Lead UI Artist

Jobtailor

Guildford

On-site

GBP 70,000 - 110,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced UI lead to shape and drive the visual language of a game across menus, HUDs, icons, and motion. You will set the artistic vision for UI, mentor the team, and ensure high-quality, player-centred design across the project.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, support client discussions, and refine workflows, style guides, and documentation to maintain production efficiency and visual excellence.

Qualifications

Significant professional experience in UI development across all phases of the game development lifecycle; AAA experience advantageous.
Proven experience leading UI delivery on game projects, including mentoring team members, reviewing work, and driving quality across the discipline.
Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and player-centred design.
Excellent visual design skills, including typography, layout, colour theory, and interaction design.

Responsibilities

Shape the visual language of the game across menus, HUDs, icons, and motion.
Set the artistic vision for UI across the project.
Act as a UI craft specialist and provide expert guidance, mentorship, and support.
Champion UI best practices and standards for visual quality, usability, technical implementation, and player experience.
Collaborate with clients, internal stakeholders, designers, artists, engineers, producers, and development teams.
Present UI concepts and work and support client and stakeholder discussions.
Design and create menus, HUDs, icons, buttons, animations, and interactive elements.
Develop and improve UI workflows, pipelines, style guides, documentation, and best practices.
Review UI work and provide constructive feedback.
Support UI implementation in the game engine with engineers, balancing creative goals, performance, and technical constraints.
Contribute to player interactions, accessibility, and usability.
Explore and introduce techniques, tools, and workflows to improve UI quality and production efficiency.
Share knowledge through mentoring, feedback, documentation, and best-practice development.
Provide expert input on complex UI challenges and technical decisions.
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and UI/UX practices.

Skills

UI development

UI/UX principles

Mentorship

Leadership

Communication

Presentation

Collaboration

Memory constraints

Player experience

Scripting

Tools

Unreal Engine

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe After Effects

Adobe XD

UMG

Job description

Shape the visual language of the game across menus, HUDs, icons, and motion
Set the artistic vision for UI across the project
Act as a UI craft specialist and provide expert guidance, mentorship, and support
Champion UI best practices and standards for visual quality, usability, technical implementation, and player experience
Collaborate with clients, internal stakeholders, designers, artists, engineers, producers, and development teams
Present UI concepts and work and support client and stakeholder discussions
Design and create menus, HUDs, icons, buttons, animations, and interactive elements
Develop and improve UI workflows, pipelines, style guides, documentation, and best practices
Review UI work and provide constructive feedback
Support UI implementation in the game engine with engineers, balancing creative goals, performance, and technical constraints
Contribute to player interactions, accessibility, and usability
Explore and introduce techniques, tools, and workflows to improve UI quality and production efficiency
Share knowledge through mentoring, feedback, documentation, and best-practice development
Provide expert input on complex UI challenges and technical decisions
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and UI/UX practices

Requirements

Significant professional experience in UI development across all phases of the game development lifecycle; AAA experience advantageous
Proven experience leading UI delivery on game projects, including mentoring team members, reviewing work, and driving quality across the discipline
Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and player-centred design
Excellent visual design skills, including typography, layout, colour theory, and interaction design
Strong artistic ability across both 2D and 3D UI creation, with expertise in illustration, iconography, and technical vector artwork
Experience establishing UI workflows, pipelines, documentation, and style guides that support scalable, high-quality production
Strong awareness of current and emerging UI/UX trends
Advanced proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Adobe XD or equivalent UI design tools
Experience implementing UI in Unreal Engine using UMG
Great communication and presentation skills, with experience explaining design decisions to multidisciplinary teams, senior stakeholders, and external clients
Experience planning, prioritising, and managing UI work across multiple projects while identifying risks, dependencies, and delivery challenges
Collaborative and supportive leadership style, with a passion for mentoring others and fostering team growth
Passion for creating industry-leading user experiences
Basic knowledge of scripting: HTML, CSS, XML, XAML or similar
Understanding of working within memory constraints while balancing artistic intentions
Must be based in the UK and have the Right to Work in the UK
Visa sponsorship and relocation support are not provided

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in UI development and design, with a strong focus on player-centered design principles and the ability to lead and mentor teams in creating high-quality user experiences. Proficient in establishing workflows and best practices that enhance production efficiency and visual quality.

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