Senior UX Designer, Unreal Engine

2 Hours ago • 4 Years + • UI/UX Design

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior UX Designer on the Unreal Creator Tools team, you'll shape the future of 3D creation by driving visual, interaction, and workflow design across Epic's tool suite. Collaborating with various teams, you'll define next-generation creative tools. Responsibilities include designing layouts, interaction patterns, and visual styles for software UIs; producing concept materials (personas, storyboards, prototypes); iterating on designs; reviewing existing UI; establishing design guidelines; and incorporating user feedback. You'll contribute to building intuitive interfaces and optimized workflows for games, film, and other industries. Experience with creative tools (Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine) and prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch) is crucial.
Must have:
  • 4+ years UX design experience in creative tools
  • Proficiency in 2D/3D creative tools (Blender, Maya, Unreal Engine)
  • Ability to simplify complex concepts into intuitive UX
  • Proficiency in prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch)
  • Exceptional visual design skills
  • Strong communication & collaboration skills
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for medical, dental, vision
  • Long-term disability & life insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Robust mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO & sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DESIGN

What We Do

Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

As a Senior UX Designer on the Unreal Creator Tools team, you’ll help shape the future of 3D creation by driving visual, interaction, and workflow design across our suite of tools. Collaborating with artists, designers, researchers, and engineers, you’ll define the next generation of creative tools for games, film, architectural visualization, product design, and more. Through research, prototyping, and iteration, you’ll craft intuitive interfaces, optimize workflows, and contribute to building the creative tools of tomorrow.

In this role, you will

  • Design layouts, interaction patterns, and visual styles for software user interfaces
  • Produce materials to illustrate your concepts, including personas, storyboards, sketches, wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes
  • Iterate on ideas and make them real in collaboration with designers, engineers, product managers, and other subject matter experts
  • Review existing UI for new and legacy features to identify and solve design problems
  • Help establish guidelines and standards for visual language within and across product lines
  • Design and develop new mechanisms and visual conventions that make product features easier to discover, use, and love
  • Seek out and incorporate user feedback through interviews, testing, and other research

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of UX design experience focused on creative tools or a related field
  • Proficiency with 2D and 3D creative tools such as Blender, Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Unreal Engine, and similar software
  • Experience with game engines is strongly preferred
  • Ability to ingest a complex feature concept idea and to simplify it to a discoverable and intuitive user experience
  • Proficiency with industry standard prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch, Creative Cloud)
  • Exceptional visual design skills with an eye for detail
  • Autonomy and the ability to help drive a design from concept to delivery
  • Team spirit, strong communication and collaboration skills
  • A passion to make tools and experiences that empower other creatives to realize their creative vision
  • Technical curiosity and adaptability

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make 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 the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of 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 teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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