Frima, a proudly Quebec-based company, has been developing video games on various platforms in collaboration with the industry's biggest players since 2003. Join a high-performance team of professionals whose ambition is to always excel with its partners and to offer productions of a quality worthy of the greatest game producers in the industry.
At Frima, we cultivate bold creativity! We are proud to have been named one of the best video game employers in Canada in 2021 and 2022 by GamesIndustry.biz!
Reporting to the UI Director, the UI Designer is in charge of the ergonomic interface elements designed specifically for a video game (UI/UX). In order to make the game fun to play for the users, he is required to conceptualize and design the game interface elements in collaboration with game designers and other stakeholders.
What will fill your days:
- Improve and modify interfaces to provide an optimal experience
- Conceptualize and realize interfaces;
- Animate some interface elements;
- Develop navigation diagrams (flowcharts);
- Ensure the design of interactions and the development of complex systems such as an inventory or a character creation process;
- Document or explain the operation of these processes to the production team or the client.
Your profile looks like this:
- College education in graphic design, visual arts, multimedia or any other relevant discipline;
- Experience in interface design for video or web games, an asset.
- Knowledge of the Unreal game engine;
- Knowledge of creation software (Photoshop, Illustrator);
- Knowledge of user/machine behavior (ergonomics);
- Knowledge of the technical constraints of video game production and its different creation steps;
- Work experience on a released project or to improve an existing project will be considered an asset;
- Good knowledge of the video game industry;
- Bilingual (French/English);
These skills define you well:
- Good knowledge of the Unreal game engine
- Understanding of user/machine behavior (ergonomics);
- A passion for design, layout, and communication;
- Ability to solve complex navigation issues;
- Superior leadership skills, ability to rally and motivate;
- Ability to make your expertise shine with our clients, partners and employees so as to be recognized as an expert in your field;
- Proficient with creation software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD);
- Grasp of the technical limitations specific to the production of video game;
- Strong ability to analyze, synthesize, explain and communicate ideas;
- Strong communication skills in English and French;
*Please submit your portfolio and/or demo when submitting your application
At Frima, we take care of our people:
- Work environment recognized by GamesIndustry.biz as one of the best places to work in Canada;
- All the flexibility of a hybrid work mode (work from home and in person);
- 4.5 day work weeks (Friday pm off)
- Flexible vacation policy with the possibility of having up to 7 weeks annually;
- Wide range of benefits (complete group insurance, telemedicine, flexible group savings, sick days, personal days, flexible schedule, employee and family assistance program)
- Mobility program (monthly RTC pass, parking allowance, Communauto subscription, indoor bike parking);
- Frima Health (allowance for the purchase of ergonomic equipment, chair massages, fresh fruit and snacks, on-site gym, sports activities);
- Unique atmosphere (beautiful work environment, access to a terrace, numerous social activities, lively and vibrant neighborhood).
