Senior UI Artist

2K • San Mateo, CA

4h • $103,700 - $153,500

About The Position

The Senior UI Artist will help establish and elevate the visual standard for the game’s user interface. The role creates high-fidelity, production-ready assets and helps architect scalable, future-proof UI pipelines, working closely with UX and UI Technical Designers to turn player needs into polished visual solutions.

The position drives the creation of icons, menus, HUDs, and UI motion graphics concepts; defines visual targets and style guides; and supports the project’s visual identity. It also leads technical integration by optimizing asset pipelines, working with engine tools, addressing dynamic scaling, localization, and multi-platform layout challenges, and maintaining performance and file-system standards.

The Senior UI Artist takes end-to-end ownership of features, collaborates across art, engineering, and design disciplines, communicates artistic rationale, leads feature reviews, and mentors other artists.

Requirements

• Exceptional knowledge of UI art principles, including visual hierarchy, color theory, dynamic composition, and typography.
• Proven experience creating high-fidelity, production-ready UI assets, including polished HUDs, icons, and motion graphics concepts.
• Deep understanding of technical UI implementation standards, including performance budgets, draw-call optimization, and modular texture packing.
• Experience managing complex asset pipelines, anticipating bottlenecks, and building scalable, future-proof UI file systems.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate artistic rationale across disciplines.
• A proven track record of mentoring junior or intermediate team members.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced proficiency working directly in game engines such as Unreal Engine and associated UI toolsets such as UMG.
• Strong background in motion graphics, animation, or visual effects tailored to UI feedback loops and dynamic compositions.

Responsibilities

• Establish visual targets and create high-fidelity, production-ready UI assets, including icons, menus, HUDs, and UI motion graphics concepts.
• Support and drive the project’s visual identity, creating style guides that align and elevate the UI team’s execution.
• Optimize asset pipelines and work with engine tools to support UI Technical Designers.
• Address dynamic scaling, localization, and multi-platform layout challenges while enforcing performance budgets, draw-call optimization, modular texture packing, and project-wide file systems.
• Collaborate with UX design to develop comprehensive UI art solutions with minimal to no supervision.
• Own features end to end by managing complex asset pipelines, anticipating technical bottlenecks, and driving iterative design reviews.
• Partner with Leads, UI Engineers, UX Designers, and the XD Director to define technical constraints, refine workflows, and align cross-functional teams.
• Communicate artistic rationale across disciplines, help lead feature reviews, and mentor peer artists.

Benefits

• A bonus and/or equity awards may be included in the total compensation package for employees in regular roles.
• Eligible employees may receive medical, financial, and other benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed