Senior Technical UI Artist (Unreal Engine 5)

TL;DR

Senior Technical UI Artist (Unreal Engine 5): Developing and supporting UI art pipelines and techniques for Dead by Daylight with an accent on bridging technical, artistic, and gameplay programming. Focus on optimizing production guidelines, implementing shaders, and leveraging visual scripting to enhance the player experience.

Location: Montreal, QC

Company

Largest Canadian gaming studio known for its flagship multiplayer survival horror franchise, Dead by Daylight.

What you will do

• Propose innovative solutions to technical and artistic UI challenges to create high-quality visuals.
• Develop and optimize UI content production pipelines and efficient production guidelines.
• Train and support the team in understanding and applying pipelines and processes.
• Collaborate with developers and designers to continuously improve the in-game user interface.
• Implement gameplay flow by setting up triggers, animation sequences, and UI states.
• Leverage shaders and visual scripting to develop and enhance the user interface.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in the video game industry in UI Programmer or UI Artist roles.
• At least 3 years of experience specifically as a Technical UI Artist.
• Essential experience with Materials, Blueprints, and visual scripting.
• Proven experience with the Unreal game engine.
• Experience with programming and/or graphic design using Adobe tools.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience collaborating with external partners and validating assets.
• An up-to-date portfolio for artistically oriented profiles.

Culture & Benefits

• Award-winning culture recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Canada.
• Inclusive environment that celebrates diversity, creativity, and all protected characteristics.
• Opportunity to work on a massive flagship franchise with over 60 million players.
• Permanent full-time employment in a stable, expanding global studio.