# Principal UI Artist (Apex Legends)

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Los Angeles, California
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: $141,400 - $204,400 CAD / $165,000 - $256,000 USD
**Category**: Game Development
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

We are seeking a visionary Principal UI Artist to lead efforts in evolving the UI presentation and player experience for Apex Legends. As a creative problem solver and craft leader, you will develop and champion a modern, cohesive visual aesthetic and vision that effectively bridges rich narrative themes, brand identity, and UI presentation,with intuitive player experiences.

Responsibilities:

- Lead efforts to refresh, define, and evangelize a contemporary, holistic visual identity for the game’s UI

- Create high-fidelity, visually balanced, and intuitive interfaces that exhibit an excellent grasp of readability, hierarchy, accessibility, and player behavior patterns

- Push the boundaries of UI animation and motion, to make every interaction feel responsive and rewarding

- Research visual trends and best practices to guide the development of visual identity standards

- Present and articulate rationale and design decisions across the organization

- Coordinate and collaborate with UX designers, UI technical designers, and engineers to achieve and implement visual designs at the desired quality level

- Assist producers and directors to plan, estimate, and prioritize work

Required Qualifications:

- 7+ years of experience and proven industry leadership in video game UI art creation, including having shipped AAA or major live-service titles in a Principal, Lead, or Senior capacity

- A strong portfolio demonstrating visual taste and mastery of contemporary graphic design aesthetics, that translate into dynamic, scalable UI design systems

- Expert proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, and After Effects as your primary tools

- Strong leadership presence with the ability to articulate design rationale, inspire peers, and build consensus across art, design, and engineering disciplines

Desired Qualifications:

- Live service background in building modular UI frameworks designed to support seasonal theming, live events, and evolving meta-features

- Practical accessibility expertise and experience designing high-contrast, colorblind-friendly, and scalable UI solutions for cross-platform (Console/PC) audiences

- Experience working with 3D assets and pipelines

Benefits:

- Competitive salary

- Paid time off

- Sick time

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance

- Life insurance

- Disability insurance

- 401(k)

- Extended health, dental, and vision coverage

- Basic life insurance

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## Skills

### Required
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Figma
- After Effects
- UI design
- Graphic design
- Animation
- Motion graphics

### Nice to have
- Live service
- Accessibility expertise
- 3D assets
- Modular UI frameworks

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