UI Artist - Toca Life World

Would you like to be the one responsible for the User Interface of an app loved by millions of kids across the world?

As the UI Artist for Toca Life World you’ll work on improving the user journey, making important quality of life updates that will be appreciated by all our fans. You’ll make sure Toca Life World has an easy to understand user interface that resonates with our audience and is coherent with our art direction, but at the same time adding the fun and quirky element to it.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work on all sorts of UI across the app - anything from developing UI for new features and updated systems, to improving the existing interface as well as working strategically to make sure we have a coherent and easy to use interface for the players overall.

You’ll be a hands-on contributor to the everyday production, working together with UX, Art, Programming and QA to create an even better experience for our players. Your knowledge in accessibility standards and kids specific needs as well as an eye for quirky details in the interface will be an asset to the team.
Is this you?
You’re an experienced UI artist who has worked with mobile apps before. You understand that the UI for mobile is different from that for web, or other types of (larger) screens. You’ve worked with multiple apps, and perhaps even games.

You have experience with animation for button states, micro interactions, onboarding and so on. You’re used to working with programs such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate and Unity, as well as Adobe Illustrator.

You believe in the power of play! Ideally you have been working with kids and teens as your target group in the past.

What we’ll be looking for in your portfolio

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We want to see examples of UI art and HUD design you have created. We are interested in attention to detail and especially art for touch screen interfaces.

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We would like to see examples of Iconography

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We want to see that you have an understanding of accessibility needs in color and contrast and so on


This is us!

Toca Boca captures the spirit of play. We create digital toys and everyday products that are filled with fun and silliness that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. Everything is designed from their perspective. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

Good to know!

This position is full time and based in our Stockholm studio with a hybrid working model (part office, part working from home). We apply a 6-month probationary period. You’ll need to be located in Sweden as we are unable to support relocation. As we’re an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, you need to be fluent in English. Your application should therefore be in English.

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.