Senior UI Artist (Unreal Engine 5)

About the Position

We are looking for a Senior UI Artist to own the look and feel of the game UI, from high-fidelity design to ship-quality implementation in Unreal Engine 5. You will partner with design and engineering to build scalable UI systems, materials, and animations across platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own the visual direction of the UI look and feel from concept to ship quality
• Translate UX wireframes into high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides
• Implement final UI art directly in Unreal Engine using UMG, Slate, and widget animations
• Create UI materials and shaders using Unreal Material Editor to support a consistent theme
• Design game menus, HUD elements, iconography, and UI motion to meet gameplay needs
• Author material-driven effects, 2D or animated effects, and basic Blueprint logic for UI
• Optimize UI assets for performance and clarity across PC, console, and mobile targets
• Ensure UI supports accessibility and localization readiness without sacrificing quality
• Maintain UI asset libraries, style guides, and reusable components
• Coordinate 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
• Strong leadership skills to own a UI theme from concept through final implementation
• Proven project experience shipping UI across PC, console, and mobile targets
• Advanced Unreal Engine 5 skills with UMG, Slate, and the Material Editor
• Strong visual design skills in UI/UX, typography, layout, and visual hierarchy
• Proficiency with industry-standard art tools, including Figma
• Solid optimization knowledge for real-time UI, including texture performance and atlasing
• Excellent collaboration skills to work 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

• Niagara experience for UI-driven visual effects
• Familiarity with responsive/adaptive UI design across multiple platforms and resolutions
• Background in branding or motion graphics
• Gaming domain knowledge
• Familiarity with AI assistants

We Offer

• 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

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