Ui/ux Designer

Description:

Numbered Gaming Co, a small and agile game studio based in Victoria, BC, is seeking a Senior 3D Artist & UI/UX Designer to join their team and help shape an exciting stylized VR title being built in Unreal Engine 5. This is a unique opportunity to contribute artistically, technically, and creatively to a high-energy VR experience where every team member has ownership and influence over the final product.

As an early team member, you'll help build game-ready assets, design immersive and intuitive VR UI, and contribute to cross-functional development that leverages the latest in creative tools, including AI-assisted pipelines. If you’re passionate about virtual worlds, stylized design, and VR development, this is a rare opportunity to build from the ground up with a team that values autonomy, experimentation, and ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

3D Asset Creation & Integration:

• Create optimized, stylized low-poly assets using Blender or similar tools

• Generate UVs, LODs, colliders, and light-map UVs

• Import, validate, and optimize assets in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5)

• Incorporate AI tools for concepting and procedural workflows where effective

UI/UX Design & Blueprint Implementation:

• Design immersive VR-native interfaces (HUDs, icons, diegetic panels)

• Build interactive widget blueprints (UMG) for hand/controller input

• Run iterative headset testing with comfort-focused UI refinement

• Utilize AI design assistants to prototype layout and interactions

Performance & Technical Art:

• Use Unreal Insights for profiling and performance tuning (draw calls, overdraw)

• Merge instanced meshes, manage LODs, optimize shaders and materials

• Create and maintain Niagara VFX, lighting passes, and lightweight shaders

Cross-Platform VR Readiness:

• Optimize across multiple platforms (Quest 3, PCVR) for stable 90 FPS performance

• Balance ASTC texture compression, geometry, and visual fidelity

Pipeline & Tools:

• Use Git-LFS or Perforce for asset versioning and large binary files

• Maintain clean, well-documented asset structures and scripts

Optional Contributions (Nice to Have):

• Control Rig animation

• Photogrammetry, Houdini tools

• Marketing key art and concept paintovers

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years professional experience with shipped games or XR projects

• Strong portfolio showcasing stylized 3D models and intuitive UI designs

• Fluency in Blender/Maya, Substance Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator

• Deep hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 (asset/material/UI setup)

• Solid understanding of optimization techniques in VR

• Ability to self-manage and deliver full features independently

• Collaborative, feedback-positive attitude

• Comfort with AI-assisted tools, with clear boundaries and creative direction

Bonus Qualifications:

• Previously shipped a VR title (Quest, PSVR2, PCVR)

• Niagara VFX, HLSL shader development, or Control Rig expertise

• Experience with VR accessibility standards and anti-motion-sickness design

What the Company Offers:

• Ownership equity or revenue-sharing for early employees

• Flexible salary/equity package

• Opportunity to define studio standards and creative direction

• Comprehensive health, dental, and wellness benefits

• Annual learning budget for courses and upskilling (including AI tools)

• Access to cutting-edge VR hardware and dev tools

• Hybrid work model in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia