Technical UI Designer

Epic Games; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Montreal is seeking a Technical UI Designer to work on Fortnite. The candidate will implement UI systems design, collaborate with teams to ship features, and have expertise in game math and programming principles. Benefits include comprehensive medical insurance and wellness programs.

Benefits

100% paid benefits for employees and dependents

Retirement savings plan with employer match

Mental well-being program

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in building UI and experiences in game engines.
• Professional experience using Adobe Suite, especially Photoshop.
• Experience in shipping updates and new features.

Responsibilities

• Work on UI Systems Design and break down features into necessary widgets.
• Debug blueprints/UMG issues quickly using various tools.
• Increase UI performance by ensuring best practices are followed.

Skills

UI design

Game math

Adobe Suite

Attention to detail

Logical problem solving

Communication skills

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Photoshop

Illustrator

3D Studio

Maya

Job description

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DESIGN

What We Do

Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for talented, experienced Technical UI designers to work on Fortnite. In this position, you will have a role as a collaborative team member implementing UI systems design in Unreal engine, building rapid prototypes, layouts, visual scripting, and leveling up our workflows. You will work with UX Designers, UI Artists, and UI Programmers to ship these features to millions of users around the world. The ideal candidate would have expertise in basic algebra and geometry math ("Game math"), game systems, and basic programming principles.

In this role, you will

• Work on UI Systems Design, break down feature/wireframe into necessary widgets, structures, and classes
• Increase UI performance by ensuring best practices are being followed by colleagues
• Ensure assets/UI are within memory and CPU constraints. Learning to profile performance and the costs of UMG/Slate/C++/and texture memory
• Implement blueprint logic when presentation logic calls for it. Assist UI Artists where necessary to implement special presentation behavior. Consult with UI programmers on what logic will be in blueprint vs native code
• Take ownership of complex features with minimal oversight
• Debug blueprints/UMG issues quickly using various tools and techniques
• Find ways to assist UX, UI Art, and UI programming in organization, documentation, and building workflow improvements

What we're looking for

• 2 years of experience in building UI and experiences in game engines and across multiple platforms (mobile, web, pc, consoles). Or similar experiences that have transferable years of experience
• 2 years of experience shipping updates and new features to a user base on a regular cadence. Or similar experiences that have transferable years of experience
• Professional experience using Adobe Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator a plus), have engine experience (Custom engine, Unity, UE4, Lumberyard, Snowdrop, etc.), and an understanding of game industry 3D-package experience (3D Studio, Maya, etc.)
• You have an eye for pixel perfect UI, translating and spotting various potential issues with mockups as you help see the designs into the engine
• You are a logical problem solver who pays a lot of attention to detail and has excellent written and communication skills
• You can “translate” communication across departments (i.e talk to programming about UI Art needs, summarize technical issues, etc), but also have empathy for non technical team members and the ability to empower others on your team

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and ADDD, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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