Senior UI Artist

Job Description

At Ripple Effect, we are a studio where you can do the best work of your career. Above all, we’re driven by quality - in the games we create, and in the studio we’ve built.

Our values: We believe every day our work should be better than it was the day before. We iterate, innovate, and support our devs as they grow in their crafts and push one another toward mastery. We believe in operating with integrity, and creating a diverse team where everyone’s ideas are heard.

With studios located in Los Angeles and Vancouver, Ripple Effect has been dedicated to the Battlefield franchise since our founding as DICE LA in 2013. We created Battlefield 2042’s Portal, and have supported DICE on every Battlefield game since Battlefield 4.

Now, we’re looking for new team members to help us craft the next Battlefield.

The Role: As a Senior UI Artist, you will create our project’s first impression. You set the tone of the experience through skillful use of typography, iconography, and animation. We are looking for an UI artist with a burning desire to create the user interface of the future. You will work under the guidance of our UI Art Director and report to our Production Line Director, based in our studio in Vancouver, Canada.

Location: Vancouver, Hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Establish the visual language of the UI through iconography, typography, visual hierarchy, and motion design under the guidance of the UI Art Director.
• Create a UI design system that provides an immersive and gaming experience to our players during interface navigation.
• Partner with the UX design leadership to ensure cohesion across departments.
• Create high-fidelity UI screens, character and weapon presentations using pre-vis tools and in-game files.
• Create in-game branding, live service seasonal customization, and mode distinction through design elements.
• Partner with Engineers and UI Technical Designers to implement and ensure quality in-engine.
• Provide guidance and feedback on visual designs, illustrations or renders, motion design, and their implementation to ensure execution.

Skills Required:

• 5+ years of experience with color theory, typography, layout, user flow, and motion design principles.
• Mastery of static asset creation tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Mastery of UI/UX prototyping tools such as FIGMA, Adobe XD, Sketch or InVision.
• Excellent technical ability with an understanding of Maya, Blender or similar 3D modeling software.
• Distill complex concepts into concise presentations that showcase design systems and sensibilities to partners.
• Motivated by improving in the user interface space and refining production techniques.

Next Steps

As part of the application process, we may ask you to complete a practical work exercise. Apply online with a resume and portfolio/showreel.

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BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):

o $115,100 - $161,200 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.