Lead UI Artist: Shape AAA Interfaces & Lead Team

Stellar Entertainment Software Ltd; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid work

Holiday accrual

International AAA projects

Cutting-edge hardware

Discretionary bonus

Private Healthcare Plan incl. Dental

Pension Plan

Life Assurance

Wellness support

Team incentives & social events

Job summary

Stellar Entertainment Software Ltd is seeking a Lead UI Artist in Guildford to shape the visual language of our game, mentor a team of artists, and collaborate with design, engineering and leadership to polish every screen.

You will develop high-quality UI assets, drive workflows and implement UI in Unreal Engine, balancing aesthetics with performance and accessibility for immersive player experiences. Join us to push the boundaries of UI in a growing AAA studio.

Qualifications

• Significant professional experience in UI development across game lifecycles, AAA experience advantageous.
• Proven experience leading UI delivery on game projects with mentoring and quality oversight.
• Strong UI/UX principles and player-centred design.
• Excellent visual design skills, including typography, layout, colour theory, and interaction design.
• Strong artistic ability across 2D and 3D UI creation, with iconography and vector artwork.
• Experience establishing UI workflows, pipelines, documentation, and style guides.
• Strong awareness of current and emerging UI/UX trends, with a drive to innovate.
• 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 for multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• Experience planning and prioritising UI work across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as a UI craft specialist, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to elevate UI quality.
• Champion UI best practices, high standards for visual quality and usability.
• Collaborate with clients, internal stakeholders, and development teams to shape UI direction.
• Present UI concepts and provide recommendations for stakeholders.
• Design and create high quality UI assets: menus, HUDs, icons, buttons, animations.
• Develop and improve UI workflows, pipelines, and style guides for scalable production.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers and producers to solve complex UI challenges.
• Review and provide feedback to ensure visual consistency and technical excellence.
• Support UI implementation in the game engine balancing creative goals and performance.
• Advocate for strong user experiences through accessibility and usability refinements.
• Explore new techniques and tools to improve UI quality and production efficiency.
• Share knowledge across the UI team through mentoring and documentation.
• Provide input on complex UI challenges to assist design and technical decisions.

Skills

UI development

Leadership

UI/UX principles

Unreal Engine UMG

Adobe Creative Suite

Typography

2D/3D UI

Mentoring

Communication

Portfolio presentation

Tools

Unreal Engine

UMG

Photoshop

Illustrator

After Effects

Adobe XD

Job description

Stellar Entertainment Software Ltd is seeking a Lead UI Artist in Guildford to shape the visual language of our game, mentor a team of artists, and collaborate with design, engineering and leadership to polish every screen.

You will develop high-quality UI assets, drive workflows and implement UI in Unreal Engine, balancing aesthetics with performance and accessibility for immersive player experiences. Join us to push the boundaries of UI in a growing AAA studio.