Principal UI Artist

Bad Robot Games

Principal UI Artist at Bad Robot Games creating AAA quality UI art assets and collaborating with diverse teams. Help define an intuitive UI that enhances the player experience.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help define a minimal, intuitive, and visually compelling UI that supports overall game design goals
Create AAA quality UI art assets, including icons, fonts, animations, and motion graphics from concept to completion using Photoshop, Figma, and After Effects for concepting to implementation in Unreal.
Design UI elements for menus, HUD and in-world interfaces
Research visual trends and player-facing UI across games to help define actionable steps in pursuing a great experience for players
Coordinate and collaborate with UX Designers, Technical UI Designers and UI Engineers to achieve the desired quality in an asynchronous, remote development environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in AAA game development, with a focus on UI art and shipped titles on PlayStation & PC
Proficient in Unreal Engine 5
Expert proficiency in Photoshop, Figma, and After Effects as your primary tools
Strong command of iconography, layout, typography, and visual design principles and how they support and enhance game design
Ability to create and deliver polished UI animations using the animation timeline in Unreal.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design rationale and influence decisions across disciplines.
All of our roles require up to 10% air travel. Examples include Studio/Team Offsites, Team/Studio Events, etc.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

UI art creationAAA game developmenticonographylayout designtypographyvisual design principlesUI animationUnreal Engine 5PhotoshopFigma

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationdesign rationale articulationinfluence decisions