Frogmind is an award-winning independent mobile games studio from Helsinki founded in 2012. We are best known for our games BADLAND, BADLAND 2, Badland Brawl, Rumble Stars and Rumble Hockey which have garnered over 150 million players and have won multiple industry awards including App Store iPad Game of the Year and Apple Design award. We have grown from an indie duo into a studio of 35 talented developers. Our games have been noted for their beauty, thoughtful game design, simple mechanics and top notch gameplay. These are all values we are planning to keep, and take even further in our future games.
We are currently building something new and really impactful with next level ambition: HypeHype – now in early access – is a new revolutionary one-stop destination to PLAY, CREATE and SHARE GAMES instantly on mobile devices (Android, iOS and web browsers). The powerful yet simple to use HypeHype game engine is free, requires no coding skills and works on your phone! http://www.hypehype.com
We are looking for a multi-talented UX Designer and UI Artist with a focus on mobile and web design to help develop simple yet innovative experiences for creators and players of HypeHype. You will be working closely with HypeHype developers and community to produce simple, innovate, comprehensible and accessible experiences that help anyone to become a game maker. At Frogmind, you will have the opportunity to support all aspects of the HypeHype.
Responsibilities:
- Design wireframes, flow charts and paper prototypes to illustrate general layout, functionality and product flow for both web and mobile experiences
- Provide high fidelity designs & communication to assist in product development
- Generate red lines for engineers that define colors, font properties, element scaling and spacing for accurate implementation
- Take ownership in the user experience design process and maintain open communication with the rest of the team to push the quality of the product
- Export optimized art assets and coordinate with devs to integrate into the product
- Gather usability feedback & be able to read data to make informed UX recommendations
- Active participation in design discussions
- Work on an ambitious project with a talented team
- Influence things and be part of making next level things on mobile
Requirements, expected skills and stats:
- Minimum 5+ years experience in UX/UIDesign with a focus on mobile & web
- Strong communication skills
- Proficiency working with designer tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- A passion for games
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with multiple teams and disciplines
- Capable of quick iteration on designs while still maintaining strong attention to detail
- A proven ability to take a creative and holistic view of UX problems to help drive design decisions
- Ambition to make things awesome
Bonuses for:
- Familiarity with prototyping software such as Axure, Adobe XD or InVision
- Basic understanding of Motion Graphics software and an ability to create pre-visualizations for UI animation
We offer:
- Freedom to design your own workflow to get the very best out of yourself
- Freedom to choose your own laptop/workstation
- Competitive compensation including an option plan (everyone at Frogmind is an owner of the company)
- Opportunity to work with skilled industry veterans
- Work in a well connected studio known for excellence
- Flat hierarchy environment where your opinion counts
- Be part of making the best game products in the world that stand out and make an impact in the industry
About Frogmind
- Currently strike studio of 35 developers
- In a long-term partnership with Supercell
- Located in the centre of Helsinki with awesome food and bars aplenty
- Winner of the Apple Design Award & iPad Game of the Year 2013 and many other awards since then
- Financially solid company
- Well connected (within the industry and with the platform holders)
Apply now at jobs@frogmindgames.com
Please include your CV and short motivation letter to your application.