Hiring Company
Heavy Iron/THQ

Hiring Company URL
www.heavy-iron.com

Location
6601 Center Drive West Suite 400

Job Description
The UI Artist will be responsible for working within an existing UI Group to design and implement the game's user interface.

A solid design background and a confidence in both Flash and Photoshop are required. All candidates must submit a link to their portfolio and/or demo reel along with their resume.

Qualifications:
- A portfolio demonstrating outstanding Design, illustration, and layout skills.
- Advanced working knowledge of the following software applications:
Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash Demonstrated ability to work self-directed when necessary.
- Demonstrated ability in providing art critiques, both visual and verbal
- Excellent presentation and communication skills, both verbal and visual
- Formal art education, BFA from an accredited art/design school preferred
Responsible for:
- Designing and implementing the User Interface components:
- Front End menus and screens
- In-game HUD (heads up display) elements
- Problem solving and bug fixing for both technical and design issues related to User Interface Design.

Pluses:
- Strong interest in games
- Strong traditional drawing and painting skills

Company Profile
Heavy Iron Studios is growing! Become a part of our development studio, wholly owned by industry leading video game publisher, THQ Inc. Join the team developing a multi-platform action-adventure game based on forthcoming animated feature films from Academy Award winning Pixar Animation Studios.

Heavy iron has most recently released Wall-E the video game based on Disney/Pixar's "Wall-E" the highly anticipated feature film just recently released. Wall-E is Heavy Iron's most recent console game and was developed across Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 systems! Previous video game projects include Disney/Pixar’s Ratatouille, "The Incredibles" and "The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer” as well as Nickelodeon's The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie game and SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom. Both “The Incredibles” and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie games shipped internationally across all console platforms and sold through well over three million units each!

Heavy Iron, located in Los Angeles, just minutes from Santa Monica and Venice Beach, offers a dynamic work environment, well-managed schedules, comprehensive health benefits and an excellent compensation package.

If you are a talented game developer who is passionate, hard-working and compelled to create the best games possible, Heavy Iron Studios is looking for you

Submission Email (or URL)
jobs@heavy-iron.com

Submission Requirements
Sample Work Required:

All candidates must submit a link to their portfolio and/or demo reel along with their resume to jobpost@heavy-iron.com along with the position reference number. Candidates who wish to submit via mail, can send their resume and samples of their work/demo reel to:

Heavy Iron Studios
6601 Center Drive Suite Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90045