UI Artist

About the position

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating. Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with UX Design, Tech UI Design, Art Direction, and Engineering to create high-quality, visually striking UI that matches Fortnite's unique style and brand, and iterate on UI designs based on feedback from art directors, product UX teams, and user testing
• Actively participate in the creation and implementation of design systems, game menus, HUD elements, iconography, materials/shaders, UI animations, and motion design
• Design and implement medium-to-complex flows, screens, and components at a high craft bar with minimal oversight
• Bring UI concepts to life in-engine, ensuring visual polish, responsiveness, and clarity in a fast-paced, live game environment, and ensure UI assets are designed and optimised across PC, console, and mobile without compromising quality
• Apply accessibility best practices to improve usability and legibility for all players, and collaborate with localization teams to ensure UI works across multiple languages and regions
• Work in Figma, and/or Photoshop, Illustrator to create concepts, then implement in Unreal using UMG/Materials
• Create new material effects, basic blueprint logic, and 2D/animated effects to enhance interactivity and player feedback, and maintain and contribute to UI asset libraries and style guides, ensuring consistency across Fortnite's evolving experiences

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience working collaboratively to see complex UI features through to completion across multiple platforms (mobile, PC, consoles)
• 3-5 years of experience working in Agile environments and on multi-disciplinary teams
• Excellent visual design skills
• Skilled with Figma, Adobe Suite, or other comparable software
• A strong portfolio of work showcasing your skills and your process
• Experience with UI Art implementation, in Unreal Engine (UMG) or equivalent game engine
• Experience with building UI materials & shaders for game engines, or equivalent 3d packages and FX tools; motion design & UI animation, preferably for games or interaction design
• Ability to see features through to completion and rapidly modify work as information changes
• Passion for making and playing games, and a strong sense of player empathy
• Proactive individual who naturally leans into owning outcomes and is able to deal with ambiguity well and adapt to changes of plan quickly

Nice-to-haves

• Worked on or shipped a AAA game title
• Experience working with design systems

Benefits

• 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents for Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Long Term Disability and Life Insurance
• 401k with competitive match
• Robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, providing free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents
• Company-wide paid breaks and events throughout the year
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Paid sabbatical for individuals recognized for 7 years of employment