Staff UI Artist, Art and Motion Graphics

What You Will Do

UI Visual Systems

• Define and evolve the UI visual language across our products: layout, typography, iconography, color, and state design.
• Build and maintain the component libraries and design systems that scale across projects and screen sizes.
• Produce polished, production ready UI assets and see them through to final implementation in engine.
• Establish visual quality standards and hold them within platform and performance constraints.

Motion Design and Animation

• Define the motion language of our products: timing, easing, hierarchy, and choreography that make interfaces feel responsive and alive.
• Design and produce UI animation, transitions, and reward and progression feedback that reinforce our motivational frameworks.
• Create motion graphics for in game moments, onboarding, marketing, and product storytelling.
• Build reusable animation systems and templates, then implement and tune them in engine using visual and node based tools.

Craft Standards and Collaboration

• Set an example for the UI/UX team by establishing best practices for asset creation, organization, optimization, and handoff, and document the production workflow that supports them.
• Partner with engineering to define requirements and constraints for UI and animation systems, optimize assets across devices, and identify tooling that makes the team faster.
• Partner with game designers and product to translate educational concepts into compelling visual and motion experiences aligned to learning and engagement goals.
• Mentor junior UI artists and motion designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and craft growth.

Direction and Innovation

• Inform the UI art and motion roadmap, anticipating future needs and shifts in educational gaming.
• Evaluate and integrate new tools and workflows that enhance our creative capabilities.
• Champion initiatives that improve both visual quality and the educational effectiveness of our products.

Qualifications

Need to Have

• 8+ years in UI art and motion design roles within gaming or interactive media, with strong depth in both disciplines.
• Expert level proficiency in industry standard design and animation software (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite including After Effects, and comparable tools).
• Hands on experience implementing and tuning UI and animation in a modern game engine using its built in visual tooling (for example Unity UI Toolkit, Animator, and Timeline, or Unreal UMG and Sequencer).
• Experience with 2D and runtime animation pipelines such as Spine, Rive, or Lottie.
• Demonstrated ownership of a design system or UI component library used across multiple products.
• A reel or portfolio showing both interface craft and motion work, including interaction feedback and reward moments rather than linear video pieces alone.
• Strong grasp of UX principles and of platform and performance constraints, with the judgment to hit the visual bar within them.
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting and defending design decisions to non design stakeholders, and experience mentoring artists.

Nice to Have

• Shader, material, or VFX authoring in node based tools such as Shader Graph or Unreal's material editor, and familiarity with real time rendering optimization.
• Experience in educational technology, serious games, or gamification of learning content.
• Background in mobile game development and cross platform optimization.
• Familiarity with accessibility and inclusive design practices, including reduced motion considerations.
• Experience with version control (Git, Perforce) and agile development methodologies.
• Portfolio work combining entertainment with educational or behavioral outcomes, including motivational mechanics expressed through visual and motion design.