Remote UI/UX Artist - Unreal Engine 5, Switch UX

Companion Group; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Career progression

Mentorship from industry pros

Recognition for impactful work

Job summary

Companion Group is seeking a UI/UX artist to join our Unreal Engine 5 game project. You will design and implement intuitive UI layouts, menus, and HUD elements, prioritising clarity, usability, and accessibility for a wide range of players.

This is a fixed-term contract with potential extension to a permanent role. You will collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers across time zones in a fully remote, global team, delivering game-ready UI assets and accessibility features.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing game UI/UX for modern engines.
• Ability to translate complex gameplay into clear, usable interfaces.
• Strong typography, layout, and iconography skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement intuitive UI layouts, menus, and HUD elements in Unreal Engine 5.
• Create UX flows that prioritise clarity, usability, and accessibility for a wide range of players.
• Follow the given art direction and expand upon its visual identity of the game’s interface, including iconography, typography, and graphic elements.
• Collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to ensure UI/UX integrates seamlessly with gameplay systems.
• Develop accessibility features such as scalable text, colorblind-safe palettes, control remapping, and audio/visual cues.
• Produce wireframes, prototypes, and style guides for consistent design and art direction.
• Optimise UI for performance across platforms without sacrificing clarity or accessibility.
• Stay current on accessibility standards, best practices, and evolving player needs.

Skills

UI/UX design for games

Unreal Engine 5

Accessibility (WCAG)

Prototyping & wireframes

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

Unreal UMG/Slate

Job description

Companion Group is seeking a UI/UX artist to join our Unreal Engine 5 game project. You will design and implement intuitive UI layouts, menus, and HUD elements, prioritising clarity, usability, and accessibility for a wide range of players.

This is a fixed-term contract with potential extension to a permanent role. You will collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers across time zones in a fully remote, global team, delivering game-ready UI assets and accessibility features.