Lead UI Artist

Edinburgh, GB
Posted 1 week ago

About this role

As our new Lead UI Artist, you will define and deliver the visual language, style, and artistic quality of our game's user interface. Drawing on your deep experience in UI/UX design, you'll lead by example crafting slick, intuitive interfaces that elevate gameplay, immersion, and player experience. You'll inspire your team to achieve polished visuals and drive a cohesive, world-class UI vision across the multiple project features.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Lead hands-on UI art creation, including visual concepts, motion mock-ups, and in-engine implementation.
  • Partner with stakeholders to establish and communicate the creative vision, providing direction and constructive feedback to guide the UI team toward exceptional results.
  • Define, document, and uphold visual standards, style guides, and pipelines to ensure a consistent, high-quality user experience.
  • Mentor and develop the UI team, offering guidance, critique, and support to raise the artistic and technical quality bar.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, art, and engineering teams to solve complex UI challenges and iterate on designs based on feedback and usability testing.
  • Work efficiently in a live-service environment, delivering polished, high-quality UI updates and feature advancements aligned with the ongoing content roadmap.
  • Stay at the forefront of industry trends, AI, tools, and best practices, bringing innovative approaches to push the boundaries of interactive UI design.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Requirements

  • Extensive experience in UI/UX design for video games, including at least one shipped title in a leadership or lead artist capacity.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Unreal Editor, including a thorough understanding of its UI/UX tools,…

Benefits & Perks

Stock options
Health insurance
401(k) match
Company retreats
Wellness stipend
Commuter benefits

Recommended Skills for this Position

Game UX
Visual Design
Interaction Design
UI Design Patterns
Usability Testing
Design Systems
Visual Hierarchy and Composition
People Management for UX Leaders
Stakeholder Communication and Influence
Human-Centered Design
Design–Development Handoff
Prototyping
Color Theory
Typography
User-Centered Design

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