UI Artist & Animator

We are often asked what "Snooze" is. Is it a gaming venture that makes an app? Does it produce podcasts? Is it a venture with communities that promote open dialogue, inclusion, and honesty in a world where there are so many fears, difficulties, and challenges, even to share what we feel?

We believe that Snooze is much more than a gaming venture. It is a social movement that promotes openness, vulnerability, sharing, and inclusion. The reason we do what we do is that we want to help people take care of their mental health and be happier every day, to feel better and to inspire them.

And as a key member of our Scrum team, you will be responsible for creating visually stunning assets and implementing intuitive UI/UX elements that enhance the overall player experience. You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, business stakeholders, and other designers to bring our game vision to life.

Main Accountabilities:

• Character and Asset Design:
• Design unique and visually appealing game characters.
• Create various visual elements such as in-game currency, backgrounds, and interactive objects.
• Develop and maintain a consistent art style for the game.
• Animation:
• Create high-quality 2D animations for characters, objects, and UI elements.
• Implement and integrate animations seamlessly into the game engine.
• Collaborate with the Business Development teams to ensure animations align with gameplay and artistic direction.
• UI/UX Implementation:
• Implement UI/UX designs for standard elements like menus and forms (excluding in-depth design work).
• Collaborate with the Business Development team to optimize user experience.
• Create rapid prototypes and iterations for UI elements to support the Business Development team as needed.
• Technical Art Integration:
• Assist in the integration of artistic assets into the game engine.
• Implement designs within the game in an optimized manner, ensuring seamless graphics and functionality without performance issues.
• Streamline workflows by creating tools and methodologies to improve efficiency for other designers.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Work in close collaboration with developers, product managers, business stakeholders, and fellow designers.
• Actively participate in agile/scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective).
• Present work and receive constructive feedback from team members.
• Maintain clear and effective communication with all team members across various channels (in-person, phone, Google Meet, Slack, Monday.com, etc.).

Overall Objectives:

• Visual Excellence: Create high-quality artistic assets that elevate the overall game experience.
• User-Centric Design: Implement intuitive and engaging UI/UX designs.
• Dynamic Gameplay: Enhance gameplay through compelling and fluid animations.
• Team Collaboration: Nurture effective collaboration with the Business Development team to achieve product goals.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a UI Artists/Animator/Technical Artist Preferably in the gaming industry.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating character design, asset creation, and animation skills (both character and UI animation experience is a plus).
• Proficiency in animation software (e.g., Spine, Anima2D, Maya, 3ds Max, Blender).
• Proficiency in relevant design software (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for gaming !) and a keen eye for visual detail and motion.

Advantages:

• Understanding of agile/scrum methodologies.
• Experience with integrating animations into game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal Engine) and working with animation controllers and state machines.
• Experience with UI/UX implementation in game engines is a plus.

Benefits:

• Mentorship and guidance from industry experts ("Coaches").
• Opportunity to work with industry-standard tools like Monday, Jira, and Slack.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Chance to gain valuable experience in all aspects of game development.
• Potential to turn the project into a real start-up.
• Team-building activities and external events.

To Apply:

We'd love for you to send us a message to our email with your CV, LinkedIn profile, and portfolio.