Lighthouse Games
Lighthouse Games
11 – 50 Employees
eCommerceGaming
Lighthouse Games is a growing AAA game development studio creating innovative, high-quality video games. The company emphasizes collaboration and a supportive working environment, giving both experienced developers and people entering the industry opportunities to strengthen their skills and build their careers. With a team of 11–50 employees, Lighthouse Games is focused on creative excellence and advancing the craft of video game development from its state-of-the-art studio.

UI Technical Artist - Unreal Engine | Lighthouse Games Hybrid

UI Technical Artist role at Lighthouse Games, focused on building polished, responsive Unreal Engine interfaces for AAA games. Create widgets, HUDs, and scalable UI systems across platforms and input methods.

Description

  • Create UI screens, menus, and HUD elements in Unreal Engine with UMG and widget Blueprints, turning artwork and UX specifications into polished, functional interfaces.
  • Develop reusable widgets and scalable UI structures that preserve visual consistency and enable efficient iteration.
  • Build UI animations, transitions, interactive feedback, and navigation for controller, keyboard, and mouse input.
  • Work with Artists, Designers, and Engineers to connect interfaces with gameplay systems and data while maintaining the intended visual quality and player experience.
  • Test, troubleshoot, and optimise interfaces for performance across resolutions, aspect ratios, localisation, and accessibility requirements.
  • Refine and document UI implementation workflows, tools, and technical guidelines.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience implementing in-game interfaces as a UI Technical Artist, Technical UI Designer, UI Implementation Artist, or in a comparable position.
  • Hands-on experience developing Unreal Engine interfaces with UMG, widget Blueprints, and UI presentation logic.
  • A portfolio, showreel, or practical examples of implemented UI that clearly describe your technical contribution.
  • Strong knowledge of widget layouts, scaling, reusable components, animation, and interactive states, combined with close attention to visual detail.
  • Understanding of UI performance considerations and a systematic approach to diagnosing technical problems.
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills, together with enthusiasm for creating intuitive, engaging player experiences.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine 5, Common UI, and UI materials or shaders is desirable.
  • Experience delivering PC or console interfaces, including accessibility and localisation support, is desirable.
  • Familiarity with C++, scripting, or tool development for improving UI workflows and supporting collaboration with Engineers is desirable.

Benefits

  • 25 days of holiday, plus one additional day for your birthday.
  • Studio shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
  • Discretionary bonus scheme.
  • Private pension scheme.
  • Private healthcare.
  • Health and well-being benefits.
  • Dental care.
  • Optical treatments.
  • Mental health support.

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