Ergonomy Designer in Gameloft Romania (Cluj-Napoca)

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Gameloft is currently seeking an Ergonomy Designer (Video-games on smartphone and tablet) to assist the Ergonomy Director to join our production teams.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

Reporting to the World Ergonomy Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for studying/produce UX and UI for our games on smartphone/ tablet.

As expert in ergonomics and graphic design, you will contribute to conceptualize and produce appealing interfaces which follow / enhance the art-direction of the in-game content. Your inputs will offer solutions that are intuitive (ergonomics), functional (architecture) and aesthetically pleasing (design).


Daily missions include:

• Collaborate with team to translate game systems and gameplay user experience goals into intuitive interfaces that support and enhance the game look and experience.
• Observe and interpret results of usability testing and live game metrics, sharing conclusions with the World Ergonomic Director and imagine solutions that help to increase accessibility and inform design decision making game-wide.
• Produce Schemes of global flows with detailed requirements in collaboration with the local Game designer, and to share with the Head Quarter
• Collaborate and participate with artists locally to create high-fidelity mockups to solidify design direction and planning regarding the World Ergonomy Director expectations.

Requirements

• 2-3 years experience in web/multimedia/video games design
• Knowledge of various web and smartphone application types
• Able to produce material in line with current trends
• Comfortable taking initiative in terms of graphics, brainstorming, research, and suggesting graphical and ergonomic trends
• Expert knowledge in Illustrator and photoshop
• Expert in after effect/flash for motion effect, transition menus
• Proactive and able to work independently
• Able to work in a team
• Very good general knowledge of graphical trends and Flows. Particularly in smartphones application (TV, web, video games, professional applications, etc.).

Skills and Profile

• You must have a passion for AAA games and websites with added graphical value and you must visit forums dedicated to web/app interface design/ video games, icon design and multimedia page layout on a daily basis.
• Your graphical/ergonomy standards allow you to create graphical combinations that are contemporary and trendy.
• You are able to create pictograms, icons, buttons and their effects, and you have skills in multimedia page layout and associated typesetting choices.

Additional Information

• Portfolio showing your sense of artistry and polished execution
• Experience in a video-game /web/multimedia/ agency is a must
• Very good English skills
• Finesse and very good quality of work are essential

Benefits:

• Supportive working climate, a young and dynamic team with a free communication style and also the possibility to make outstanding performances fairly rewarded;
• Open work environment with young, dynamic teams around the world
• Motivating salary and a merit based pay system;
• Lunch tickets;
• Medical insurance package;
• Gym facilities and swimming pool, free for employees, massage being an option;
• A modern and ultra central office building;

*Important*

In order for us to consider your application, please send your portfolio or samples of your work (demos, animations, images, websites, etc.), indicating the address of your website and portfolio if you have one.

Please send your CV, cover letter and portfolio to jobs.romania@gameloft.com. Please indicate in the subject the name of the position you're applying for.

Relocation. For candidates willing to move to Cluj-Napoca, we’re offering relocation package.

This is a full time position in Cluj-Napoca, Romania