UI Artist

Why Join AspenView?

• At AspenView, we’re more than a nearshore IT partner, we’re a people-first, purpose-driven company that believes great culture drives great outcomes. We’re passionate about connecting talent and technology to deliver measurable value for clients, and meaningful career paths for our people.

About the Role

We are seeking a UI Artist to create high-quality visual interfaces for real-time interactive experiences. This role combines strong visual design skills with hands-on implementation, working closely with UX designers, technical UI designers, and engineers to turn wireframes and concepts into polished, production-ready UI.

What You Will Do

Key Responsibilities

• Create high-fidelity UI mockups, prototypes, visual concepts, design systems, and style guides.
• Transform UX wireframes into polished interfaces with strong visual hierarchy, consistency, and usability.
• Design menus, HUD elements, icons, controls, states, and other user-facing interface elements.
• Implement final UI artwork in Unreal Engine using UMG and related tools.
• Create and refine UI animation, motion, materials, shaders, and 2D visual effects as appropriate.
• Work with Technical UI Designers and Engineers to move designs from concept through functional implementation.
• Maintain visual consistency and quality across features and interface systems.
• Create reusable visual components and support the evolution of the product's UI design system.
• Iterate on designs based on usability feedback, technical constraints, performance needs, and production requirements.
• Deliver high-quality UI assets and features on schedule while adapting to changing requirements.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Professional experience designing UI for games or other real-time interactive experiences.
• Strong visual design skills demonstrated through a portfolio, including layout, typography, color, iconography, and composition.
• Proficiency with Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, or comparable visual design tools.
• Hands-on experience implementing UI in Unreal Engine using UMG or a comparable real-time engine UI system.
• Experience with UI animation and motion for interactive interfaces.
• Ability to work from wireframes through high-fidelity visual design and production implementation.
• Strong understanding of design systems, reusable components, and visual consistency.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with UX, Technical UI, Engineering, and other art disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating UI materials, shaders, or real-time visual effects.
• Working knowledge of Blueprint scripting for UI behavior and interaction.
• Experience designing HUDs, menus, inventory, progression, or other game-oriented interface systems.
• Experience optimizing UI assets, textures, animations, or materials for real-time performance.
• Experience designing for multiple resolutions, aspect ratios, input methods, or platforms.
• Knowledge of accessibility and localization considerations for UI.
• Responsive web or application design experience; HTML, CSS, or JavaScript knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with shader development, technical art, or related real-time graphics workflows is a plus.

Language Proficiency

• Professional English, with the ability to run requirement and design conversations directly with North American stakeholders.
  
  

What Success Looks Like

The successful candidate combines strong visual judgment with practical real-time implementation skills, can carry UI work from concept to production, and collaborates effectively with technical partners to deliver polished, consistent, and performance-efficient user experiences.