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Senior UI Artist (Unreal Engine 5)
EPAM Systems
๐ง๐ท Brazil | ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico | ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina | ๐จ๐ฑ Chile | ๐จ๐ด Colombia
Remote
Senior
1 day ago
- Design Systems
- Unreal Engine
- Unreal
- UI/UX
- Figma
- AI
1 day ago
We are seeking aSenior UI Artist to take ownership of the game UI's look and feel, from high-fidelity design through ship-quality implementation in the engine. Working alongside design and engineering, you will develop scalable UI systems, materials, and animations across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Drive the visual direction of the UI look and feel from concept through ship quality
- Convert UX wireframes into high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides
- Deliver final UI art directly in Unreal Engine using UMG, Slate, and widget animations
- Build UI materials and shaders through the Unreal Material Editor to maintain a consistent theme
- Craft game menus, HUD elements, iconography, and UI motion aligned with gameplay needs
- Develop material-driven effects, 2D or animated effects, and basic Blueprint logic for UI
- Tune UI assets for performance and clarity across PC, console, and mobile targets
- Guarantee UI supports accessibility and localization readiness without compromising quality
- Manage UI asset libraries, style guides, and reusable components
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to iterate quickly and resolve integration issues
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience as a UI Artist or in a closely related art discipline, ideally within games
- Skills in leadership to own a UI theme from concept through final implementation
- Showcase of shipped UI across PC, console, and mobile targets in prior projects
- Expertise in Unreal Engine 5 with UMG, Slate, and the Material Editor
- Proficiency in visual design across UI/UX, typography, layout, and visual hierarchy
- Competency in industry-standard art tools, including Figma
- Knowledge of optimization for real-time UI, including texture performance and atlasing
- Capability to collaborate cross-functionally with design and engineering
- High ownership mindset with strong attention to detail and comfort with ambiguity
- Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2 level)
Nice to have
- Background in Niagara for UI-driven visual effects
- Understanding of responsive/adaptive UI design across multiple platforms and resolutions
- Qualifications in branding or motion graphics
- Familiarity with the gaming domain
- Flexibility to use AI assistants
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