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 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

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