Senior UI Artist

Aardvark Swift Recruitment Ltd; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Senior UI Artist to develop impactful visuals across games and branding. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of UI design experience, a strong portfolio, and skills in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. This hybrid role offers competitive salary and the chance to be part of a collaborative studio culture.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Collaborative studio culture

Key member of a small team

Qualifications

• 5+ years in UI/graphic design (games, entertainment or tech).
• Strong, varied portfolio showcasing UI/UX for games.
• Solid understanding of typography, layout, and colour theory.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality visual assets for games including UI, HUD elements, and marketing materials.
• Work closely with teams to enhance gameplay and player experience.
• Establish and maintain visual guidelines for design consistency.

Skills

UI/graphic design experience

Portfolio showcasing UI/UX

Adobe Creative Suite proficiency

Figma skills

Understanding of typography

Experience with Unity

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Unity

Job description

Senior UI Artist

Bournemouth, UK, Hybrid working

Aardvark Swift are thrilled to be working with a new studio as they develop a unique experience, blending sport and strategy. Based on the UK’s beautiful South Coast, they are backed by strong investors and a talented founding team. As they expand their dev team, they need an experienced Senior UI Artist who can blend artistry with technical know-how to deliver impactful visuals across our games, marketing and branding.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the visual identity of their titles and collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to bring worlds to life while staying up to date with industry trends, tools and techniques to push the creative quality bar higher.

Your role will be to:

• Develop high-quality visual assets for games including UI, HUD elements, menus, marketing materials and promotional artwork
• Work closely with cross functional teams to ensure graphics enhance gameplay, storytelling and player experience
• Establish and maintain visual guidelines, ensuring consistency across all design outputs
• Collaborate with the Creative Director to take visual direction and create page layouts, icons and on brand assets

You will bring:

• 5+ years in UI/graphic design (games, entertainment or tech)
• Strong, varied portfolio showcasing UI/UX for games, motion graphics, branding or digital campaigns
• Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite + Figma
• Solid understanding of typography, layout, composition, Illustration and colour theory
• Experience with Unity and 2D/3D asset pipelines and familiarity with Unity is a strong plus

Nice to Have:

• Cross-platform design (PC, console, mobile)
• Motion graphics / video editing
• Branding & marketing experience
• Familiarity with AI creative tools

What’s On Offer:

• Competitive salary
• Key member of a small team near the start of a bold adventure
• A supportive, collaborative and inclusive studio culture

Please note that this role is only open to candidates who are currently based in the UK and have full right to work.