UI Designer (technical)

Frima is seeking a UI Designer (technical) to join its UX/UI team. This role involves designing and integrating complex interface systems directly in Unreal (UMG/Slate), conducting visual research, and creating custom shaders for advanced visual effects. The designer will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve multi-platform integration challenges, optimize UI performance, and improve the UI pipeline. Candidates should have a college degree in graphic design or multimedia, five or more years of experience in video game interface design, and strong proficiency in Unreal UMG and Blueprints.

Must Have

• Design and integration of complex interface systems directly in Unreal (UMG/Slate)
• Visual research
• Creation and optimization of custom shaders and materials for advanced visual effects
• Collaboration with designers, artists, and programmers to solve multi-platform integration challenges
• Debugging, profiling, and UI optimization to ensure smooth performance on PC, consoles, and other platforms
• Improvement of the UI pipeline and documentation of best practices for the team
• College degree in graphic design, multimedia, or any other relevant field
• Five (5) or more years of experience in interface design for video games
• Excellent proficiency with Unreal UMG and Blueprints
• Advanced skills in shader/material creation
• Strong understanding of UX and interaction design principles
• English proficiency required
• Portfolio and/or demo required

Good to Have

• Experience with Unreal animation systems
• Slate (as an asset)

Perks & Benefits

• 4.5 days of work per week, year-round (Friday pm off)
• Truly flexible working: remote, hybrid or in person
• Up to 7 weeks vacation per year, sick days & personal days
• Complete group insurance from day one
• A contribution to your RRSP
• $400 allowance towards the purchase of ergonomic equipment
• Access to chair massages, fresh fruit and snacks, gym, sports activities
• Regular presentations of projects and new developments
• Close-knit, caring and inclusive teams

Company Description

Ready to Level-up in your career? Frima is looking for a UI Designer (technical) for its UX/UI team.

At Frima, we've been cultivating creative audacity for over 20 years! We're proud to have been recognized by GamesIndustry.biz as one of Canada's top employers in the video game industry for 2021, 2022 and 2023 (GamesIndustry.biz).

And the reason is simple, we know how to take care of our people:

• 4.5 days of work per week, year-round. (Friday pm off);
• Truly flexible working: remote (for residents of the province of Quebec), hybrid or in person, the choice is yours;
• Up to 7 weeks vacation per year, sick days & personal days: your well-being is important to us;
• Complete group insurance from day one;
• A contribution to your RRSP
• 400$ allowance towards the purchase of ergonomic equipment;

Life at the Studio

• Access to chair massages, fresh fruit and snacks, gym, sports activities, etc;
• Regular presentations of projects and new developments: we keep our team up to date on all Frima developments;
• Close-knit, caring and inclusive teams, even remotely!
• Come and discover the rest for yourself!

Job Description

What your weeks are going to look like

• Design and integration of complex interface systems directly in Unreal (UMG/Slate);
• Visual research;
• Creation and optimization of custom shaders and materials for advanced visual effects;
• Collaboration with designers, artists, and programmers to solve multi-platform integration challenges;
• Debugging, profiling, and UI optimization to ensure smooth performance on PC, consoles, and other platforms;
• Improvement of the UI pipeline and documentation of best practices for the team.

Qualifications

What we're looking for

• College degree in graphic design, multimedia, or any other relevant field;
• Five (5) or more years of experience in interface design for video games;
• Excellent proficiency with Unreal UMG and Blueprints (Slate is an asset);
• Experience with Unreal animation systems, an asset;
• Advanced skills in shader/material creation;
• Strong understanding of UX and interaction design principles;
• Interest in complex technical challenges and optimization;
• English proficiency required, as we collaborate with English-speaking partners;
• Portfolio and/or demo required.

What we value in our team

• Independence, organization and professional rigor;
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team;
• Ability to manage time and work to production deadlines;

Additional Information

Come and make a difference with us! #FrimaLife

• Find out more about us: https://frimastudio.com/a-propos/
• About our culture: https://vimeo.com/766900522?share=copyLe

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