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Senior Technical UI Designer - Sledgehammer Games
Sledgehammer Games Toronto Ulc • Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦
You will bridge the gap between UI Engineering, UX Design, and UI Art, converting design wireframes into maintainable script in a custom Lua-based UI engine. Additionally, you will design and prototype UI using proprietary tools while ensuring visual and functional standards are met.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with UX designers, UI artists and UI Engineers to create an exceptional overall user experience throughout the game
- Design, prototype, implement designs in engine, ensuring they meet visual and functional standards
- Create exceptional documentation for Engineers and QA testing
- Architect implementation systems with an eye for the end user and future internal development
- Contribute to pipeline and process improvement discussions
- Consistently write solid, extensible script
- Work with QA to maintain bug free script
- Contributes positively to a culture of growth and learning, including mentoring more junior members and those outside of the technical design field
Requirements
- Mature understanding of UX/UI design principles
- 8+ years of practical work experience in the field and at least one shipped AAA title (or equivalent)
- 1+ years of technical design experience (or equivalent)
- Well-developed understanding of writing solid, extensible script
- Experience creating UI architecture and menus using combination of game editing tools and script
- Well-developed knowledge of LUA and/or other scripting and coding languages (including: Python, React JS, Actionscript, C#, C++, etc.)
- Good skills in 2D animation
- Working knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, After Effects and Figma
- Well-developed time management skills, allowing you to work creatively in a demanding team environment while supporting others
Key Skills
- UX/UI design principles
- LUA and/or other scripting and coding languages
- 2D animation
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, After Effects and Figma
- Game editing tools and script
- Time management
Benefits
- Opportunity to work on iconic titles like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: WWII, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III
- Collaborative environment with a dynamic and diverse team
- Flexible working support
- Opportunity to be part of a leading developer in the video game industry
About Sledgehammer Games Toronto Ulc
Founded in 2009, Sledgehammer Games has been developing award-winning titles in the Call of Duty franchise for over a decade. Since its inception in the United States, our team has expanded globally to Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. As we navigate our 2nd decade of game development, we’re focused on constantly evolving, innovating, and taking risks – which are some of the most rewarding aspects of game development.
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