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Senior Technical Artist Expiring soon

15082

Skillsearch Limited

Salary on application

Burton-On-Trent, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Art

ASAP

10/03/2024

Not specified

Permanent | Full Time

No

Skillsearch is helping a games studio find a Senior Technical Artist to join their growing team near Burton upon Trent. The full-time Senior Technical Artist role comes with a generous salary and benefits package.

As a Senior Technical Artist, you will define the graphic production pipeline and tool development in Unity and Maya and optimise across the art asset and render pipelines.

In your first few weeks in this Senior Technical Artist role, you can expect to:

  • Develop custom shaders and graphics solutions 
  • Collaborate with the Head of Art, development team Art Leads and the Technical Director to develop and evangelise the graphics production pipeline 
  • Drive optimisation to define best working practices and procedures for the art team, evangelising to the team and taking responsibility for the adoption and application of these practices 
  • Provide training, technical support and documentation on the tools and engine for the graphics team. 

To apply for this Technical Artist role, you will need a track record working as a technical artist, having released at least one finished game with substantial input and impact on the technical art. You will also require the following:

  • Excellent knowledge of Maya and real-time modelling techniques 
  • Knowledge of scripting (Python, mel), C family programming languages and shader programming 
  • Detailed understanding of the capabilities and constraints of game engines and different game hardware platforms 
  • A passion for games across many genres. 

In return for your dedication, collaboration and commitment, you'll receive a generous salary and benefits package, joining a welcoming and inclusive culture.

If this full-time Senior Technical Artist job in Burton upon Trent motivates and inspires you, please contact Sam from Skillsearch at sr@skillsearch.com today. We'd love to help you get your next role.

This award-winning studio is looking for creatives who are passionate and determinded to unleash their creative spin on everything they do. Renowned for their characterful 3D and 2D platforming titles, they are currently working on exciting unannounced stuff that is bursting at the seams with character, fun, colour and joy. Making it a perfect time to join this friendly and inclusive environment.

Why Burton upon Trent?

The town is located near some of the biggest cities in the Midlands, such as Birmingham and Nottingham. It is best known for its brewing industry, being the home of famous beers and lagers including Carling and is currently home to eight independent breweries. The town is also home to a popular indoor market, which is an integral part of Burton’s culture. After extensive recent refurbishments, it features an array of vibrant shops and stalls including local traders and full-sized restaurants. Burton also holds an outdoor market three times a week, selling locally grown fruit and vegetables as well as flowers and outdoor plants. With two game studios in the area, not including the ones in the surrounding cities, Burton is home to creatives and game enthusiasts and has plenty of opportunities for those in the industry.

Here at Skillsearch, we're a recruitment company. In the simplest form, this means we place people at new companies - but it's so much more than that. For the past 30 years, we've been busy helping people (like you) with sought after skills find jobs in the Games, Interactive and Enterprise Systems industries all around the globe. Our company comprises a team of dedicated consultants that work across various niche technologies, including Games, Virtual Reality, AR and XR, Workday, Oracle, Peoplesoft, and eCommerce. We are always exploring other cutting-edge markets. Follow us to see a few of the jobs we're working on, find out which events you can see us at, and keep up with news in the technology, gaming and interactive world. Welcome to Skillsearch!



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