Senior UI Artist (Unreal Engine 5)

We are seeking a Senior UI Artist to take ownership of the game UI's look and feel, from high-fidelity design through ship-quality engine implementation. You'll collaborate with design and engineering to craft scalable UI systems, materials, and animations across multiple 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
• Build final UI art directly within Unreal Engine using UMG, Slate, and widget animations
• Craft UI materials and shaders through Unreal Material Editor to reinforce a consistent theme
• Design game menus, HUD elements, iconography, and UI motion aligned with gameplay needs
• Author material-driven effects, 2D or animated effects, and lightweight Blueprint logic for UI
• Optimize UI assets for performance and clarity across PC, console, and mobile targets
• Ensure the UI supports accessibility and localization readiness without compromising quality
• Maintain UI asset libraries, style guides, and reusable components
• Partner with designers and engineers to iterate quickly and resolve integration challenges

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional background in a UI Artist role or a closely related art discipline, ideally in games
• Strong leadership skills to guide a UI theme from concept through final implementation
• Proven track record shipping UI across PC, console, and mobile targets
• Advanced expertise in Unreal Engine 5 with UMG, Slate, and the Material Editor
• Strong visual design skills in UI/UX, typography, layout, and visual hierarchy
• Proficiency in industry-standard art tools, including Figma
• Solid understanding of optimization for real-time UI, including texture performance and atlasing
• Excellent collaboration skills for cross-functional work with design and engineering
• High ownership mindset with sharp 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 various platforms and resolutions
• Expertise in branding or motion graphics
• Knowledge of the gaming domain
• Familiarity with AI assistants

Benefits

• International projects with top brands
• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
• Healthcare benefits
• Employee financial programs
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses
• Global career opportunities
• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
• EPAM Employee Groups
• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn