Technical Artist (Unity UI)

TL;DR

Technical Artist (Unity UI): Translating 2D designs into high-fidelity Unity interfaces with an accent on pixel-perfect precision and motion design. Focus on building responsive layouts, crafting polished micro-interactions, and optimizing UI performance through advanced technical setups.

Location: Must be based in Hong Kong

Company

hirify.global creates the hirify.global Playground, an active play system that combines technology and motion gaming to encourage families to move and play together.

What you will do

• Translate 2D design layouts into Unity UI with relentless accuracy, ensuring exact spacing, typography, and responsiveness.
• Design and animate UI transitions, dynamic menus, and micro-interactions using Unity Timeline, Animator, Spine 2D, or tweening packages.
• Craft crisp visual feedback utilizing lightweight shaders (Shader Graph) and UI particle systems.
• Manage UI assets through dynamic anchoring, Sprite Atlases, TextMeshPro, and clean prefab architecture to optimize performance.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers and engineers to bridge the gap between visual vision and technical implementation.
• Establish scalable UI structures and workflow guidelines to maintain consistency across the game portfolio.

Requirements

• Proven hands-on experience building and optimizing UI Canvas setups in Unity.
• Deep understanding of timing, curve dynamics, and movement principles for UI states and player feedback.
• Expertise in preparing UI assets, including slice/9-grid setups and Sprite Atlases.
• Practical experience with UI FX, including particle systems and Shader Graph.
• Location: Based in Hong Kong.

Nice to have

• Basic C# scripting knowledge for triggering animations or prototyping layout behavior.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Flexible working hours and vacation policy.
• Product-driven culture that emphasizes talent and individual growth.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in the evolving motion gaming field.