UI Artist

UI Artist

Hi! We’re looking for a professional UI artist to help us with our new game Hiboka. The game is a third person survival horror game base on Malagasy folklore and set around the middle of the last century. We are aiming for a horrific yet beautiful setting done with a pseudo-realistic / hand-painted style to give it a pleasing look.

We are looking for someone that can sketch and produce UI art assets (menu screens, item pictures, icons, animated elements, etc.).

Job Description:

  • Sketch and produce UI art assets following the UI design. This consist in helping the game designer decide on a visual style for the menus with sketches, and also producing art assets once the design is decided (menu elements, icons, items pictures, etc.).
  • Ensure that a consistent art style is maintained across the game.
  • This is a paid part-time freelance position. Work would be done remotely.

Requirements:

  • You are comfortable with an illustration software (Photoshop is preferred but not required).
  • You are comfortable making stylistic menu assets (icons, pictures, etc.).
  • The job will require to sometime create asset from Madagascar with reference pictures such as statues, artifacts, tools, etc.
  • You have good taste when combining colors together.
  • You released 1 game in the past and/or you can produce 1 recommendation from a peer either on your LinkedIn profile or as a recommendation letter from a recent project.
  • You are willing to follow our studio technical guidelines when producing assets.
  • You are willing to work remotely and meet at least once a week in person or over voice chat to share feedback.
  • You are willing to take criticism and work with the team if changes need to be made.
  • You are committed to produce assets regularly until the end of the project.
  • You are professional and you deliver on deadlines.

Bonus Points:

  • You like horror games.
  • You like African art.
  • You know a little bit about us (read below).

Who are we?

Flying Carpets Games is an independent video game studio founded in Montreal on July 2012. We released a first action-adventure game called The Girl and the Robot on the PS4, Wii U and Steam, and now we are working on a second game. We are very passionate about the craft of making game and we are looking for people with the same passion.
Website: https://flyingcarpetsgames.com/

The horror game we’re now working on is called Hiboka; you can check out the initial pitch and other assets in our press kit!
If you have a windows PC, you can also check our latest build here.

If you are interested and want to hear more about our project, please send me a link to your portfolio to:
Salim at info[at]flyingcarpetsgames.com (replace [at] by @)