UI Technical Artist — Unreal UI for Multiplayer Games

Designer Brands; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Firewalk Studios is seeking a Technical Artist focused on UI to help bring exceptional entertainment to millions of players. You will collaborate with internal art teams, external partners, and outsourcing vendors to support the visual goals of content creators and designers.

You will optimize UI performance, work with UI engineering and design to build new screens, and participate in playtests to influence the game. Strong Unreal Editor and UMG experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with and strong technical knowledge of UMG.
• Proven methods for providing timely and effective content feedback.
• Strong technical understanding of performance optimization and metrics in UMG.
• Collaborated with a team to meet shared goals or ship a project as a Technical Artist.
• Experience with the production cycle of competitive multiplayer games is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Meet with Art, Technical Art, UI Engineering, and Design leads to gather new UI requests or receive feedback on existing UI screens and elements.
• Capturing and analyzing performance of UI screens on production assets.
• Work with UI engineering and design to build new UI screens and elements.
• Join a playtest to see how the team's work influences the game and give feedback on the entire game.

Skills

UMG

Unreal Editor

Performance optimization

UI collaboration

Remote communication tools

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Firewalk Studios is seeking a Technical Artist focused on UI to help bring exceptional entertainment to millions of players. You will collaborate with internal art teams, external partners, and outsourcing vendors to support the visual goals of content creators and designers.

You will optimize UI performance, work with UI engineering and design to build new screens, and participate in playtests to influence the game. Strong Unreal Editor and UMG experience are essential.