UI Artist

The role

You will collaborate with UX designers to design features and UX/UI systems by generating mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides. You will implement final art in Unreal Editor using UMG, animations, and materials.

What you will do

• Work collaboratively with UX Design, Tech UI Design, and Engineering to create AAA-quality UI experiences
• Participate in the creation and implementation of design systems, game menus, HUD elements, Iconography, UI materials and shaders, UI animation, and motion design
• Create new material effects, implement basic logic in blueprints, and/or create 2D effects
• Contribute to shipping high-quality features on time
• Collaborate with the greater UXUI Department to ensure consistency and quality
• Execute at a high-quality bar, work autonomously, and tackle complex features and systems
• Work in Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or Figma to create concept UI art

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of experience working collaboratively to create UI from concept to completion
• Excellent visual design skills with a strong portfolio
• Skilled with Figma, Adobe Suite, or other comparable software
• A strong portfolio of work showcasing your skills and your process
• Experience with UI Art implementation, in Unreal Engine (UMG) or equivalent game engine
• Experience with building UI materials & shaders for game engines, or equivalent 3d packages and FX tools
• Ability to see features through to completion and rapidly modify work as information changes
• Passion for making and playing games and a strong sense of player empathy
• Proactive individual who naturally leans into owning outcomes and is able to deal with ambiguity well and adapt to changes of plan quickly

Nice to have

• motion design & UI animation, preferably for games or interaction design

Benefits

• 100% coverage for benefits for both employees and dependents
• medical insurance
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• daily meal vouchers
• commuter benefits for onsite employees

About the company

Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company that has been making award-winning games and engine technology for over 30 years.