Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios

Keywords Studios provides comprehensive technical and creative solutions for the global video games industry, specializing in localization, audio production, quality assurance, art creation, and customer support services to enhance the gaming experienc...

Internet Software & Services
10K-50K
Founded 1998

Description

  • Concept and design UI and HUD layouts and assets, including menus, icons, buttons, frames, panels, and other interface elements.
  • Develop clear, visually appealing UI solutions for complex design challenges.
  • Ensure the interface is intuitive, readable, consistent, and aligned with the project’s art direction.
  • Maintain a consistent visual aesthetic across UI assets and screens.
  • Work with artists, designers, engineers, and technical artists to produce optimized assets that meet technical requirements and production conventions.
  • Create wireframes, mock-ups, user flows, and visual prototypes with designers to communicate layout and interaction ideas.
  • Support the creation and layout of animated UI elements and, when needed, 3D UI elements.
  • Review existing UI layouts, menus, and assets and propose visual and usability improvements.
  • Articulate design reasoning clearly and respond constructively to feedback.
  • Participate in task planning, estimation, and scheduling with the Lead Artist and Production Team.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a User Interface Artist or in a similar game development role.
  • Experience working on at least one shipped or live game title, ideally mobile.
  • A strong portfolio demonstrating UI art skills across menus, HUDs, icons, buttons, visual hierarchy, layout, and polished final UI assets.
  • Good understanding of mobile UI constraints, including readability, screen resolution, aspect ratios, touch interaction, and asset optimization.
  • Strong visual design skills, including composition, color, typography, shape language, iconography, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to create UI assets from wireframes or design briefs through to final production-ready artwork.
  • Practical understanding of how UI assets are implemented in a game engine or real-time development environment.
  • Comfort working collaboratively with designers, engineers, technical artists, and other artists.
  • Ability to iterate quickly based on feedback while maintaining visual quality and consistency.
  • Good communication skills and the ability to explain design decisions clearly.
  • Well organized, proactive, and able to manage assigned tasks within production timelines.
  • Experience with modern game engines such as Unity, Unreal Engine, or proprietary engines is a plus.
  • Experience on console titles is a plus.
  • Experience with UI animation, motion design, or 3D UI elements is a plus.
  • Familiarity with tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, After Effects, Spine, or similar UI/art tools is a plus.

Benefits

  • Only candidates with relevant working rights for Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam will be considered.
  • Sponsorship is not offered for this role.
  • Relocation is not offered for this role.
  • Keywords Studios is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
  • Reasonable adjustments can be requested during the application process.
  • Full-time contract position.
  • Opportunity to work on an exciting project at Keywords Studios.

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