UI Artist - RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Jagex; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare

Discretionary annual bonus

Minimum 6% Pension contributions

Life Insurance

Enhanced family leave policies fromDay

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Jagex in Cambridge is seeking a UI Artist to craft polished, intuitive interfaces for PC and console, from menus to HUDs, within Unreal Engine.

You will translate UX wireframes into refined visual designs, contribute to style guides, and iterate based on player feedback while collaborating with UX, design and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• Portfolio showing polished UI across visual hierarchy, typography, iconography and interface design.
• Experience creating UI assets including buttons, HUDs, menus, icons and visual effects.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine UI workflows and asset optimisation.
• Strong grasp of visual design principles: hierarchy, typography, colour theory, composition and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality UI artwork and interface assets for front-end and in-game features (menus, HUDs, icons, interactive components).
• Translate UX wireframes into refined interfaces balancing aesthetics with usability.
• Implement or support UI in Unreal Engine with annotated notes for the engineering team.
• Maintain visual consistency and contribute to UI style guides and asset toolkits.
• Identify usability issues and iterate based on player feedback and direction.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with UX, design and art teams.

Skills

UI design

Portfolio development

Unreal Engine familiarity

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Typography

UI animation (After Effects)

Perforce familiarity

Tools

Unreal Engine

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

After Effects

Perforce

Job description

Office location: Cambridge, UK – This position offers flexible working options, including predominantly remote work. Applicants should be based (or willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our office to attend onsite as required.

Are you a UI artist with a strong visual craft and a portfolio that shows you can balance aesthetics with usability across PC and console?

As a UI Artist, you’ll create polished, intuitive interfaces that shape how players experience the game, from front-end menus through to in-game HUDs and interactive components. Working within the UI/UX team, you’ll own UI art tasks while collaborating closely with UX designers, game designers, artists, and engineers to bring consistent, high-quality interfaces to life in Unreal Engine.

You’ll translate UX wireframes into refined visual designs, contribute to style guides and asset toolkits, and iterate based on player feedback, user testing, and creative direction, playing a key role in maintaining the visual consistency.

What you’ll be doing:

• Create high-quality UI artwork and interface assets for front-end and in-game features, including menus, HUDs, icons, and interactive components.
• Translate UX wireframes and flows into polished, visually refined interfaces that balance aesthetics with usability.
• Implement or support UI implementation within Unreal Engine, providing annotated notes and design guidelines to support the engineering team.
• Maintain visual consistency across the project and contribute to UI style guides and asset toolkits.
• Identify usability issues and propose visual improvements, iterating based on player feedback, user testing, and team direction.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate closely with UX design, game design, and art teams throughout development.

What we’re looking for:

• A strong portfolio demonstrating polished UI work across visual hierarchy, typography, iconography, and interface design.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with solid experience creating UI assets including buttons, HUDs, menus, icons, and visual effects.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine and a good understanding of UI implementation workflows and asset optimisation.
• Strong grasp of graphic design principles: visual hierarchy, typography, colour theory, composition, accessibility, and user-centred design.
• Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and deliver high-quality work to deadlines with limited supervision.
• Motion graphics or UI animation skills (After Effects, engine animation tools), illustration or concept design experience, and familiarity with Perforce are all a plus.

What we offer:

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including:

• Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
• Discretionary annual performance bonus.
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
• Life Insurance.
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship for this position, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Jagex

We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming’s most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure. Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.

As we begin our 26th year, we are accelerating our strategy to expand RuneScape into a broader ecosystem of forever games and connected experiences, grounded in a renewed commitment to integrity and fair play. This includes the reduction of monetisation mechanics, as well as the launch of RuneScape: DragonWilds into Steam Early Access in 2025, representing a major step in building a multi-genre future for the RuneScape universe. We remain focused on building enduring worlds, empowering player-led innovation, and laying the foundations for the boldest era in RuneScape’s history. For more information, visit www.jagex.com.

Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, we are home to passionate creators, storytellers, engineers, and even a few dreamers, all united by a single mission to shape the future of online worlds and empower players to make them their own. We’re looking for people to join us who share our ambitions and values. We foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating experiences that inspire our communities.

Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; We Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; We are our Customers’ Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and We Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

Join us. The next era of RuneScape and the next chapter of Jagex: The RuneScape Company starts now.

Inclusion & Accessibility Statement

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you’re invited to interview.