Senior Technical UI Designer

undefined ago • All levels • UI/UX Design • $100,200 PA - $148,320 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

31st Union is a diverse team passionate about creating amazing online multiplayer games. We foster an inclusive culture of safety and trust, valuing varied voices to strengthen our team and games. We are seeking a Senior Technical UI Designer to drive the implementation of key UI features and set standards for fundamental UI systems. This role involves close collaboration with various teams, bringing UX wireframes to life in-engine, and continuously improving UI implementation for a world-class user experience.
Must have:
  • Champion development, iteration, and maintenance of UI features and building-blocks.
  • Bring UX wireframes to life in-engine through visual scripting (Blueprints).
  • Create in-engine UI Materials for widgets.
  • Collaborate deeply with UX Designers, UI Engineers, UI Artists, and Systems Designers.
  • Monitor and improve UI implementation for world-class user experience.
  • Identify, implement, document, and advocate UI Blueprint architecture best practices.
  • Proactively learn and research new tools to elevate UI quality and improve workflow.
  • Seek to grow self, and open to growing and mentoring others.
Good to have:
  • AAA Game experience, preferably in UI
  • Programming experience (C++, C#, etc.)
Perks:
  • Medical insurance coverage
  • Dental insurance coverage
  • Vision insurance coverage
  • Basic life insurance coverage
  • 14 paid holidays per calendar year
  • Paid vacation time (15 to 25 days) or discretionary time off
  • Up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid compassionate leave
  • Wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support
  • Family planning support through Maven
  • Commuter benefits
  • Reimbursements for fitness-related expenses
  • Eligibility to participate in 401(K) plan
  • Employee Stock Purchase Program

Job Details

WE ARE GAMEMAKERS

Who We Are:

We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art, united by our core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our team and our games. We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.

Who You Are:

We’re looking for a Senior Technical UI Designer to join our team and help us craft the future of online multiplayer gaming. As a Tech UI Designer, you’ll set the standard for building the fundamental UI systems that will take us into that future. You’ll own and drive the implementation of key UI features, working closely with designers, artists, producers, engineers and more. We’re a studio that values autonomy and self-drive in developers who are empowered to do the best work of their careers. If this is you, let’s talk!

Responsibilities:

  • Champion the development, iteration, and maintenance of various UI features and building-blocks ranging from sophisticated, reusable widgets and menus to dynamic animations.
  • Effortlessly and iteratively bring to life our team’s approved UX wireframes in-engine through visual scripting (Blueprints).
  • Create in-engine UI Materials for widgets.
  • Collaborate deeply with other teams! This role will be the nexus between UX Designers, UI Engineers, UI Artists, and Systems Designers, and will collaborate with many other departments across the game from Audio to backend Engineering as needed.
  • Constantly monitor and improve UI implementation to ensure a world class user experience at scale.
  • Routinely identify, implement, document, and advocate UI Blueprint architecture best practices and workflows to improve team effectiveness.
  • Proactively learn and research new tools to elevate the quality of UI deliverables and improve workflow within the UI team.
  • Constantly seek to grow self, and open to growing and mentoring others.

Required Qualifications:

  • Strong proficiency with Unreal Engine and Blueprint scripting is required.
  • Proven ability to analyze and solve complex technical and design challenges.
  • Experience building complex real-time user interfaces.
  • Solid understanding of data flows and organization.
  • Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new tools and processes, while effectively iterating and collaborating under deadlines and production constraints.

Relevant Experience:

  • AAA Game experience, preferably in UI, is a plus.
  • Programming experience (C++, C#, etc.) is a plus.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $100,200.00 - $148,320.00 per year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program.

Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.

SECURITY NOTICE - We have recently been made aware of growing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com and thirtyfirstunion.com accounts.

If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.

Join our mission: Bring fun, inspiration and awe to our lives and to our community: https://thirtyfirstunion.com/values

31st Union prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination. This means that employment at 31st Union depends on your substantive ability, objective qualifications and work ethic – not on your age, race (including traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), height, weight, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), alienage or citizenship status, transgender, military or veteran status, physical or mental disability (actual or perceived), medical condition, AIDS/HIV, denial of family and medical care leave, genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy status, childbirth, breastfeeding (or related medical conditions), marital status or registered domestic partner status, political activity or affiliation, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, arrest record, or taking or requesting statutorily protected leaves, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need to request a reasonable accommodation.

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