UI Implementer

  • Contract

Company Description

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Job Description

This is a contract bases Contingent Staffing vendor position for Microsoft.

 

Microsoft gaming team is looking for a UI Implementer to help craft the HUD and front end menu UI for one of the most exciting and creative intellectual properties in the industry.

While this is not a developer role, we do expect a technically adept individual that can quickly adapt to in-house tools and script environments.  Game experience is a plus but is not required. Web design experience very useful.

Our ideal candidate will possess:

  • A deep understanding of UI design, a technical mindset and a thorough knowledge of AS3, Expression Blend, WFP, and Javascript/LUA.
  • You will work collaboratively and proactively with others to problem solve technical issues within our tools set
  • Accurately execute on a wireframe design and problem solve to achieve a high degree of usability and polished visual treatment.
  • Rapid prototyping and iterating on various aspects of UI/UX with technical and visual designers will allow us to create feature rich experiences and
  • Translate paper designs into robust intuitive interfaces that reduce friction and increase user experience.

 

You will:

  • Work closely with producers and game designers to generate clean, innovative, and intuitive design solutions for game UI.
  • Approach design planning with structure and data driven solutions in mind.
  • Use templates and styles wherever possible to increase iteration and design flexibility.
  • Understand how to break down visual comps into usable/efficient assets that you will use in executing design plans.
  • Be Responsible for turning wireframe diagrams into functioning front-end screens and working HUD widgets.
  • Iterate on UI design ideas using wireframes and sketches to fully realize a final design.
  • Collaborate with a team of visual designers, UX professionals and game UI developers to elevate UI functionality and visuals across the game.

Qualifications

  • 2+ years experience developing web experiences / mobile applications / games in a professional environment
  • Proficient in, XAML, AS3, CSS, JavaScript, LUA
  • Experienced in all phases of the system development including rapid prototyping, development, testing, documentation and implementation
  • Great communicator that is comfort expressing technical information in layman's terms
  •  Experience developing for mobile platforms and/or responsive design
  • Ability to juggle multiple deadline-oriented requests at once
  • Basic skills in Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Basic comprehension of graphic design and production techniques in Web and Game development

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.