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# UI Team Lead

- **Company:** Cloud Imperium Games
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Agile Methodology, JIRA, Cloud Computing, Design of User Interfaces, Human-Computer Interaction, Adobe, Figma, Interactive Whiteboards
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://cloudimperiumgames.wd503.myworkdayjobs.com/CIG_Global_Careers/job/Montreal/Lead-UI_JR101400-1

## About the Role

* At least 5 years of experience as a Senior UI Artist or UI Designer, plus 2 years of leadership experience on a AAA game production.
 * A diverse portfolio demonstrating a good comprehension of UI/UX design for video games.
 * Knowledge of user-centered UX principles.
 * Proficiency with Adobe tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects) and prototyping tools (Figma, Miro, Claude).
 * Familiar with Agile/Lean methodologies, project management tools (Jira), and game design principles.
 * Excellent communication, organizational, and presentation skills, including with senior leadership.
 * Agile in finding solutions to technical hurdles and challenges.
 * Autonomy, initiative, and pride in a job well done.
 * Curiosity and a passion for solving complex problems through design.
 * Comfortable managing, mentoring, and coaching a team.

## Description

The role: As a UI Team Lead, you will help shape how players interact with each other within a sci-fi universe. You will oversee the design and production of diegetic user interfaces that deliver a unique player experience from holographic vehicle HUDs and interactive maps, to in-world screens for missions, mining, and trading.

You will work closely with designers, artists, technical artists and programmers while leading a team of UI Artists, UI Designers and UX Designers.

Insight into our vehicle HUD system: https://magazine.artstation.com/2020/10/the-importance-of-ui-in-star-citizen/

What will you do?

 * Create innovative UI in collaboration with the Game Design and Game Art teams.
 * Seek to improve the team's efficiency and contribution.
 * Implement your work directly in the game engine using our internal tools.
 * Mentor and grow the UI Artists, UI and UX Designers on your team.
 * Oversee the team's UI/UX deliverables.
 * Work with designers and the art direction to define visual guidelines and drive the vision forward.
 * Ensure consistency with cross-functional teams (audio, art, game design, narrative, monetization).
 * Work closely with the UI Director to ensure their creative vision is translated faithfully into the game.


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