UI Artist

Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?

Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.

We are Media Molecule, a Guildford based game developer proudly part of the PlayStation Studios group. We have a history of creating Award winning games such as LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway and Dreams.

Role Overview:

This is a 6-month contingent engagement through our staffing partner, Yoh Services, offering the opportunity to contribute to an exciting PlayStation Studios project. We welcome applications from candidates seeking fully remote working within the UK or a hybrid arrangement.

As a UI Artist, you will be working with an established UI/UX team to create a range of 2D UI assets, including iconography, representations of the game world, and in-world branding to support consistent and lively presentation. The work will contribute to the UI’s existing graphic design-led visual direction and game branding.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working within the UI/UX team whilst continuously collaborating with the brand and art teams to concept and create a range of shippable UI assets, particularly icon design, in-world branding, and representations of the game world within the UI.
• Building strong, collaborative working relationships with the UI/UX, art, design, and engineering teams to ensure consistency, authenticity, and brand harmony across the UI.
• Maintain documentation to track the status of work both in and outside of the game.

What we’re looking for:

• Expertise with design tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and other general design tools.
• Excellent creative problem-solving skills by creating simple solutions to complex problems.
• Great communicator, with strong presentation skills and the ability to clearly convey your ideas to non-art stakeholders.
• A solid grasp of visual design and user interface design principles.
• Ability to work autonomously.

Advantageous:

• Experience creating UI/UX on a shipped title.
• Prior experience working with UI design systems in Figma.
• Have worked with After Effects and have experience with motion graphics.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday and 8 bank holidays per year
• Flexitime working (where approved)
• Free car parking facilities
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

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Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

- Work within the UI/UX team, collaborating with brand and art teams to concept and create shippable UI assets, including icon design, in-world branding, and game world representations within the UI. - Build strong, collaborative relationships with UI/UX, art, design, and engineering teams to ensure consistency and brand harmony. - Maintain documentation to track work status. - Possess expertise with design tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. - Demonstrate excellent creative problem-solving skills to simplify complex problems. - Be a great communicator with strong presentation skills, able to convey ideas to non-art stakeholders. - Hold a solid grasp of visual design and user interface design principles. - Ability to work autonomously. - (Advantageous) Experience creating UI/UX on a shipped title. - (Advantageous) Prior experience working with UI design systems in Figma. - (Advantageous) Experience with After Effects and motion graphics.