Description
As a Senior UI Technical Artist - Frostbite, you will report to Frostbite's Technical Art Manager and help make the development process more creator-centric. You will serve as a link between engineers and game creators, using your expertise in UI development to directly contribute to and push the boundaries of the tools and workflows delivered to game teams.
You will guide the development of Frostbite's UI tools for creating menu systems and user interfaces. You will partner with engineers to improve the usability of Frostbite's UI creation tool and influence the design of new features. You will create UI tools, tech examples, documentation, and training materials to help educate the Frostbite community.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborating with Technical Artists and Designers across EA to share tools, workflows, and best practices
- Translating creator pain points into tool improvements
- Defining and communicating UI workflow requirements, feature briefs, and quality expectations for Frostbite UI tools
- Creating high-quality example content that shows scalable, performant, and maintainable UI patterns
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as a UI Technical Artist or similar in AAA or mobile game development
- Experience in game engines, user interface systems, and node-based visual scripting
- Experience developing UI features from concept to live services
- Practical understanding of UX methodologies and how to apply them
- Understanding of gaming platforms, their limitations, and requirements for UI solutions
Preferred skills:
- Scripting, visual scripting, shader graphs, C# or Python
- After Effects and other animation tools for UI motion graphics
- 3D DCC tools (such as Max, Maya or Blender)
- Teaching, training, documentation, or community engagement
- Interest in improving tools and workflows for creators