Lead UI Artist

We're currently seeking a Lead UI Artist to become part of our team. This position provides the opportunity to define the visual character of engaging digital products within a hands-on, team-oriented studio setting. You'll collaborate directly with designers and engineers to deliver refined, unified visuals spanning several platforms. It's a fantastic fit for anyone eager to build striking visual experiences that connect with players

Responsibilities

• Convert UX wireframes into refined, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, design systems, and style guides through tools like Figma, Photoshop, and Illustrator

• Realize final artwork within Unreal Editor, including UMG configuration, widget animation work, and material development

• Build unified design systems covering game menus, HUD elements, iconography, UI materials and shaders, along with UI animation and motion design

• Create fresh material effects, 2D and animated visual effects, plus basic Blueprint logic implementation

• Adjust UI assets to perform well across PC, console, and mobile devices while maintaining visual quality, accessibility standards, and localization readiness

• Keep UI asset libraries and style guide materials well-organized and up to date

Requirements

• Five-plus years of practical, relevant experience as a UI Artist or in a comparable art specialty, preferably within gaming

• A minimum of one year spent leading and managing teams

• An impressive portfolio demonstrating capability in UI/UX visual design, texturing, and icon development

• Practical hands-on experience developing and styling UI inside Unreal Engine 5, spanning UMG, Slate, and the Material Editor

• Strong fluency with industry-standard art and design tools

• Solid understanding of texture optimization approaches, atlasing practices, and performance factors tied to real-time UI

• Sharp attention to typography, layout composition, structural balance, and visual hierarchy

• Demonstrated history of driving a UI theme or visual system from early concept all the way to final delivery

• Excellent teamwork and communication capabilities, including working English fluency at B2 level or higher, supporting productive collaboration across design and engineering functions

• Independent and meticulous, capable of handling uncertainty and taking full accountability for a specialized, highly visible domain

Nice to have

• Comfort using AI assistant tools to enhance and simplify creative processes

• Prior experience within the gaming sector on comparable visual design work

We offer

• International projects with top brands

• Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers

• Healthcare benefits

• Employee financial programs

• Paid time off and sick leave

• Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses

• Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000+ courses

• Global career opportunities

• Volunteer and community involvement opportunities

• EPAM Employee Groups

• Award-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn