UI/UX Artist (Unannounced Internal IP)

Prismatic Studios Ltd.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Prismatic Studios Ltd. in Auckland seeks a UI/UX Artist to shape the game's user interface and player experience. You will design menus, HUDs, icons, and interfaces across the UI/UX pipeline, collaborating with the Art Lead and engineers to ensure a cohesive visual style.

Ideal candidates have game UI/UX experience, strong typography and layout skills, and familiarity with Unreal Engine. On-site work in Auckland is preferred, with potential NZ-wide remote options.

Qualifications

• Experience as a UI/UX Artist or Designer within game development.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality user interface design and visual presentation.
• Strong understanding of user experience principles, usability, and player interaction.
• Excellent understanding of layout, typography, colour, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Strong art and graphic design fundamentals.
• Experience designing game interfaces, including menus, HUDs, icons, and interactive elements.
• Experience with wireframing, prototyping, and creating user interface mockups.
• Experience with modern UI design software such as Figma, Photoshop, or Illustrator.

Responsibilities

• Design and create high-quality user interfaces for the game, including menus, HUDs, icons, and other interactive elements.
• Work across the UI/UX pipeline, including wireframing, prototyping, visual design, and preparing assets for implementation.
• Create interfaces that fit the game’s visual style while maintaining clarity, usability, and consistency.
• Work closely with the Art Lead and design team to develop and refine the game’s UI/UX direction.
• Create and maintain reusable UI components, layouts, and visual design guidelines.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure interfaces support gameplay systems and player interactions.
• Prepare and optimise UI assets for implementation within Unreal Engine.
• Iterate on interface designs based on feedback from the development team and playtesting.
• Help identify and resolve artistic, usability, and technical issues throughout the UI development process.

Skills

UI/UX design

Game UI

Wireframing

Prototyping

Layout

Typography

Color theory

UI implementation

Collaboration

UI assets creation

Tools

Unreal Engine

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

We are developing our first original internal IP in partnership with Viva La Dirt League (VLDL Games) and are looking for a UI/UX Artist to join the team and help define and develop its user interface and player experience.

You will be responsible for designing and creating high-quality user interfaces for the game, working across the UI/UX pipeline from initial concepts and wireframes through to final in-engine implementation. You will work closely with our Art Lead, designers, and wider development team to ensure the interface fits the visual style of the game while providing an intuitive and engaging experience for players.

The role will involve designing menus, HUD elements, icons, and other interactive interfaces, with a focus on visual clarity, usability, and consistency. We are looking for someone with strong design fundamentals, an excellent eye for layout, typography, colour, and composition, and a solid understanding of user experience principles within games. An ideal candidate will be comfortable working with modern UI design tools and have experience creating interfaces for games, ideally with an understanding of implementation within Unreal Engine.

This position is a fixed-term employment role, commencing in January 2027, with a strong preference for candidates who can work on-site from our Auckland office. For the right candidate, we may be able to support remote work within New Zealand. Please note, you must have the right to work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.

We highly value diversity. Regardless of disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or any other aspect of your culture or identity, you have an important role to play in our team.

Salary Range: NZD $70,000 – $86,950

Key Responsibilities

• Design and create high-quality user interfaces for the game, including menus, HUDs, icons, and other interactive elements.
• Work across the UI/UX pipeline, including wireframing, prototyping, visual design, and preparing assets for implementation.
• Create interfaces that fit the game’s visual style while maintaining clarity, usability, and consistency.
• Work closely with the Art Lead and design team to develop and refine the game’s UI/UX direction.
• Create and maintain reusable UI components, layouts, and visual design guidelines.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to ensure interfaces support gameplay systems and player interactions.
• Prepare and optimise UI assets for implementation within Unreal Engine.
• Iterate on interface designs based on feedback from the development team and playtesting.
• Help identify and resolve artistic, usability, and technical issues throughout the UI development process.

Job Requirements

• Experience as a UI/UX Artist or Designer within game development.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality user interface design and visual presentation.
• Strong understanding of user experience principles, usability, and player interaction.
• Excellent understanding of layout, typography, colour, composition, and visual hierarchy.
• Strong art and graphic design fundamentals.
• Experience designing game interfaces, including menus, HUDs, icons, and interactive elements.
• Experience with wireframing, prototyping, and creating user interface mockups.
• Experience with modern UI design software such as Figma, Photoshop, or Illustrator.
• Ability to develop and maintain a consistent visual style across multiple interface elements.
• Understanding of the technical requirements of creating game-ready UI assets.
• Ability to work collaboratively with artists, designers, engineers, and other members of the development team.
• Strong communication skills and an ability to take feedback and iterate quickly.

Additional Valuable Skills:

• Experience implementing interfaces within Unreal Engine using UMG and Common UI.
• Experience with UI animation, motion graphics, and interactive transitions.
• Experience designing interfaces for stylised or fantasy-themed games.
• Experience creating illustrated or hand-painted UI elements and icons.
• Understanding of accessibility considerations and UI design across different platforms.
• Experience designing controller-friendly interfaces for PC and console games.
• Experience with UI materials, shaders, or other visual effects within Unreal Engine.
• Experience with Blueprint scripting or other tools for implementing interactive UI elements.

About Prismatic Studios:

Prismatic Studios is an Unreal Engine specialist Co-Development Studio and Technical Consultancy based in Auckland, New Zealand. We provide Technical Consultation, Co-Development, and Full Development services for Unreal Engine projects.

We are an Unreal Gold Service Partner and specialise in providing Unreal Engine development services to the region and abroad.