UI Artist - Barcelona, España - Rovio

Rovio

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Barcelona, España

hace 3 semanas

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Isabel García

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Hola a todos We are excited to announce that Rovio is opening an entity in Barcelona Rovio is growing, and games such as Dream Blast and Angry Birds Friends are looking to recruit more people to work their magic on making and growing the games in Barcelona, working in tandem and as equal with the team at HQ in Finland.

At Rovio you get to work with one of the most famous games IP's in the world: Angry Birds. Rovio's mission is "We craft Joy".

We know that companies don't create games, people do and we know that our people are our most valuable asset.

We value that people have lives outside the workplace. We encourage balance because we want people to deliver quality work. We believe and trust in our teams. Teams and studios have ownership and autonomy of their games both in terms of processes as well as roadmapping. We want to make sure everyone has personal growth possibilities at Rovio and we focus on inclusion and diversity.

We are looking for a talented and experienced UI Artist to join the Angry Birds Dream Blast game team.

We are looking for a UI Artist to play a key role on the UI & Events side of the game and to play a key role in making Angry Birds Dream Blast an even better experience for your players.

As part of the game team you would be responsible for creating and maintaining the UI style and best practices within the game and working together with the games UX Designer, Art Lead, Artists and Animators to craft the best possible user experience for our players.

The focus of the role is on UI's but we expect you to also have great illustration skills as well.

Together with your team, you have opportunities to grow in the role or within our studio or cross studios. We have studios in Barcelona, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Canada (Montreal and Toronto). Puzzle studio is based in Barcelona and Finland and operates under a hybrid model.

Details of the model depend on the game teams, however one common practice is to have some face time together weekly.

What your days will look like:

Create UIs for new game mechanics and polishing existing core game elements
Create UIs for new features and events
Collaborating with other game development team members such as UX Designers, Designers, Programmers
Creating UI assets using, 2D and 3D workflows, emphasis on 2D
Creating Illustrations for UIs when necessary
Creating UI animations with Unity timeline and Spine
Import your assets to the game engine and work with programmers, animators and tech artists on making sure they work as intended.
Implementing game assets into Unity and guiding other team members in good Unity working practices

Who we think will do great in this position:

Portfolio and past project examples to show that demonstrate a good eye for style, quality and and key individual contributor skills
Empathy and ability to understand the point of view of others, especially the players.
Good proficiency in Unity for making game arts, e.g. importing assets, optimising and setting up assets, atlases, timeline, particles, shader graph, among other things.
Proficiency in bitmap and vector workflows, e.g. Photoshop and Illustrator.
Strong skills at creating game assets and UI Layouts.
Strong understanding of colors, shape language and layouts.
Basic understanding of 3D workflows, e.g. Blender, 3DsMax or Maya.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.

What's in it for you:

You'll become one of the first employees in Barcelona. How cool is that?
We have mastered the mobile puzzle genre for ages. You'll get to work with a super talented team that knows the ins and outs of making successful games that last.
We're built on independence and responsibility. We understand the way for our people and teams to do their best work is to give them the freedom and independence to truly own their projects.
We cherish the Nordic work culture. We create joy, value teamwork, and support wellbeing and overall worklife balance.

The steps that we would go through together:

Portfolio and CV screening starting on the first week of January
First meeting: You will meet the hiring manager. Before diving deeper into your skills, we want to know who you are and what motivates you. This is also an opportunity for you to learn more about Rovio and the specifics of the role.
Second meeting: You will get to talk to the people from our Barcelona office, if you have any questions of the practicalities, benefits or the office culture in Barcelona this is a good opportunity to ask those
Final round: You will be invited to meet the game lead and team members from your future team

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What to expect when you join us

Meet the Rovians
**About Rovio