Our Barcelona studio is looking for a UX Designer to join the Asphalt team.
Responsibilities:
-Reporting to the World UI-UX Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for studying/producing UX for our games on smartphone/tablet. As an expert in ergonomics and graphic design, you will contribute to the conceptualization and production of appealing interfaces which follow/enhance the art direction of the in-game content. Your input will offer solutions that are intuitive (ergonomics), functional (architecture), and aesthetically pleasing (design).
Daily tasks include:
-Collaborate with team to translate game systems and gameplay user-experience goals into intuitive interfaces that support and enhance the game’s look and experience.
-Observe and interpret results of usability testing and live game metrics, share conclusions with the World Ergonomic Director, and imagine solutions that help to increase accessibility and inform design decision-making game-wide.
-Produce schemes of global flows with detailed requirements in collaboration with the local Game Designer, and share them with Headquarters.
-Collaborate and participate with artists locally to create high-fidelity mockups to solidify design direction and planning with regards to the World Ergonomic Director’s expectations.
Requirements:
-2-3 years’ experience in web/multimedia/video game design
-Knowledge of various web and smartphone application types
-Able to produce material in line with current trends
-Comfortable taking initiative in terms of graphics, brainstorming, research, and suggesting graphical and ergonomic trends
-Expert knowledge in Illustrator and Photoshop
-Expert in After Effects/Flash for motion effects, transition menus
-Proactive and able to work independently
-Able to work on a team
-Very good general knowledge of graphical trends and flows, particularly in smartphone applications (TV, web, video games, professional applications, etc.)
-You must have a passion for AAA games and websites with added graphical value and you must visit forums dedicated to web/app interface design/video games, icon design and multimedia page layout on a daily basis.
-Your graphical/ergonomic standards allow you to create graphical combinations that are contemporary and trendy.
-You are able to create pictograms, icons, buttons and their effects, and you have skills in multimedia page layout and associated typesetting choices.
Additional Information:
-Portfolio showing your sense of artistry and polished execution
-Experience in a video game/web/multimedia agency is a must
-Very good English skills
-Finesse and very good quality of work are essential