Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years of professional UI/UX design experience, preferably in AAA game development., Strong portfolio demonstrating UI/UX fundamentals, screen layout, and iconography skills., Proficiency in UI/UX design tools such as Adobe XD or Figma, with experience creating wireframes and prototypes., Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, with familiarity in version control tools like Jira, Basecamp, and Perforce..

Key responsibilities:

Design, implement, and refine UI elements in collaboration with the team.

Contribute to evolving the game's interface and defining new visual styles.

Work closely with UI programmers and game designers to ensure visual and technical alignment.

Troubleshoot technical issues related to UI assets and design.

Job description

ABOUT THIS POSITION

We’re hiring a creative and experienced UI Artist to help evolve and enhance Warframe’s user interface. This role is perfect for someone with a strong eye for visual design, solid UIUX fundamentals, and a passion for collaborative problemsolving in a fastpaced, iterative environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a UI Artist, you’ll work closely with the UI Art Lead, Principal UI Artist, game designers, and UI programmers to design, implement, and polish UI elements that align with Warframe’s established visual identity and adhere to its technical constraints. Youll also contribute to the evolution of the games interface by helping define new visual styles where needed. Strong technical troubleshooting skills are highly valued in this role.

REQUIREMENTS

A minimum 5 years of professional experience in UIUX design, ideally with experience from AAA game development or equivalent

A portfolio that demonstrates strong UIUX fundamentals, screen layout, and iconography design

Proven experience collaborating with UI programmers and conveying clear, actionable design feedback

Proficiency in UIUX design tools such as Adobe XD or Figma, with the ability to create wireframes, interactive prototypes, and visual layouts for ingame interfaces

Advanced skills in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator

Familiarity with Jira, Basecamp, and Perforce version control

Experience creating gameready UI assets optimized for performance

Exceptional design problemsolving skills and the ability to learn and navigate complex systems independently

Strong grasp of design principles, including color theory, layout, typography, and visual hierarchy

Highly selfmotivated, detailoriented, and adaptable to shifting priorities and iterative workflows

Strong organizational and technical troubleshooting abilities

Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively give and receive constructive feedback, as well as clearly convey design concepts and ideas to internal teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment throughout the project.

Passion for video games and a strong interest in player experience

PREFERRED EXTRAS

Experience Playing Warframe

Experience with Lua scripting

Knowledge of Flash animation techniques

Familiarity with working in game engines

Experience creating FX and materials specifically for UI

Proficiency in Blender or other 3D software

Background in motion design and animation principles (After Effects)

“Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.”

ABOUT DIGITAL EXTREMES

Founded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the worlds top independent video game development studios. Originating with the cocreation of Epic Games multimillion unit selling Unreal® franchise including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector®, BioShock® for the PlayStation®3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness® II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the freetoplay action game, Warframe®, boasting a global community of 75 million registered players on PC, PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One™, Xbox Series XS™, Nintendo Switch™, and iOS™. The studios most recently announced project is the much anticipated Soulframe®, an openworld actionfantasy MMORPG title that is currently under development.

Digital Extremes is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, and is proud to be selected as one of Canadas Top 100 Employers.

For more information and exciting news related to Digital Extremes, please visit www.digitalextremes.com .

WHY WORK AT DIGITAL EXTREMES

Our culture is centered on providing great opportunities to our employees so that everyone feels they are making a meaningful impact. Developing new and existing talent is our longterm focus. We are honored that our work environment has been consistently recognized as one of “Canada’s Top 100 Employers”. We summon you to join our elite team!

The rewards of a career with Digital Extremes include:

Competitive salary with potential bonus opportunities

Excellent benefits and paid time off

Matching RRSP or Simple IRA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Virtual access to Dialogue or Guardian, our mental wellness and healthcare services app

Professional development and career support

Worklife balance wellness subsidies

Be part of “Giving Back” through a multitude of fundraising venues at DE

Employee events and team building exercises

Please note, some benefits may be subject to eligibility for employees.

JOIN US

Digital Extremes is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process. We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for the next steps in the hiring process will be contacted.