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This is an opportunity for an experienced Senior Technical Artist who would relish the challenge in joining a dynamic, growing TechArt group who are in the process of establishing next generation pipelines and toolchains for cutting edge game development within Firesprite

We're looking for a Senior Technical Artist to devise and support end to end pipelines on a dark, story-driven next generation ‘Narrative Adventure’ with genre defining goals.

This huge, highly ambitious partnership project takes atmosphere, storytelling, player agency and narrative firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation hardware technologies.

This is an ambitious, AAA project with a heavy focus on art, animation and delivering unique character performances to heighten player presence and immersion to new levels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support the Lead Technical Artist and wider team to create and maintain documentation standards and practices for tools, pipelines, and technical specifications
  • Support the Lead Technical Artist in identifying and developing necessary art tool chains and documentation
  • Support the art team with tech related issues on a day to day basis working within the framework defined by the code team and existing established methods
  • Bring your own experience of best working practices to the team

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Senior Technical Artist on at least one shipped PC or console title
  • Proven Maya scripting skills (Python) with examples
  • Proven UE Material authoring skills with examples
  • Proven UE Editor skills
  • Excellent knowledge of Maya
  • Understanding of Unreal Blueprints and art pipeline concepts (AnimGraph, Sequencer, Lightmass)
  • Proven UE experience with environment materials, lighting, and shading effects

ADDITIONAL OR DESIRED SKILLS:

  • Knowledge of HLSL
  • Knowledge of updating render pipelines
  • Understanding of VFX in Unreal Engine, Niagara experience
  • Understanding/experience of virtual texturing in Unreal
  • Experience with Houdini
  • Console development experience

Benefits

  • Private Healthcare Plan
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Enhanced Holiday Allowance
  • Pension Plans
  • Work remotely within the UK
  • Training & Development
  • Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling

Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.