UI Artist

Keywords Studios is a global provider of creative and technical services to the video games industry, with over 13,000 professionals across 70+ studios in 25+ countries. We support clients across the entire game lifecycle through four core Service Lines:

• Create — Game development, art production, and audio
• Globalize — Localization, localization QA, functional testing
• Engage — Marketing, LiveOps, community, and player support
• Media & Entertainment

In Japan, Keywords Studios delivers its full range of services across Create, Globalize, and Engage, supporting leading publishers, developers, agencies, and IP owners through both local and global teams.

_Applicants must be currently residing in Japan and possess valid authorization to work in Japan._

UI Creation

• Maintain the vision of the game while crafting visual and functional systems for UI.
• Demonstrate creativity and the ability to adapt to various game styles and graphic styles.
• Produce assets that align with the project’s artistic direction and technical requirements.
• Develop polished assets optimized for real-time game engines.

Collaboration & Production

• Work as part of a team, collaborating with different disciplines and be proactive in problem solving technical and artistic.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the production pipeline to ensure artistic consistency and quality.
• Participate in reviews, feedback sessions, and iterative development processes.

Technical Art & Optimisation

• Ensure assets meet performance, memory, and platform-specific requirements across all gaming platforms.
• Apply strong understanding of optimisation techniques.
• Maintain consistency in quality while adhering to technical constraints and engine limitations.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, tools, and workflows.
• Contribute ideas and improvements to pipelines and production processes.
• Continuously push the visual quality and innovation of game art production.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience as a UI Artist within the video game industry, with a strong portfolio showcasing high-examples of UI Design, Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Iconography.
• Strong understanding of UI and Interaction Design.
• Exceptional design, typography and motion design skills.
• Strong understanding of industry-standard software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and/ or Animat.
• Experience creating optimized assets for modern real-time game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, communicate ideas effectively, and incorporate feedback throughout production.
• Knowledge of game development pipelines and the ability to adapt artistic styles to suit various game genres and target platforms.
• Fluent in Japanese and with a high degree of English language proficiency.

Desirable skills and experience:

• Passion for gaming and a strong understanding of market trends, player expectations, and gaming cultures across PC, Console, and Nintendo platforms.
• Experience successfully guiding and communicating with other art teams to ensure artistic vision and asset quality are maintained from concept through to final in-game implementation.

Employment Type: 1-Year Contract

If you'd like to know more about Keywords Studios we recommend visiting our corporate site [HERE](https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/)

Keywords is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and supportive working environment.

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: Asia Pacific, Japan, Tokyo

Area of Work: Art Services

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full Time, Contract

Working Pattern: Remote

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