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Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior UI/UX Artist to join our team and help grow one of our well- known and loved games, Pet Rescue Saga.

Pet Rescue Saga, one of the first King mobile games, is in an exciting phase of growth and rejuvenation right now, making it an exciting time to join the team.

Your role within our Kingdom

As Senior UI/UX Artist, you will be responsible for crafting visually appealing, user- friendly and consistent UI. You will work closely with artists, game designers and developers as part of an experienced game team, where your contribution will be key to shaping the future of Pet Rescue Saga.

To be successful, you will need to be a great team player and communicator, who is interested in being involved in the whole development process, working on initial concepts and designs through to final assets and bringing your ideas to life in- game.

Skills to create thrills

A creative person with a passion for games who has worked in the gaming (or similar) industry
Expert in producing player- focused, user- friendly wireframes, and user flows for games.
Ability to create user interface art assets of a high quality that align with and push the art direction of the existing game.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, working hands- on with developers and artists to implement UI into the game engine
Understanding of limitations of information display and interactivity on today's mobile devices
Knowledge of technical constraints, optimization and implementation. Along with an eagerness to learn our in- house tools to minimize the gap between UI and Developers.
Expertise with Photoshop
Knowledge of UI/UX prototyping tools, such as Proto.io, Sketch, Adobe Xd
Self- starter with excellent time and priority management skills with the ability to take ownership of assigned tasks and features

A portfolio demonstrating all aspects of your skill is required.

Tasty bonus skills

These are not required but would be an added bonus!

Experience from working in an agile project environment.
Previous experience in creating casual mobile games
Skills in animation and special effects
Experience as being part of a cross- functional team
Experience with game engines (eg. Unity)

Want to join our Kingdom?

If you are interested, please apply! Applications must be in English.

The brilliant experience we give our players comes from the diversity and experience of our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes. That’s why we hire all sorts of talent.

About King

King is the game developer behind the world- famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as mobile game hits including Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch and Pet Rescue. Candy Crush is the top- grossing franchise in US app stores, a position it has held for the last two years, and King’s games are being played by 245 million monthly active users as of Q3 2021. King, which is part of the Activision Blizzard group since its acquisition in 2016, employs nearly 2,000 people in game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Malta.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

Making games is fun. Especially when you do it with people who share the same idea of what makes a good workplace great. We design games for everyone, no matter where they are or who they are, and we employ all sorts of people from all kinds of backgrounds to bring them to life. Truth is, we simply cannot expect diversity in our players and originality in our games without first nurturing it in our people. A great saga needs all sorts of heroes.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is what inspires us to create new experiences and raise the bar. It’s what makes King a place where we can all dream bigger, continue to add innovation to our games, broadening the portfolio and exploring new territories in mid- core and casual. We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through our curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other and love for our players - and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. In fact, together with our parent company Activision Blizzard and experts around the world, we believe having fun is good for you. There has never been a better time to join us. We're dreaming bigger and see a world of possibilities ahead. If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful!

Applications need to be in English.
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