UI Designer (technical)

Frima, a creative studio with over 20 years of experience, is looking for a UI Designer to join its UI/UX team. Recognized as one of Canada's best video game employers, Frima offers a flexible work environment including 4.5-day work weeks, remote/hybrid/onsite options, and generous vacation. The role involves designing and integrating complex UI systems in Unreal (UMG/Slate), visual research, creating advanced shaders, collaborating with various teams, debugging, profiling, and optimizing UI for multi-platform performance, and improving the UI pipeline.

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 optimizing UI to ensure smooth performance on PC, consoles, and other platforms
• Improving the UI pipeline and documenting best practices for the team
• College degree in graphic design, multimedia or any other relevant discipline
• Five (5) years or more of experience in interface design for video games
• Excellent command of Unreal UMG and Blueprints
• Advanced skills in shader/material creation
• Good understanding of UX and interaction design principles
• Taste for complex technical challenges and optimization
• English language skills required for work as we collaborate with English-speaking partners
• Portfolio and/or demo required

Good to Have

• Slate is an asset
• Experience in Unreal animation systems, an asset

Perks & Benefits

• 4.5-day work week, year-round (Friday afternoons off)
• Truly flexible work: 100% remote (for residents of Quebec province), hybrid, or 100% in-person, your choice
• Up to 7 weeks of vacation per year, sick days & personal days: your well-being matters to us.
• Comprehensive group insurance from day one
• Contribution to your RRSP
• A $400 allowance for ergonomic equipment purchase
• Access to chair massages, fresh fruits and snacks, a gym, sports activities, etc.
• Regular project and news presentations: we keep our team informed of developments at Frima
• Cohesive, caring, and inclusive teams, even remotely!

Company Description

Ready to level up your career? Frima is looking for a UI Designer for its UI/UX team.

At Frima, we have been cultivating creative audacity for over 20 years! We are proud to have been recognized by GamesIndustry.biz as one of the best employers in the Canadian video game industry in 2021, 2022 for 2023 (GamesIndustry.biz).

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

• 4.5-day work week, year-round (Friday afternoons off);
• Truly flexible work: 100% remote (for residents of Quebec province), hybrid, or 100% in-person, your choice;
• Up to 7 weeks of vacation per year, sick days & personal days: your well-being matters to us.
• Comprehensive group insurance from day one;
• A contribution to your RRSP
• A $400 allowance for ergonomic equipment purchase;

Life at the studio

• Access to chair massages, fresh fruits and snacks, a gym, sports activities, etc.;
• Regular project and news presentations: we keep our team informed of developments at Frima;
• Cohesive, caring, and inclusive teams, even remotely!
• Come discover the rest for yourself!

Job Description

What your weeks will 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 optimizing UI to ensure smooth performance on PC, consoles, and other platforms;
• Improving the UI pipeline and documenting best practices for the team.

Qualifications

What we are looking for

• College degree in graphic design, multimedia or any other relevant discipline
• Five (5) years or more of experience in interface design for video games
• Excellent command of Unreal UMG and Blueprints (Slate is an asset);
• Experience in Unreal animation systems, an asset;
• Advanced skills in shader/material creation;
• Good understanding of UX and interaction design principles;
• Taste for complex technical challenges and optimization;
• English language skills are required for work 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 within a multidisciplinary team;
• Ability to manage time and work within production deadlines.

Additional Information

Come make a difference with us! #FrimaLife

To learn more

• About us: https://frimastudio.com/a-propos/
• About our culture: https://vimeo.com/766900522?share=copy

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Only selected candidates will be contacted._