Senior Technical UI Artist

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Who we are:

We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art united by our core values and inspired by a culture of inclusivity to build amazing games that thrill players everywhere. We pursue growth and innovation in an environment of safety and trust. Our culture is built on the belief that the more varied voices in our collective will strengthen our team and our games. We are looking for our next teammate who will raise our bar and make us better.

Who you Are:

Were looking for a Senior Technical UI Artist to join our team and help us craft the future of online multiplayer gaming. Youll set the standard for building the fundamental UI systems that will take us into that future. Youll own and drive the implementation of key UI materials working closely with designers artists producers engineers and more. Were a studio that values autonomy and self-drive in developers who are empowered to do the best work of their careers. If this is you lets talk!

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and iteration of material functions menus and dynamic UI animations.
• Recreate advanced UI VFX and animation states using Unreal Engines material system including different states for interactable objects.
• Collaborate across disciplines to serve as a key bridge between UI/UX design engineering and art.
• Continuously improve and optimize UI systems for scalability and performance.
• Define document and advocate for best practices in UI architecture materials and workflows.
• Translate UX wireframes into functional UI using Blueprint scripting with rapid iteration cycles and prototyping.

Required Qualifications:

• Proven experience with Unreal Engine specifically in:
• Implementing UI animations using Unreals material system for responsive visually rich interfaces.
• Creating and optimizing UI materials for performance and scalability.
• Building real-time UI systems including interactive states and dynamic components.
• Proficiency in shader creation via node graph; familiarity with HLSL or GLSL.
• Strong grasp of data flow logic and problem-solving.
• Experience with Blueprint scripting for UI behavior.
• Ability to meet production deadlines while iterating quickly and efficiently.
• Strong collaboration skills especially working closely with UI artists and engineers.

Relevant Experience:

• Experience with AAA game development.
• Familiarity with programming languages such as C or C#.
• Balanced expertise across UMG and UI materials.
• Ability to make 3D interactive UI or diegetic UI is a plus.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $108900 and $160000 per Year. However base pay offered is based on market location and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates such as job-related knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations the total compensation package for employees in regular roles may also include other elements including a bonus and/or equity awards in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits provided that temporary or intern roles will not be eligible for many of these payments or benefits. Details of participation in compensation and benefit plans (if applicable) will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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