UI Technical Artist - F / M/Nb Star Wars

Job Description

Ubisoft's 19 000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players' lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come.

Ubisoft Annecy

Founded in 1996, Ubisoft Annecy has developed many sagas, especially on Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed®, while focusing on multiplayer online and social aspects, and also on concrete game mandates such as Tom Clancy's: The Division 2® and Ghost Recon Wildlands. We are now proud to have developed our own IP, Steep and Riders Republic!

Located in one of the most dynamic regions of France, our Ubisoft studio is settled between lake and mountains, in the middle of Annecy, also known as the Venice of the Alps, 30 minutes away from Geneva International Airport. Having a studio with perpetual growth, we are focusing on our team members' commitment and team work. Our ambition relies on innovation and excellence with an ultimate purpose: our players' satisfaction!

Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

Job Description

As UI Technical Artist at Ubisoft Annecy, you will be working together with the team
at Massive Entertainment to create a new story-driven open-world video game set in
the Star Wars galaxy. Our goal is to create a game and a story that bring both new
and lifelong fans on an immersive and outstanding journey, which will stay with them
for years to come

While keeping device and user limitations in mind, you ensure all interface assets can be rendered without compromising the artistic vision, on the one hand, or busting your memory budget on the other, setting benchmarks for your UI along the way.

You're the development team's hybrid specialist, speaking both from the heart and the mind, with your eye on AAA quality.

Your daily life
• Design and produce UI visuals in line with the art direction and the gameplay intentions
• Script UI behaviors using Node Based Visual Scripting Language (internal tool)
• Ensuring UI is as optimal as possible by balancing artistic and gameplay intentions with project constraints.
• Work closely with programmers, level designers and game designers to deliver features on time
• Monitor UI best practices, tools, and trends to evolve our methods and bring about player-centric improvements
• Investigate, develop, and implement new techniques to drive the team's UI to the forefront of the video game industry and set new standards

Qualifications

What you bring to the team
• Art experience in the video game industry (or other relevant experience)
• Experience in scripting
• Experience working with the Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop and After Effects)
• An understanding of graphics/UI libraries (like NGUI and React Native)
• Knowledge of shader writing and motion graphics is a bonus but not mandatory
• A desire to share your knowledge and expertise to push the boundaries of technology & help others improve their skills
• The ability to adapt and wear many hats, including artist, programmer, teacher, communicator, leader, supporter, memory-budget manager, creator, and innovator – among others.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d83z89-52-14-221-113-42 in your application.