Technical UI Designer

Job Description

Ubisoft is composed of over 20,000 talented people located in 55+ development studios and offices across the globe. With more than 80% of our teams dedicated to creation, Ubisoft is the biggest in-house creative force in the industry.

Ubisoft's worldwide network of video game development studios and business offices work hand-in-hand each day to deliver rich and innovative gaming experiences that reflect the creativity and diversity of their teams. This cross-studio collaboration model means every team member has the opportunity to participate in challenging projects based on iconic brands including Assassin's Creed®, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege®, Tom Clancy's The Division®, For Honor®, Rabbids®, Rayman®, Watch Dogs®, Far Cry®, The Crew®, Just Dance® and more. Ubisoft is a global leader in the video games and entertainment software industry.

Job Description

Technical UI Designer will focus more on the design and implementation aspects. The candidate will gain hands-on experience with the editor and tools, assisting the UI Design, Art and Code departments in crafting the player experiences. This individual will develop, document and support the game art pipelines and techniques used by the production teams on the project.

The candidate, based on their skillsets and interest, will also have the opportunity to explore various career paths e.g. in game design, UX design or tools designer, as part of career progression and development.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Work closely with UI designers and UI programmers, as well as developers from other disciplines, to develop game content
• Implement and maintain UI assets in the game's engine
• Find a balance between desired aesthetics and the technical constraints of the engine
• Ensure the technical consistency and integrity of UI assets, by means of profiling and optimization
• Get ahead of technical problems and (help) solve them before they arise
• Communicate efficiently with the other teams on the problems you met and the solutions to bring
• Help with ideas and feedback in the development of the UI editor
• Test and debug UI content to ensure there is no conflict with the rest of the game
• Understand and develop best practices, workflows and pipelines within the UI team
• Assist in the development of necessary skills in the UI team

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL BRING
• Good understanding of UX in interactive applications and has a flair for animations
• Ability to understand and communicate technical issues from an aesthetic point of view
• Team Player with strong interpersonal and communication skills with willingness to learn new techniques and share knowledge openly
• Analytical thinking with the capacity to quickly understand game design rules, mechanics, balancing concepts and techniques
• Experience with standard industry software such as Photoshop and Illustrator
• Basic scripting knowledge
• Possesses a flair for animations

GOOD TO HAVE
• Knowledge of C#, C++ or any other programming language
• Working knowledge of Graphics Mathematics (Vectors, trigonometry, matrices, Boolean logic, etc)
• Knowledge of rendering pipelines
• Knowledge of a shader language, experience writing and maintaining shaders

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