UI Artist - RuneScape: Dragonwilds

Jagex: The RuneScape Company · Cambridge, United Kingdom (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-09

Workplace: hybrid

Department: Art

Description

Office location: Cambridge, UK – This position offers flexible working options, including predominantly remote work. Applicants should be based (or willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our office to attend onsite as required.

Are you a UI artist with a strong visual craft and a portfolio that shows you can balance aesthetics with usability across PC and console?

As a UI Artist, you’ll create polished, intuitive interfaces that shape how players experience the game, from front-end menus through to in-game HUDs and interactive components. Working within the UI/UX team, you’ll own UI art tasks while collaborating closely with UX designers, game designers, artists, and engineers to bring consistent, high-quality interfaces to life in Unreal Engine.

You’ll translate UX wireframes into refined visual designs, contribute to style guides and asset toolkits, and iterate based on player feedback, user testing, and creative direction, playing a key role in maintaining the visual consistency.

What you’ll be doing:

Create high-quality UI artwork and interface assets for front-end and in-game features, including menus, HUDs, icons, and interactive components.
Translate UX wireframes and flows into polished, visually refined interfaces that balance aesthetics with usability.
Implement or support UI implementation within Unreal Engine, providing annotated notes and design guidelines to support the engineering team.
Maintain visual consistency across the project and contribute to UI style guides and asset toolkits.
Identify usability issues and propose visual improvements, iterating based on player feedback, user testing, and team direction.
Participate in design reviews and collaborate closely with UX design, game design, and art teams throughout development.

What we’re looking for:

A strong portfolio demonstrating polished UI work across visual hierarchy, typography, iconography, and interface design.
Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with solid experience creating UI assets including buttons, HUDs, menus, icons, and visual effects.
Familiarity with Unreal Engine and a good understanding of UI implementation workflows and asset optimisation.
Strong grasp of graphic design principles: visual hierarchy, typography, colour theory, composition, accessibility, and user-centred design.
Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks, and deliver high-quality work to deadlines with limited supervision.
Motion graphics or UI animation skills (After Effects, engine animation tools), illustration or concept design experience, and familiarity with Perforce are all a plus.

What we offer:

When you join Jagex you can look forward to a generous Perks & Benefits package including:

Private Healthcare, including Dental Plan.
Discretionary annual performance bonus.
Minimum 6% Pension contributions.
Life Insurance.
Enhanced family leave policies from day 1.
Flexible working hours.
25 days annual leave + Bank holidays & the option to buy/sell holidays + so much more!

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship for this position, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

About Jagex

We are Jagex: The RuneScape Company. Home to one of gaming’s most enduring success stories. We create deep, community-powered games with worlds that evolve, inspire, and endure. Our flagship MMORPG franchise, RuneScape, has welcomed over 300 million player accounts, inspiring generations of players across PC and mobile for 25 years.

As we begin our 26th year, we are accelerating our strategy to expand RuneScape into a broader ecosystem of forever games and connected experiences, grounded in a renewed commitment to integrity and fair play. This includes the reduction of monetisation mechanics, as well as the launch of RuneScape: DragonWilds into Steam Early Access in 2025, representing a major step in building a multi-genre future for the RuneScape universe. We remain focused on building enduring worlds, empowering player-led innovation, and laying the foundations for the boldest era in RuneScape’s history. For more information, visit www.jagex.com.

Headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, we are home to passionate creators, storytellers, engineers, and even a few dreamers, all united by a single mission to shape the future of online worlds and empower players to make them their own. We’re looking for people to join us who share our ambitions and values. We foster an inclusive workplace built on trust, autonomy, and a shared passion for creating experiences that inspire our communities.

Our values guide everything we do: We Embrace Fellowship by collaborating and sharing openly. We Hone our Craft by always learning and improving; We Honour our Vows by being honest and transparent; We are our Customers’ Heroes by striving to understand our team & player needs, and We Seize The Day by making the most of every opportunity.

Join us. The next era of RuneScape and the next chapter of Jagex: The RuneScape Company starts now.

Inclusion & Accessibility Statement

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and we recruit, develop, and promote based on merit and ability.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please let us know when you’re invited to interview.

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About the company

Jagex creates and maintains online games that continuously evolve with new content, with RuneScape as its flagship title. Its games are built as living experiences that grow through regular updates and player input. Players can access basic game features for free, then pay for premium memberships that unlock extra content, plus in-game purchases like items and currency. What sets Jagex apart is its long-running focus on living games and strong community engagement, combining subscription revenue with microtransactions to sustain growth. Its goal is to provide enduring, community-driven online experiences that keep players engaged over many years while supporting social initiatives such as mental health and wellbeing programs.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.6B

Headquarters

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Founded

2001

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What believers are saying

Dragonwilds exceeded one million sales and expanded into Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia.
Jagex removed Treasure Hunter in January 2026, reducing backlash against RuneScape monetization.
Reignited's no-paid-progression model and ten-day member access can re-activate lapsed players.

What critics are saying

Reignited splits RuneScape players into separate economies, fragmenting demand before December 2026.
RS4 has no release window, and its scope already displaced Dragonwilds expansion plans.
CVC and Haveli own Jagex after the 2024 buyout, forcing growth under financial discipline.

What makes Jagex unique

RuneScape franchise spans 25 years and 300 million accounts by October 2026.
Jagex announced RuneScape 4 in Unreal Engine at RuneFest 2026, plus an animated adaptation.
RuneScape Reignited launches December 2, proving Jagex still ships large live-service redesigns.

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Benefits

Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Mental Health Support
Life Insurance
Performance Bonus
Parental Leave
Flexible Work Hours
Paid Vacation

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UI Artist - RuneScape: Dragonwilds

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