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Turtle Rock Studios

Senior UI Artist

Irvine, CA

$105K - $150K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

The Senior UI Artist will collaborate closely with Art Directors, UI/UX Designers, Engineers, Game Designers and UI Tech Artists to make sure features meet both visual and usability goals. This ...

Turtle Rock Studios

Senior UI Artist

Irvine, CA · On-site

$105K - $150K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Retirement

Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior UI Artist to join our team and help deliver world-class user interfaces for a ...

Absurd Ventures

Lead Game UX/UI Designer

Santa Monica, CA

$150K - $190K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to ensure UI/UX meets project requirements. Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to communicate design concepts. Conduct user testing and ...

Absurd Ventures

Lead Game UX/UI Designer

Santa Monica, CA

$150K - $190K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to ensure UI/UX meets project requirements. Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to communicate design concepts. Conduct user testing and ...

Absurd Ventures

Lead Game UX/UI Designer

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$150K - $190K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to ensure UI/UX meets project requirements. * Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to communicate design concepts. * Conduct user testing ...

Absurd Ventures

Lead Game UX/UI Designer

Santa Monica, CA

$150K - $190K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

Collaborate with game designers, artists, and engineers to ensure UI/UX meets project requirements. * Create wireframes, prototypes, and mockups to communicate design concepts. * Conduct user testing ...

Unbroken Studios

Senior Engineer (UI)

El Segundo, CA · On-site

$138K - $172K/yr

Comfortable working closely with designers and artists on the implementation of UI/UX menus, features and systems * Proficiency in C/C++ * Passion for Game UI/UX * Excellent problem-solving ...

Doist

Senior UI/UX Designer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$110 - $170/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We're searching ... Dog Friendly We are looking for an experienced UI/UX Designer to bring their expert game UI/UX ...

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Jam City

Senior UI/UX Designer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We're searching ... Build and maintain the UI style guide and UX documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency across ...

Jam City

Senior UI/UX Designer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We're searching ... Build and maintain the UI style guide and UX documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency across ...

Apex Systems

Unreal XD Tech

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$61.25 - $79.50/hr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

This role focuses on implementing polished and responsive UI systems inside Unreal Engine, working closely with UX designers, UI artists, and gameplay teams to bring menus, HUDs, navigation systems ...

31st Union

Lead UI Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site +1

$133K - $198K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

WE ARE GAME MAKERS Who We Are: We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art ... What We Need: We're seeking a Lead UI Engineer, to provide tech direction for our AAA multiplayer ...

2K

Lead UI Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site +1

$133K - $198K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

WE ARE GAME MAKERS Who We Are: We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art ... What We Need: We're seeking a Lead UI Engineer, to provide tech direction for our AAA multiplayer ...

Jam City

Senior UI/UX Designer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We're searching ... Build and maintain the UI style guide and UX documentation, ensuring clarity and consistency across ...

31st Union

Lead UI Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$133K - $198K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

WE ARE GAME MAKERS Who We Are: We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art ... What We Need: We're seeking a Lead UI Engineer, to provide tech direction for our AAA multiplayer ...

2K

Lead UI Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$133K - $198K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

WE ARE GAME MAKERS Who We Are: We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art ... What We Need: We're seeking a Lead UI Engineer, to provide tech direction for our AAA multiplayer ...

2K

Lead UI Engineer

San Mateo, CA · On-site

$133K - $198K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

  • PTO

WE ARE GAME MAKERS Who We Are: We are a diverse team of developers driven by a passion for our art ... What We Need: We're seeking a Lead UI Engineer, to provide tech direction for our AAA multiplayer ...

Ten4

UI Designer

Redwood City, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • PTO

Ten4 works with some of the best ad agencies, start-ups, production studios, and video game shops ... Work with the UX/UI Lead to design a steller user experience when creating the design and art

Ten4

UI Designer

Redwood City, CA · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • PTO

Ten4 works with some of the best ad agencies, start-ups, production studios, and video game shops ... Work with the UX/UI Lead to design a steller user experience when creating the design and art

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What is the difference between Game User Interface Artist vs Game UI Designer?

AspectGame User Interface ArtistGame UI Designer
Primary FocusCreating visual elements and assets for game interfacesDesigning overall user experience and layout of game interfaces
SkillsGraphic design, illustration, visual storytellingUX design, wireframing, user flow planning
ToolsPhotoshop, Illustrator, animation softwareSketch, Figma, prototyping tools
Work EnvironmentCollaborates with UI designers and developersWorks closely with artists and programmers to implement UI

While both roles contribute to game interfaces, the Game User Interface Artist focuses on creating visual assets, whereas the Game UI Designer emphasizes designing the user experience and layout. Both roles are essential for a cohesive and engaging game interface.

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Senior UI Artist

Turtle Rock Studios

Irvine, CA

$105K - $150K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Re-posted 26 days ago

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior UI Artist to join our team and help deliver world-class user interfaces for a PC/Console game. This role is ideal for an artist with exceptional graphic design, visual communication and implementation skills who can take ownership of UI features from concept through final in game polish.

The Senior UI Artist will collaborate closely with Art Directors, UI/UX Designers, Engineers, Game Designers and UI Tech Artists to make sure features meet both visual and usability goals. This position reports to the UX/UI Director. 

Responsibilities
  • Own assigned UI features from concept through final in-game implementation, driving visual quality and polish throughout development
  • Create high-quality UI art, including HUDs, menus, icons, motion graphics, and supporting visual elements
  • Define and champion visual solutions that align with the game's artistic direction and player experience goals
  • Implement, review, polish and iterate UI assets directly in Unreal Engine 5 (UMG), validating readability, animation and final presentation quality
  • Proactively identify opportunities to improve visual quality, hierarchy, usability, consistency and player experience
  • Partner closely with UI Tech Art and Engineering to integrate assets, support animation and motion and resolve implementation challenges
  • Drive visual consistency across features by maintaining style guides, asset libraries and established UI patterns
  • Deliver work that reaches a shippable quality bar with strong self review, attention to detail and minimal corrective feedback
  • Balance visual quality, technical constraints and production realities
  • Mentor other UI artists through feedback, collaboration, and best practices
  • Participate in playtests and iteration cycles to improve usability and visual quality
Requirements
  • 5+ years of professional UI Art experience in game development, with at least one shipped AAA title
  • Portfolio demonstrating exceptional graphic design, iconography, typography, composition, color theory, and motion design skills
  • Strong illustration and paint-over skills with a refined artistic eye
  • Strong experience implementing, reviewing and polishing UI directly in Unreal Engine 5, including UMG workflows
  • Advanced proficiency in Photoshop and experience with motion graphics tools such as After Effects
  • Working knowledge of Figma or similar UI/UX design tools
  • Strong understanding of UX principles and player-centered design 
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Preferences
  • Shooter games experience is a plus
  • Experience creating UI animations, VFX, or motion graphics
  • Experience collaborating with UI Tech Artists to bring UI features to final in game quality
  • Experience shipping live-service, multiplayer, or action games
Benefits

Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:

  • 100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
  • Retirement Savings Plan Matching
  • Career Improvement Plan
  • Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
  • Generous Time Off Policy
  • Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
  • Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks

The estimated base pay range for this role is: $105,000 - $150,000 USD

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