Technical UI Artist – Game Industry

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Work alongside UX Design, Technical UI Design, UI Art, and Engineering teams to develop AAA-quality user interfaces.

• Transform wireframes and UX concepts into refined visual designs and functional in-engine UI.

• Establish and manage design systems, including menus, HUD components, iconography, UI materials, shaders, animations, and motion design.

• Construct and integrate UI art directly within Unreal Engine utilizing UMG.

• Develop material and shader effects for user interfaces.

• Create UI animations, transitions, 2D effects, and various real-time visual enhancements.

• Implement fundamental Blueprint logic to support UI presentations.

• Analyze visual, performance, and implementation challenges, collaborating with technical partners to address them.

• Optimize UI assets and effects for enhanced runtime performance.

• Quickly adjust work to align with evolving requirements and feature designs.

• Assist in maintaining visual consistency and quality throughout the overall UI/UX experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience with Unreal Engine and UMG; Unreal expertise is essential.

• A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality UI visual design and implementation.

• Experience in creating UI from initial concepts through to final in-engine execution.

• Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar visual design tools.

• Extensive experience in developing UI materials and shaders for real-time applications.

• Familiarity with motion design, UI animation, visual effects, or interaction design.

• A solid understanding of layout, composition, hierarchy, typography, and visual communication.

• Capability to work independently on intricate UI features while effectively collaborating across teams.

• Experience working within technical limitations and adapting visual designs as implementation needs evolve.

• Strong player empathy and insight into how visual choices impact usability.

• Preferred: background in optimizing and debugging real-time UI.

• Preferred: knowledge of shader logic and technically sophisticated material effects.

• Preferred: mathematical knowledge relevant to shader and motion work, including vector mathematics, transformations, interpolation, and matrices.

• Preferred: experience in designing responsive interfaces across various resolutions, aspect ratios, or device types.

• Preferred: mobile UI design experience.

• Frontend web development skills such as HTML, CSS, or JavaScript are not a core requirement.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible working hours and the option for remote work.

• A creative and inclusive work environment that values diverse perspectives.