability requirements
• Design and create UI components (ex. menus, stats and inventory screens, in-game HUD elements, icons, etc.) from Visual Comps to completed in game Features.
• Collaborate and communicate with art directors, UX designer, game designers, producers & programmers in the creation and implementation of the game UI.
• Test functionality and bug fixing to ensure work is end user ready.
• Contribute to the design of UI tools and processes

Qualifications & Experience...
• 3-5+ years professional experience creating assets and styles for User Interfaces on at least one published title (console preferred) with a strong portfolio.
• Strong knowledge of user interface design, interaction design, information architecture, and the ability to generate design ideas
• Extensive experience with 2D art and authoring tools like Flash, Photoshop, and Illustrator, AfterEffects a plus.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills
• Task driven, self-motivated and proactive. Quick learner, able to rapidly pick up new software and workflow pipelines
• Strong traditional art skills

The Nice to Haves
• Experience using Unreal Engine or other game engine a plus.
• Experience with 3D
• Skills in CSS, Actionscript, Javascript and HTML

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8mq79-18-220-150-237-42 in your application.