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# Game UI Icon Designer

- **Company:** Agence Francaise pour le Jeu Vidéo
- **Location:** Rennes, France
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Design of User Interfaces, Visual Systems, Unreal Engine
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://emploi.afjv.com/postuler/EINF2343-29028

## About the Role

* Proven experience in game UI design (not web or app UI)
 * Strong portfolio showcasing icon systems or HUD elements
 * Solid understanding of in game constraints (readability, scale, contrast)
 * Ability to design consistent and scalable visual systems
 * Experience working with Unreal Engine pipelines
 * Familiarity with controller standards (Xbox and PlayStation layouts)
 * Experience on production or shipped game projects

## Description

This mission focuses on designing a cohesive controller and keyboard input icon system for a realistic Unreal Engine project. You create scalable, consistent in game UI icons ensuring clarity, readability and seamless gameplay integration. The work emphasizes system oriented design with strong attention to consistency across all input types and use cases.

$Responsibilities

 * Design a complete set of controller and keyboard input icons (including extended keys and numpad)
 * Define a consistent visual language across all input types
 * Ensure icon readability at various in game sizes and contexts
 * Establish clear sizing, spacing and grid rules for icon consistency
 * Deliver production ready assets for engine integration (vector and export formats)
 * Collaborate with the team to align icons with overall UI and Art direction


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