UI Artist (Game Industry)

Nimble Workforce; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nimble Workforce is seeking a UI Artist to collaborate with UX Designers and the UI team to craft polished, player-facing interfaces for our AAA development partner. You will translate wireframes into high-fidelity visuals, motion, and final Unreal Engine implementations, focusing on visual craft over engineering.

The role requires experience with Unreal Engine and UMG, a strong portfolio, and the ability to work autonomously while coordinating with UX, Art, Design, Engineering, and Production

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional UI design experience.
• Portfolio with AAA-quality UI work.
• Experience translating wireframes to polished visuals.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX, UI, and art teams to define UI systems.
• Translate wireframes into high-fidelity mockups and assets.
• Design menus, HUD elements, iconography, and transitions.
• Implement UI in Unreal Engine using UMG.
• Create UI animation and visual effects.
• Maintain consistency across the UI/UX experience.

Skills

UI design

Visual polish

Player empathy

Interaction design

Typography

Layout

Motion concepts

Iconography

Collaboration

Autonomy

Tools

Unreal Engine

UMG

Figma

Photoshop

Illustrator

Job description

We are looking for a

UI Artist

to collaborate with UX Designers and the broader UI team to create polished, intuitive player experiences for our AAA development partner.You will take wireframes and UX concepts and bring them to life through high-quality visual design, motion, and final implementation in Unreal Engine. This role is primarily focused on visual craft and player-facing presentation rather than engineering.RequirementsIn this role, you willCollaborate with UX Design, Technical UI Design, UI Engineering, and other UI Artists to create AAA-quality UI experiences.Translate wireframes and UX flows into polished visual designs.Create high-fidelity mockups, visual explorations, design systems, and style guides.Design menus, HUD elements, iconography, and other player-facing UI.Create UI animation, motion design, visual effects, and transitions.Implement final UI art directly in Unreal Engine using UMG.Create and modify UI materials and basic visual effects as appropriate.Work in Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, and comparable tools to create and iterate on UI art.Maintain consistency and quality across the broader UI/UX experience.Take features from initial concept through final implementation while adapting quickly as requirements change.

What we're looking for

• At least 2 years of professional experience creating UI from concept through completion.


• Professional Unreal Engine and UMG experience.


• Excellent visual design skills demonstrated through a strong portfolio.


• Strong skills with Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or comparable visual design software.


• Strong knowledge of layout, composition, hierarchy, typography, iconography, and interaction design.


• Experience with UI animation, motion design, or interactive visual design.


• Experience implementing final UI artwork in a game engine rather than working exclusively in static design tools.


• The ability to work autonomously while collaborating closely with UX, Art, Design, Engineering, and Production.


• Strong player empathy and an understanding of how visual design supports usability and interaction.


• The ability to adapt quickly as feature requirements and designs evolve.

Preferred

• Experience shipping UI on PC, console, or mobile games.


• Experience designing responsive interfaces across resolutions and device types.


• Mobile UI experience.


• Experience with UI materials and shaders.


• Experience with optimization or debugging of in-engine UI.

Frontend HTML, CSS, and JavaScript experience may be useful adjacent experience but is

not required .