Senior Technical UI Designer - Dead by Daylight | Artiste technique UI Sénior·e - Dead by Daylight

Behaviour Interactive; Montreal; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading video game studio in Montreal seeks a Technical UI Designer to develop and document user interface art pipelines for innovative games. You will collaborate closely with various teams, optimizing processes and solving technical challenges. If you have a strong design portfolio and understand shaders and materials, you are encouraged to apply. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment committed to creative excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience with UI design and a strong portfolio.
• Ability to teach and coach others on processes.
• Familiarity with game engine production is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Propose innovative solutions to UI challenges.
• Optimize pipelines for UI content production.
• Collaborate with developers to enhance UI.

Skills

Understanding of shaders

Working knowledge of graphic design

UI design experience

Problem solving skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Tools

Unreal Engine 4

Illustrator

Photoshop

Blueprint

Job description

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam), and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day-to-day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

As a Technical UI Designer, you develop, document, and support the user interface art pipelines and techniques used on Dead by Daylight. You use visual scripting, Blueprints in Unreal Engine 4, as well as your knowledge of materials, shaders, and animation to bridge the technical, artistic, and programming aspects of the game. Well organized and structured, you help streamline and communicate the relevant information using visual means to lead the player through a gratifying gaming experience. You also work in close collaboration with gameplay programmers, UI programmers, UI designers, and VFX artists to craft an engaging player experience.

In this role you will :

• Propose innovative solutions to UI technical or artistic challenges and assist in the creation of high-quality visuals.
• Optimize pipelines by implementing, developing, and introducing efficient production guidelines for UI content.
• Teach pipelines and processes.
• Fix bugs and simplify and create documentation.
• Work closely with other developers and designers to create and continually improve UI across the game.

What we're looking for :

• Understanding of shaders, materials, creation, animation principles, and programming.
• Working knowledge of graphic design, Blueprint, Visual Scripting, Illustrator, Photoshop is an asset.
• UI design experience and attention to detail, as demonstrated in a great looking design portfolio.
• Problem solving and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, as you will need to coach, teach, and clearly convey your ideas.
• Game engine production experience is an asset.
• Experience with motion graphics is a plus.

Dans ce rôle vous devrez :

• Proposer des solutions innovantes aux défis techniques ou artistiques de l'interface utilisateur et contribuer à la création de visuels de haute qualité ;
• Optimiser les pipelines en mettant en œuvre, en développant et en introduisant des directives de production efficaces pour le contenu de l'interface utilisateur ;
• Enseigner les pipelines et les processus ;
• Corriger les bogues et simplifier les documents techniques ;
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec d'autres développeurs et concepteurs pour créer et améliorer continuellement l'interface utilisateur dans le jeu.

Ce que nous recherchons :

• Compréhension des shaders, des matériaux, de la création, des principes d'animation et de la programmation;
• Connaissance pratique du design graphique, de Blueprint, du scripting visuel, d'Illustrator et de Photoshop est un atout;
• Expérience en design UI et sens du détail, comme le montre un portfolio de design de qualité;
• Compétences en résolution de problèmes et en organisation;
• Excellentes compétences interpersonnelles, car vous devrez coacher, enseigner et communiquer clairement vos idées;
• L'expérience en production de moteurs de jeu est un atout;
• Une expérience avec les graphiques animés est un atout.

En tant que Designer UI Technique, vous développez, documentez et soutenez les pipelines et techniques artistiques de l'interface utilisateur utilisés dans Dead by Daylight. Vous utilisez le scripting visuel, les Blueprints dans Unreal Engine 4, ainsi que vos connaissances en matériaux, shaders et animation pour établir le lien entre les aspects techniques, artistiques et de programmation du jeu. Bien organisée et structurée, vous contribuez à rationaliser et à communiquer les informations pertinentes à l'aide de moyens visuels afin de guider le joueur à travers une expérience de jeu gratifiante. Vous travaillez également en étroite collaboration avec les programmeurs de gameplay, les programmeurs UI, les designers UI et les artistes VFX pour créer une expérience de jeu captivante.