2k

Senior UI Artist

San Mateo, California, United States. Posted 2 days ago

The role

A Senior UI Artist will drive asset creation and establish high-fidelity visual targets for games. This role involves architecting scalable UI pipelines and collaborating with UX and technical designers to translate player needs into visual solutions.

What you will do

  • Establish and define clean, high-fidelity visual targets and production-ready UI assets.
  • Support and drive the visual identity of the project and establish style guides.
  • Optimize the asset pipeline and work with engine tools to support UI Tech Designers.
  • Solve dynamic scaling, localization, and multi-platform layout challenges.
  • Enforce performance budgets, draw call optimizations, and modular texture packing.
  • Create comprehensive UI art solutions with minimal to no supervision.
  • Manage complex asset pipelines and drive iterative design reviews.
  • Partner with Leads, UI Engineers, UX Designers, and the XD Director.
  • Articulate art rationale across disciplines.
  • Mentor peer artists to elevate the overall quality bar.

Required qualifications

  • Expertise in visual hierarchy, color theory, dynamic composition, and typography.
  • Experience creating high-fidelity, production-ready UI assets including HUDs, icons, and motion graphics concepts.
  • Understanding of technical UI implementation standards, including performance budgets, draw call optimizations, and modular texture packing.
  • Experience managing complex asset pipelines and building scalable, future-proof UI file systems.
  • Ability to articulate artistic rationale across disciplines.
  • Track record of mentoring junior or intermediate team members.

Nice to have

  • Advanced proficiency working directly in game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine) and associated UI toolsets (e.g., UMG).
  • Strong background in motion graphics, animation, or visual effects specifically tailored to UI feedback loops and dynamic compositions.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Financial
  • Other benefits

About the company

2k is a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for art and a culture of inclusivity to build games.

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