UI Technical Artist

TEEMA; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the gaming industry is seeking an experienced UI Technical Artist to join their project team. The role involves developing a UI toolkit, creating efficient widgets, and ensuring UI quality through collaboration with engineering. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience and a solid background in AAA games.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Shipped at least one AAA console game.
• Strong expertise in Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities

• Develop UI toolkit and widgets for UI features.
• Prototype new widgets through scripting.
• Collaborate with engineering team to ensure UI quality.

Skills

Scripting knowledge

Good communication

Self-motivated

Teamwork oriented

Understanding of graphical parameters

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Unreal Engine

Job description

Job Title:UI Technical Artist
Job ID:80212
Location:Montreal, Quebec

Overview:
We are looking for an experienced UI Technical Artist to join the project team. The UI Technical Artist will participate in the development of our UI toolkit alongside our programming team. They will be responsible for translating UI direction into effective widgets using their technical expertise in composition and animation. The UI Technical Artist will have a strong understanding of both technical and artistic aspects of UI design. The successful candidate ensures UI is as optimal as possible and collaborates with the engineering team to ensure that all UI features are functional, efficient, and free of bugs.

What you will be doing:

• Work with the engineering team to put in place the project’s UI toolkit.

• Develop widgets that will allow UI artists to quickly iterate on UI features.

• Prototype new widgets that are not part of the toolkit through scripting.

• Leverage telemetry data to continuously improve UI quality and performance.

• Contribute to the development of the necessary skills within the team and evangelize best practices inside the studio.

What you must have:

• 5+ years of relevant experience

• Shipped at least one AAA console game

• Understand graphical parameters related to UI, such as resolution, scale, and aspect ratio.

• Scripting knowledge

• Good communication with both technical and non-technical team members

• Self-motivated with a strong collaborative and teamwork oriented mindset.

• Experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator

• Good understanding of UX Preferred Qualifications

• Shipped UI content in a 60fps game.

• Strong expertise of Unreal Engine

• Familiarity with Sony’s PlayStation console/tools

For more information about TEEMA and to consider other career opportunities, please visit our website atwww.teemagroup.com