UI Artist

As a UI Artist, you will collaborate with UX designers to create high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides for UI/UX features. You will assist technical designers and UI engineers in transforming designs into rapid prototypes and player UIs. This role involves creating wireframes, bringing them to life visually, and implementing final art in Unreal Editor using UMG, animations, and materials. You will ensure AAA quality UI experiences, contribute to design systems, game menus, HUD elements, and UI animation, and create material effects.

Must Have

• Collaborate with UX Design, Tech UI Design, and Engineering to create AAA quality UI experiences.
• Actively participate in creating and implementing design systems, game menus, HUD elements, iconography, UI materials, shaders, and animation.
• Create new material effects, implement basic project logic, and/or create 2D effects.
• Contribute to timely delivery of high-quality features.
• Collaborate with the UX/UI department to ensure consistency and quality.
• Execute at a high-quality level, work autonomously, and handle complex features and systems.
• Work in Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or Figma to create UI concept art.
• Over two years of experience in collaborative UI creation from concept to completion.
• Excellent visual design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Experience with Figma, Adobe Suite, or equivalent software.
• Experience with UI art implementation in Unreal Engine (UMG) or equivalent game engine.
• Experience building UI materials and shaders for game engines or 3D packages/FX tools; motion design and UI animation, preferably for games.

Perks & Benefits

• 100% benefits coverage for employees and dependents (medical, dental, life insurance).
• Daily meal voucher.
• Transportation benefits for local employees.

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the heart of Epic's success are talented and passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether creating award-winning games or building engine technology that allows others to create visually stunning interactive experiences, we are always innovating.

Being Epic means being part of a team that continuously strives to do what is right for our community and our users. We are constantly innovating to raise the bar for engine and game development.

ART

What we do

We push your artistic talent to the limit on a world-class team of concept, character, and environment artists dedicated to innovating and inspiring.

What you'll do

As a UI Artist, you will collaborate with UX designers to design UX/UI features and systems by generating high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides. You will help technical designers and UI engineers transform designs into rapid prototypes and player UIs. In this role, you will have the ability to create wireframes and bring them to life, improving the UX with visual resources. You will also implement the final art in Unreal Editor using UMG, animations, materials, etc.

In this role, you will

• Work collaboratively with UX Design, Tech UI Design, and Engineering to create AAA quality UI experiences.
• Actively 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 projects, and/or create 2D effects.
• Contribute to the timely delivery of high-quality features.
• Collaborate with the UX/UI department to ensure consistency and quality are maintained in the project.
• Execute at a high-quality level, work autonomously, and handle complex features and systems.
• Work in Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or Figma to create UI concept art.

What we are looking for

• More than two years of experience in collaborative work to create UI from concept to completion.
• Excellent visual design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Experience with Figma, Adobe Suite, or other equivalent software.
• A strong work portfolio showing your skills and process.
• Experience with UI art implementation in Unreal Engine (UMG) or equivalent game engine.
• Experience with building UI materials and shaders for game engines or equivalent 3D packages and FX tools; motion design and UI animation, preferably for games or interaction design.
• You have the ability to see features through to completion and quickly modify work as information changes.
• You have a passion for making and playing games and have a strong sense of empathy for players.
• You are a proactive person who naturally takes responsibility for results and is able to handle ambiguity well and adapt quickly to changes in plans.

Benefits

We pay 100% of benefits for both employees and dependents. Our current benefits package includes medical, dental, and life insurance coverage. We also offer complementary benefits, including a daily meal voucher and transportation benefits for local employees.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans 25 countries with 46 studios and over 4,500 employees worldwide. For over 25 years, we have created award-winning games and engine technology that allows others to create visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers with the ability to create high-fidelity interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, but is also a tool adopted by content creators across various industries, such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build world-class talent teams.

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