Lead UI Artist — Unreal UI, Design Systems & Cross-Platform

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead UI Artist to define the visual character of engaging digital products within a collaborative studio. You will partner with designers and engineers to deliver refined visuals across PC, console, and mobile platforms.

You should have 5+ years in UI art, at least 1 year leading teams, a strong UI/UX portfolio, and hands-on Unreal Engine 5 experience (UMG, Slate, Material Editor) to drive cohesive visual systems.

Qualifications

• Five-plus years in UI art, ideally within gaming.
• Led teams for at least one year.
• Portfolio demonstrating UI/UX design, texturing, and icon development.
• Hands-on Unreal Engine 5 UI work (UMG, Slate, Material Editor).

Responsibilities

• Convert UX wireframes into high‑fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, design systems, and style guides using Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
• Realize final artwork in Unreal Editor, including UMG configuration, widget animation, and material development.
• Build unified design systems covering menus, HUD, iconography, UI materials and shaders, plus UI animation and motion design.
• Create new material effects, 2D and animated VFX, plus basic Blueprint logic.
• Adjust UI assets for PC, console, and mobile while ensuring accessibility and localization readiness.
• Keep UI asset libraries and style guides organized and up to date.

Skills

UI/UX design

Unreal Engine 5

Team leadership

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

UI animation

Typography

Texture optimization

Localization readiness

Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

Unreal Engine 5

UMG

Slate

Material Editor

Job description

EPAM Systems seeks a Lead UI Artist to define the visual character of engaging digital products within a collaborative studio. You will partner with designers and engineers to deliver refined visuals across PC, console, and mobile platforms.

You should have 5+ years in UI art, at least 1 year leading teams, a strong UI/UX portfolio, and hands-on Unreal Engine 5 experience (UMG, Slate, Material Editor) to drive cohesive visual systems.