Senior UI Artist

Posted:
11/22/2024, 7:47:39 AM

Location(s):
Western Australia, Australia ⋅ New York, New York, United States ⋅ New York, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Art, Graphics & Animation ⋅ UI/UX & Design

Pay:
$86/hr or $178,880 total comp

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.

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

As a Senior UI Artist, you will collaborate with UX designers to design features and UX/UI systems by generating high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides. You will assist the UI Technical Designers and UI Programmers to build out the designs into rapid prototypes and shippable UI to players. In this role, you will have the ability to take wireframes and bring them to life while improving the UX with visuals. You will also implement final art in Unreal Editor using UMG, animations, materials, etc.

In this role, you will

  • Execute to a high craft quality bar, work autonomously, and tackle medium to complex features; contribute to the success of the Product team by designing and implementing complex UI features
  • Design and Implement medium to complex flows, screens, and components at a high-quality bar with minimal oversight
  • Contribute to the growth of the UI Artists within my Product Team through feedback and mentorship
  • Support UX/UI Leads & Directors with scoping and estimation of your work
  • Actively seek out and facilitate collaboration with partners within my Product Team; assist in leveling up the entire Product Team; work autonomously and require minimal oversight

What we're looking for

  • 4+ years of experience designing and implementing AAA game UI
  • You are skilled with Figma, Adobe Suite, and prototyping software
  • A strong portfolio of work showcasing your work and insight into your process; talented Visual Designer with experience in design systems & component libraries
  • 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 design as information changes
  • You have a passion for making and playing games and have a strong sense of player empathy; a collaborative, team player with experience working in Agile environments and on multi-disciplinary teams

If you have a portfolio/reel/website you'd like to share, please hyperlink it to your resume, or submit it as an attachment with your application.

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA, NYC, & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

New York City Base Pay Range
$176,262$293,770 USD
California Base Pay Range
$155,111$258,016 USD
Washington Base Pay Range
$141,000$235,016 USD

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!

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