ART

What We Do

Push your artistic talent to the limit on a team of world-class environment, character and concept artists who strive to innovate and inspire.

What You'll Do

We are an established but growing team at Epic, aiming to build fun & engaging new experiences as part of our collaboration with Lego. Epic Games is seeking a Senior UI Artist. In this role, you will work with the development teams to create the gameplay UI across the different initiatives and partner with the UI/UX Director and Lead UI Artist to establish the look and feel for this exciting new project. You will generate wireframes, documentation, and prototypes to create well-thought-out features and systems. You will then work with a multidisciplinary team to ship these features to create a memorable experience for our players across a large range of platforms.

In this role, you will

• Work collaboratively with UX Design, Tech UI Design, and Programming 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 blueprints, and/or create 2D effects
• Contribute to shipping high-quality features on time
• Collaborate with the greater UXUI Department to ensure consistency and quality are maintained across the project
• Execute at a high-quality bar, work autonomously, and tackle complex features and systems
• Work in Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or Figma to create concept UI art

What we're looking for

• You have 7+ years of experience working collaboratively to see complex UI features through to completion across multiple platforms (mobile, pc, consoles)
• You have 7+ years of experience working in Agile environments and on multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent visual design skills with a strong portfolio
• You are skilled with Figma, Adobe Suite, or other comparable software
• A strong portfolio of work showcasing your skills and your process
• Experience with UI Art implementation, in Unreal Engine (UMG) or equivalent game engine
• Experience with building UI materials & shaders for game engines, or equivalent 3d packages and FX tools; motion design & UI animation, preferably for games or interaction design
• You have the ability to see features through to completion and rapidly modify work as information changes
• You have a passion for making and playing games and have a strong sense of player empathy
• You are a proactive individual who naturally leans into owning outcomes and is able to deal with ambiguity well and adapt to changes of plan quickly

EPIC GAMES + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

This role is open to multiple locations across North America & Europe (including WA).