Vile Monarch, a hard rock games studio from Warsaw, is looking for someone who is able to design and execute clear, ergonomic and intuitive game interfaces. Currently more than 70 royal followers reign in the studio, including veterans (who worked on This War of Mine, The Witcher series, Dying Light or Hard West), who in 6 years released 5 different games, conquering PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One and Switch.
- Growing Up - a life sim with visual novel elements, standing out with its unique art and mature take on childhood/parenting
- Weedcraft Inc - ambitious tycoon game about the marijuana industry
- Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator series - hit party games based on building absurd sentences
- Crush Your Enemies - multiplatform bite-sized RTS
Vile Monarch feeds on creativity - we love making fresh things of different sizes, for different platforms, in different genres. We focus on compelling fantasies served through expertly designed game systems. Currently we’re working on several unannounced titles: each very different, there’s realism and fantasy among them, humor and maturity, 3D art and 2D. Each of these projects is ambitious and in some way bigger then any previous VM games.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Mapping the player’s mental model of the game’s systems
- Designing each step of the player’s process from intention to action and outcome (to support designed game space)
- Creating UI mockups for various game features
- Tweaking UX solutions according to playtest feedback
To be succesful in this role you must have:
- Experience in designing interactions between user and system
- Understanding specificity of creating interfaces for games. Being able to use the game world and space as parts of the overall UX (both diegetic and non-diegetic).
- Ability to explain your vision fast and clearly on interactive and non-interactive mockups as well as preparing documentation.
- Discipline and self-reliance, organized work style
- Very good English, both spoken and written
- Staying in touch online with our HQ in Warsaw on a daily basis
- Love for games, knowledge of various platforms and genres
It will be nice to have if:
- You are experienced in creating game interfaces, preferably in 3D games
- You have a technical skills of setting up UI in aany game engine (preferably in Unity)
- You understand of graphic design and ability to occasionally prepare assets for GUI
- You have knowledge of preparing proper game feel
- You are willing to work fully in Warsaw or Wrocław
- You love games, rock music and consumption of Perła on Wisła shore
You already know the scope of duties in this role and the requirement, now you will find out what you can expect during this recruitment:
- If your application will be acceped, you will be invited for the first general interview
- Then you will receive a recruitment task
- If the task will be done on appropriate level, you will take part in final interview which will be more focused on technical aspects of the work
- If you pass all the above stages positively, you will probably receive a cooperation offer from us
We offer:
- Fair salary
- Important role in an ambitious game (or games!). We aim for compact, mid-scale projects (1-2 years of development, 10-30 people)
- Stable job with flexible work hours
- Working in a comfortable office close to a metro station (Dworzec Gdański), overlooking the whole of Warsaw
- … OR in the heart of Wrocław, among universities and beautiful old townhouses (plac Grunwaldzki)
- Possibility of fully remote work (but regular visits are a strong nice-to-have)
- Encouragement for self-development: we often sponsor conference attendance, organize in-house lectures and organize courses with a language school
- Library of specialistic books and workshops about game design
- Emphasis on mutual care and mental health (including professional support)
- Very informal, friendly atmosphere - gaming and partying together, company trips, a fridge full of beer
- Private medical care, MultiSport benefit cards
So you think this is something for you? Send us your résumé with attached portfolio including realized UI showcases (and commentary about them) along with this GDPR bit by applying to the link below
"I hereby agree to the use of my personal data included in the recruitment application (including CV) in the recruitment process for the position indicated in the job offer published by the company Vile Monarch Studios Sp. z o. o.".
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