Senior UI Artist (Unreal Engine 5)

EPAM Systems; Argentina; On-site; ARS 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Upskilling courses

Global career opportunities

Employee groups

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior UI Artist to own the look and feel of the game UI, delivering high‑fidelity designs and ship‑quality implementations in Unreal Engine. You will collaborate with design and engineering to build scalable UI systems across platforms.

You will translate UX wireframes into mockups, prototypes, and style guides, implement UI art in Unreal using UMG, Slate, and widget animations, and optimize assets for performance while ensuring accessibility and localization readiness.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional UI art experience, ideally in games.
• Strong leadership to own a UI theme from concept to ship.
• Proven track record shipping UI across PC/console/mobile.

Responsibilities

• Own the visual direction of the UI from concept to ship quality.
• Translate UX wireframes into high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, design systems, and style guides.
• Implement final UI art in Unreal Engine using UMG, Slate, and widget animations.
• Create UI materials and shaders with Unreal Material Editor to maintain a consistent theme.
• Design game menus, HUDs, icons, and UI motion to meet gameplay needs.
• Author material-driven effects and basic Blueprint logic for UI.

Skills

UI Art

Unreal Engine 5

UMG / Slate

Material Editor

Typography & Layout

Figma

Performance optimization

Team leadership

English (B2)

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

UMG

Slate

Material Editor

Figma

Job description

Senior UI Artist to own the look and feel of the game UI, from high-fidelity design to ship-quality implementation in the engine. 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